... and violence, which will then lead me on to discuss the critical of social theories in relevance to the topic. I will then address the crisis of masculinity, hegemonic masculinity, and female criminality and will finish on concepts of sport and masculinity. I will relate to why violence appears to be associated with masculinity, by analysing these concepts, therefore creating a sustained argument in ... any crime. For us to obtain an understanding involving gender and crime, we must examine the historical concepts that have developed over the years. Wahidin states 'the study of fema...

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... values exemplified by Frankenstein's utopian parents are what made his upbringing such a heavenly "train of enjoyment".The role of bringing up children in a patriarchal society is, stereotypically, female whilst the male function is more passive. This paragraph reflects these roles by presenting Frankenstein's mother as fulfilling the active function of tender caresses, whilst his father executes the more ... society apparent in Frankenstein's hometown, Geneva, condemns the lives of the marginalised to misery and wretchedness. Justine, a lower class maid in Frankenstein's Genevan househo...

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... of their gender. Waitresses for example have the issue of having to deal with consumers whose primary reason for going to the restaurant is to communicate, and interact with the female employees. While for male employees this has the potential to occur, it is fair to say this is a very much-mitigated issue and from the feminist paradigm shows that the ... to a degree it is related to their gender. The waitresses make a wage that is significantly less than the managers, through a feminist lens this reflects a disproportionate pay in relation to primarily female positions compared to male...

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... American society? The "social construction" of the category of gender has had its roots firmly planted since biblical times: from the creation of the female, Eve for man (so Adam would not be lonely) to the 1800s when women were not allowed (by men) the right to vote ... obey" their husbands (although the "obey" part seems to be absent recently). The role of the male being dominant or superior to the female is one that insists on transcending time despite modern day efforts for gender equality in society. We (society) constructed this category based on a ... and adolescence with boys b...

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... , Rama and Sita. Hinduism understands life, and all of reality itself, including divine reality "as composed of paired essences corresponding to male and female. The Hindu laws of Manu treated extensively the obligations of husbands and wives, as well as the duties of parents, one of which was to arrange ... college campus, and what age group they fell into. From the data collected, it was found that of the participants that were, surveyed 47% of them were female and 53% of them were male. Classification of the participant resulted in 33% sophomores, 37% juniors, 25% seniors, and 5% other...

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... removing herself from this society, she still has the assistance of Mrs Lynde, and therefore not becoming completely independent. Again this concept of autonomy, independence and self- determination of the female figure is also represented in the works of Robert Browning. In his acclaimed "Porphyria's Lover", Browning identifies convections of his society by challenging them. He composed a poem that addressed sex ... and illicit love however it was initiated by the supposed "less dominant" female character, which was completely indecent and unacceptable in the 19th century patriarchal s...

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... even an essential personal activity? A typical example of this, is dealt with in a University of Arizona study which considered the negative effect on performance of gender stereotyping when applied to female maths students (Schmader, 2002). Using the qualitative methodology of focus groups, this study aims to encourage participants to discuss their views on gender stereotypes in a relaxed, open environment. A qualitative ... students were recruited from the PSY307 Undergraduate Social Psychology module and divided into 15 groups, each holding one relaxed and unfettered collective disc...

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... in shaping the particular identities that each person acquires during his or her lifetime socialisation is essential. These identities are linked to the performance of particular roles, such as male/female, child/adult, member of a cultural or occupational group etc. It is assumed that the social identities reflect natural differences between people, playing with toys and seeking attention of adults is ... acquire and the process of growing out of childhood and maturing into adult is often seen as something that happens automatically. It is also assumed that being born a male or a femal...

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... the place of women in society. Feminists believe that during most of history women were excluded from political participation, which leads to lack of female political power today. Regarding the pluralist theory, feminists note that due to the traditional domestic role assigned to women by men as the ... the state and the household. The ruler of the state was seen as the male in the household, while the state was seen as the female in the household. Rulers were supposed to master their states like husbands were supposed to master their wives. Furthermore, women were seen as a property ......

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... cultures. Family structure is one these aspects. The traditional family in Hispanic culture is patriarchal-authoritarian. Family is very important and the father has domination over the entire family. The female, while often placed on a pedestal by father, brother, and husband, is a lesser being. Gender roles in the Hispanic culture result from a lengthy socialization process. The male's role is that of ... sole breadwinner and master of his household; the female's place is in the home. The female is to be first and foremost a self-sacrificing wife and mother. Working outside the home i...

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... the latter half of the sentence. On a very basic level this is clearly simply inaccurate since roughly half of the children in the world are female. However the consequences of such usages might go well beyond a simple inaccuracy of language. Graham (1973 in Thorne, Kramarae and Henley 1983, 9- ... 10) conducted a computer analysis of one hundred thousand words from children's schoolbooks and found that "male pronouns outnumbered female ones by almost four to one." It was further found that this was not wholly due to the use of the masculine pronoun as a generic ... deeper than merely tha...

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... them to either engage in further academic education or to participate in the occupational structure. Therefore, the performance of male students in comparison to female students, has a strong relationship to their social and economic attainments when they leave the social institution of education. However, the educational system has ... of the informal curriculum, is that there is unequal treatment of genders in teacher assistance. The extent of assistance given by teachers to female and male students is structured along gender lines, in such a way that when students seek help, teachers ...

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... the initial performance of the play, there have been several readings of the play - the most frequent reading and criticism is of the feminist. Feminist readings concern the representation of female subjectivity against male oppression in literature. A Doll's House has been hailed as a revolutionary work, advocating the feminist movement sweeping through the majority of the nineteenth century. A Doll's House blatantly challenges ... the contemporary Norwegian society's conventional male and female roles, the morals of marriage and challenged all human beings, particularly females, to st...

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... not easy because men though that women were introducing in culture which was a male field and women couldn't do things in the men field.this is the reason because many female writers used the name of men. They used the name of men in order to be read. If the writer was a woman had many problems to publish her novels, however ... end?. This had to affect their mental health and the moral health as well. If a woman ia a prostitute they can learnt something about them. Male.-culture, politics, the outside sphere Female.- the home, the inside sphere. This is related with the double standard...

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... teacher labels imposed upon them from the beginning. Explanations for the achievement of girls in education have varied over the last few decades, with female liberation girls have began to flourish in education. It was argued that female underachievement was the main concern for those in the 1980's however recent findings suggest that women are out performing men. It has now been ... suggested that female underachievement has been grossly exaggerated due to the pressure for staying at home, females were not considered to be career ambitious. It could ... be argued that with means of a...

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... carry out most of the burden. In fact, the basic reason behind this lies in the existing social structure, in which female are discriminated. Actually, the growing fiscal pressure increased the exploitation of female as a physical capital and consequently the position of female's backwarded -due to relative deprivation form the facilities of human and social capital- Namely, these are lack of formal or ... ...

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... more often on the weekends than those from further away. This tendency should lead to less participation in social events that occur primarily on the weekends. I expect to find that female respondents will report feeling more socially adjusted than their male counterparts. This assumption does not only come from the Guldner article, but also from personal experience. I have observed that females ... to some to have stronger connections with friends than with romantic partners. Another reason this result was reported might have been affected by the fact that the respondents were predomin...

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... believe that, from the god of creation first emanated purusa - the male, cultural principle of the universe - in which is embodied hard, structuring but relatively inert matter. Then prakriti - the female, natural principle of the universe - in which is embodied soft, energetic, but relatively unstructured or undifferentiated matter . . .all creation depends on the continued union and reunion of purusa and prakriti ... flesh, which changes into fat, which changes into marrow, which changes into semen in the male and uterine blood in the female (19-20). In the conception of a child, the ...

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... non-Western view of society as a whole being, averting focus from the self-fulfillment to the idea of satisfying the society in which one resides. The death of the main female character's German lover, merged with feelings of angst and resentment towards her family for not accepting her choice, led her to suffer from an identity crisis because it was difficult ... (society), and therefore literature written about changes in Western culture reflect mostly personal problems and internal conflicts based on spiritual, psychological, and physiological changes. In Hiroshima, Mon Amour, the ma...

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... increased segregation for women, putting a ban on the proliferation of VCRs and films depicting obscenities and violence etc. Pressures have been felt from the state-level in the case of female TV announcers and newscasters that they should cover their bodies adequately and cover their heads during holy months. Needless to say it is again only women who have become targets ... , and not on the basis that they may claim rights based on the fact that they are human beings. The attitude definitely helps to strengthen male protectionism as well as female dependence on man for their protectio...

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... mind's experience of the world. Sydie also suggests that in traditional social science there exists a dichotomy in the sexes where "objectivity" is given as a male attribute and "subjectivity" therefore as a female one: The attributes of science are the attributes of males; the objectivity said to be characteristic of the production of scientific knowledge is specifically identified as a male way of relating ... are best kept in the margins in order to avoid temptations of assimilation (Stanley and Wise, 1990). Thus, according to Miles (quoted in Sydie) feminism is not simply about subs...

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... volume 2, page 234). In The Lost World, however, I do not feel that this is the case, and the new additions to Doyle's story depict independence and freedom. MENTION! Veronica: The Female Warrior Masculine characteristics are valued in conflict and in this light a woman's presence can been seen as disturbing to the social order (Images of women in peace and war, page ... the category of the media's dominant masculine gaze with the women representing sexual objects. The body, especially the sexual body (ZANGA) is embedded with social meanings, depending on the culture (Female images in p...

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... confidence and self worth. Through the women's evolution of self, the narrative also enables the reader to see the society in which the characters are constructed, and how through the female's transformation society's attitudes towards the women are revealed. At their introduction into the texts, Edward Lewis and Henry Higgins both have no intention of "letting a woman into their life" but ... both being able to assert themselves, demanding self respect from the their former "superior" male counterparts. While the women both evolve, the effect on the men is different than the female cha...

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... a broken bottle allegedly by a gang of four teenage girls in 1994 (Knowsley, 1994). About a decade later there was another surge of interest in young women's alcohol consumption leading to the female equivalent of men behaving badly, the 'Ladette' (Turton, Jackie, 2007). This has since then been reproduced and has occurred more frequently, recently taking the following forms: 'Menace of the violent ... ...

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... family, a domain which would seek to bastardize and depreciate the incalculable worth of a good wife and mother". Willa's journey in the basement with the other wives illustrates the importance of female camaraderie and value. The evidence of their resistance of patriarchal oppression is what gave her the strength to persevere and in the process bring down the patriarchal house of Nedeed ... ...

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