The present study focuses on gender differences in undergraduate university students when selecting a romantic partner. ... Out of the four hundred students, thirty four percent were currently in a relationship. ... About twenty percent of the respondents were currently in a relationship. ... About forty percent of the male respondents were currently in a relationship. ... Future research at Syracuse University could focus on the roles that individuals play in a romantic relationship. ...

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This realization was the underlying current that began the First Wave of the feminist movement. ... However, it soon became clear that the focus on race was hampering the movement against sexism. ... The Second Wave of the feminist movement focused on challenging the stereotypical domestic role of women. ... Thus, the focus of this wave moved from political equality to social equality. ... The Third Wave recognized the importance of fighting for equal rights among all humans who are oppressed, and the danger of focusing only on a particular minority. ...

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" I am more so focused on the problem, gender roles, gender in the workplace, and discrimination against women in society. ... Arguably, much progress has been made, and women currently hold leadership positions in many Fortune 500 companies in a wide range of industries; however, in the majority of the companies, men still occupy the highest levels of leadership. ... Two of the possibilities that Summers touched on are fairly well accepted in sociological circles: (1) women often desire to focus on family instead of work and (2) the continuing presence of discrimination in academia. ......

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There are mainly two reasons why women quit their job after giving birth to a child; to focus on housework and childrearing, and the difficulty in managing both work and childrearing. ... This paper examines current problems related to women's work and childrearing, focusing on role conflicts, women's well-being, and supports from family including husbands, government and companies, and in the end looks for possible solutions. ... When women are working, they only have to think about their work and focus on being effective. ...

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Currently, a major step forward for society would be to eradicate discrimination. ... A prime example of a company currently doing this is Lammily - a new line of children's doll which uses the average female body to create a realistic body figure; the motto, "Average is beautiful"9. ... The change can clearly be seen with a focus on women in the past couple decades, attempting to get rid of the 'housewife' stereotype. ... This is a considerable development in the women's workforce and if the same focus is done for gender roles and stereotypes as a whole, wit...

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Most religions have their taboos based on ethical and moral considerations, as well as prejudices, and some of them concentrate on women, and we will focus on them. ... Anthropology also focuses on the perception of the differences between women and men, and thanks to it, new information is being introduced about sex/ gender. ... If we focus on taboos about women, we do have different concepts and ideas based on sex, menstruation or postpartum. ... Their investigations are crucial to have a current picture of how religion sees women. ...

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Going by the current understanding, while sex is genetic or a result of nature, gender is to be recognized as social, meaning it is the outcome of culture or nurture. ... While the Willendorf era's main source of influence emanated from the values in society, the Barbie era's influence focused on the marketing and benefits of commercial interests. ... Current modern women are viewed not only as a symbol of beauty and reproduction, but as a capable partner in work and daily chores. ...

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The cosmetic industry, which will be the focus of the author, relies heavily on advertisement. ... Nowadays, consumption has replaced production as the basis for social identity, according to Sturrock and Pioch, in their exploration of the current phenomenon of male grooming. In 1992 Kellner stated that " consumption is thus not purely concerned with the act of consuming itself, but more importantaly with the creation of identities through the complex process of consumption activity" Sturrock and Pioch continue further that the current postmodern age has led to the fragmentation of people...

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SUMMARY: This paper will focus on the roles of women from different cultures during this contemporary time. ... Although, in America, the role of women have been developed to its current stage through a lot of historical struggles such as the Civil Rights Movement. ... Over time, women have overcome several struggles to reach this current stage where equal opportunity is granted, discrimination is considered unconstitutional, and their work is accepted and appreciated. ...

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Abstract Butch women have been characterized as traditionally masculine in their personality and femme women as traditionally feminine. In humans, men tend to exhibit lower levels of parental investment in offspring than women do (Low, 1989). Women must incur the costs associated with internal fert...

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This Libman Company ad being in the magazine, mainly focuses on female audiences, but can speak to any one of its subscribers. ... This advertisement also plays on a social controversy of gender roles with the focus being on women as the ones that clean the house. ... It also sells a certain body image of a fit woman with the mop, which essentially can be aligned with many current advertisement strategies for women's brands in the United States. ...

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Understanding the situations current African generations are living in allows us to determine the quality of our own lives and the substance that makes us who were are, as Americans, today. ... This focus on individualism and unisex classification of individuals in the workplace is a total contrast to the traditional social system of Africa. ...

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Gender and the Media In this essay I will discuss the types of images presented by the mass media of men and women. I will use examples and insights from the text, video clips and lecture, and my own media experience to support my observations. Mass media presents something called gender ima...

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What was considered gorgeous fifty years ago is completely different to what is currently considered glamorous today. ... And then the shapeliness of their bodies was appreciated, and in the current phase completely shapeless bodies is what the media craves. ... In music videos, the primary focus is usually not on the woman's face, but rather on her body. ...

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There are developmental groups in both the private and public sphere that focus on the role of women, but the flaws inherent I current development practices cannot be fixed by relatively minor allocations of funds to women. ... Women of the current generation were mainly taught about voting by their fathers. ...

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When you think of the picture-perfect family, what comes to mind? Is it a mother and father where the father makes an income while the mother is at home? Or is it the realistic family that either both parents work hard for an income or the mother is taking on more the aspects of being the provider a...

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Now in the advanced world of 2015, equality has become the hottest topic, but because the music industry is historically, and in some circumstances currently, dominated by men, female musicians are consequentially being misrepresented in a distasteful manner. ... When a female singer is attractive, the media will focus on just that, and very rarely focus on the craft of the music; however, when critics do pay attention to the actual music being produced, they will merely compare the sound to other female artists, never male artists who create the same genre of music. ...

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Being able to define the causal relationship between poor sleep patterns and mental illness as well as any gender differences will identify predictive qualities of depression and suicide and the flaws in the current academic system that contribute to the formation of mental illness. ... Although these studies have limited samples and focus, it is apparent that there is a strong correlation between poor sleep patterns and depression which can lead to suicidality. ...

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Gender refers to the psychological, social and cultural differences between males and females; sex therefore is the physiological and anatomical differences between the male and female bodies. Most socio-biologists believe that the differences in sex account for the differences in the thinking and b...

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Alarmingly, in our current world, the most exploitative measures are read "successful measures". ... The policies must not only be "engendered", i.e. focussing on women's issues or targeting women's reproductive function. ...

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If left without government intervention our society would focus on today rather than tomorrow, disregarding the ominous necessity of saving for retirement. ... Now more than ever, the ominous need to shift the focus from Social Security protection of traditional households to diversified families is prevalent. ...

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Gender communication is many things but this paper will focus on four basic reasons. ... How a conversation should progress, if it is important to let a current speaker conclude his or her term, and how important it is to support the interlocutor actively are all opinions of a good conversation (Coates, 1986). ...

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"Bottom line--the increased growth of women and people of color into the marketplace has been a bonus and helped to create the strong economy we enjoy currently. ... Develop strong relationships with others in the company, focusing on those individuals with high authority. ...

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