... all definitions is that the material is sexually explicit. Pornography is just a term to single out some category, but the real issue is whether the explicit description or depiction of sex should ever be illegal. Obscenity may be prosecuted, indecency may be regulated but not banned, and ordinary speech must be left alone entirely, even though it is sexually explicit. It ... . Some people argue that the law is within its rights to restrict actions by one individual that harms another. They often hold that exposure to pornography is a direct cause of sex related crimes such as rape. They...

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... and non-western, for they know that the two societies are essentially different due to cultural and religious circumstances, but are stronger together then alone (485). The key to a dual-sex system is the understanding of gender in society and culture through Africa before colonization (485). African society groups, such as the Igbo culture are defined and represented by ... sex; these groups have no gender, and so therefore, each sex manages their own affairs (485). The dual-sex political systems give women power in their society verses the Western single-sex political system where the...

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... education amendments act of 1972 was set up for that reason. Title IX is a federal law that states, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." I will argue between two articles ... use their emotions/effort to try fix what we have left. The ACLU of Hawaii article quoted that "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, o...

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... to the women not be lifted as well? When looking at the social construction of gender men and women are treated unequally because of their sex and that is the simple fact. In reality men and women are able to perform roles of each others gender and it is barbaric to ... to change these ideas of gender. Gender discrimination is found everywhere even in the classroom. In the past I have experienced teachers that discriminate according to sex, both male and female. In my freshman year of high school I had a female math teacher that favored male students to female. She would always ... not ...

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... is exhibited through the shift of pronoun and the symbol of the cake. Simone De Beauvoir's work relates to how women are seen as sex objects to the male gender. She believes that a woman's condition hasn't changed as sex objects, ever since the ancient Greek times (De Beauvoir 1952,343). She writes:"The mere presence of her flesh swells and erects the ... male sex- (De Beauvoir 1952, 345)."Because she is reduced to servicing men through her sex for either pleasure or procreation women is exploited" (De Beauvoir 1952,342 ). Though eras have changed and evolved, it is evident to see in .....

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... they were in a more superior position, they are normal while the woman is deviant. To the man the woman represent "sex-absolute sex, no less" (304). In other words women are just a different sex, they are not real people, they just represent a change in sex, something other than male and nothing more. Also statements like " a man is in the right in being a man; it ... movement because of the political structure of the society, where she defines politic as the system where another controls one person. She believes that men dominate women. Millet believes that "sex is a status category wi...

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... ; therefore, they do not see the harshness an urban child sees. As of 1989, a study confirmed that nearly three-fourths of all high schools still use sex discrimination, even though federal law has banned it. Sex discrimination has also been found in many colleges. In college, women only receive 70 percent of financial aid that men receive in grants and financial aid ... . In the late 1980's it was found that, only thirteen states implemented the federal Title IX law-banning sex discrimination in schools. Only seven states have anti-discrimination laws at all education levels. Paglia's vi...

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... ancient Greeks and Chinese. To better understand these views, we must first have an understanding of the two fundamental views that feminists share: women are at a disadvantage because of their sex; and this disadvantage has the capacity to be fixed. It may appear like an easy theory to support, but the many branches of feminism seem to contradict themselves as well ... line in the family. To elaborate, Engel, and all socialist feminists belief that capitalism has so greatly impacted the wealth that men receive in the public bubble, that the female sex is unable to compete and is left c...

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... the March issue of 1992 (Selzer 526). This is about eleven years ago. Without a doubt, society sure has changed. These days you cant watch a T.V. show without a sex/kissing scene. Considering this essay was published in The New York Times, it mustve been aimed at an audience of a number close to the ten millions. Plus, it is ... to have any legitimate reason to back up her stance. If she so believes that pornography and prostitution is so wrong then why in the world did she "trade sex for money" (Selzer 535)? Her syntax was not in any particular organization, which made it hard to locate...

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... seen a magazine on the rack that usually has a very attractive, scantily clad young woman who is surrounded with headlines for articles such as, "Exotic Sex Secrets" or "What his Valentine's gift really means." At first glance these magazines seem to be targeted at an audience of mature, successful women who ... encouraging women to ignore their inhibitions, or morals, and follow their instinctual drives. This could mean any one of many instinctual needs: the need for sex, the need to aggress, the need to dominate, etc. As the film "Killing Us Softly" by Jean Kilbourne informs us, overw...

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... ! At first perhaps you may be inclined to say 'yes' but I assure yo, your view would change if you considered what we have gained over the years as a sex... Did you know that British women were only given the right to vote in 1918? Beforehand, it was a decision for men solely to make and women had no say whatsoever ... requirement was to be over the age of 21! Today, women have just as much say as men, with regards to voting and every vote counts, regardless of the sex. are you aware that before 1963, women received a substantially lower rate of pay than men? Since 1963, when the equal p...

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... Again, in her city, women are considered discriminated against. Jason states his beliefs quite directly: "If only children could be got some other way, Without the female sex! If women didn't exist, Human life would be rid of all its miseries."" (573-575) Medea refers to the perceived inferiority of women herself, though perhaps ... of the sacred rivers flow uphill; Tradition, order, all things are reversed: Legend will now reverse our reputation; A time comes when the female sex is honored;- (414-415, 418-419) They are pleased by Medea's fight against sexism. They are excited about the...

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... justice" (56). Feminism itself appears as a form of women's rebellion. They try to get an equal gender between man and woman. Simone De Beauvoir in her book The Second Sex argues and questions the superiority and condescendence of men toward women. She introduces the concept of the "second ... sex" to refer to women who are regarded as nothing but men controlled the secondary sex in the world. In this case she claims that women are under critique because they are women. Since the world is a men's world they are unquestionable entities ... ...

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... social theorist. Though she did not consider herself a philosopher, she had a significant influence on both feminist existentialism and feminist theory. She is primarily known for her 1949 treatise, The Second Sex, a detailed analysis of women's oppression and a foundational tract of contemporary feminism. The most controversial of the many issues touched upon in De Beauvoir's study is that of women's responsibility for ... and involvement in shaping centuries of an oppressive existence. The First major premise of The Second Sex is that man, considering himself as the essential being, o...

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... mental health, social adjustment, cognitive ability, and achievement motivation. Capitalism is a necessity of capital structure to increase profits and the necessity of wage labor to earn its living: for instance sex, age, or ethnicity. The labor force refers only to value/cost and productivity. Today nearly all miners are men. Today women all over the world systematically occupy the worst paid ... a reactive position which means to have been lost, or to be under threat. The old fashioned thinking feel threatened with change of sex roles especially in power relations. Some backlash is r...

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... could end up with a disorder. As the stages move on the male and female both develop the Oedipus Complex, this is when the child see the parent of the opposite sex and want to take his/ her place. When a male goes through this he finally discovers his own male genital and is satisfied, but the female finds nothing, thus rendering her ... been in the matter of American Feminisms, there were many indications in his writing and attitude, that he did not regard the male sex as the lords of creation, nor did he describe his view of the female sex as having their main function to be ministeri...

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... essay "Hypocritics", published in The New Republic, and written by Peter Beinart, uses an article by Noemie Emery to make his point that feminists are resoundly "confusing consensual and nonconsensual sex" and "portraying women as sexual victims". Ms. Emery writes, "the feminists stand exposed as a partisan pressure group, which is not what they said they were. They said they were a universal ... : It's all about ME!", written by Ginia Bellafante, makes what could be the most important point of all, regarding the direction feminism has taken: "Fashion spectacle, paparazzi-jammed galas, m...

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... way of thinking that do not agree with the research of another. One of the main problem feminists face is the fact that they wish to be fully supportive of sex workers themselves but also most believe that prostitution is not only illegal but inappropriate behaviour of a woman and intrinsically wrong. This can often show up in their explanations of prostitution ... problems for feminism as the argument, when thought about logically breaks down. Bibliography English Collective of Prostitutes, (1996), Campaigning For Legal Change, in G Scrambler and A Scrambler, (Editors), Rethinking Pros...

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In the Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir argues that "Women are not born, but made", which is also questionable. Who makes women? In a religious concept, God makes women; in a philosophical concept, I can say that ... introduction with how much hesitation she undertook to write a book "about a woman". However, she still wrote the same kind as other feministic works, but hers is more classical. The Second Sex can be read in the most varied languages of the most varied cultures. A woman, preoccupied with giving birth and breastfeeding, is trapped in immanence. Similar to Chinese culture in the .....

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... then logically they should have citizen rights to begin with. Ironically, this feminist woman died at the guillotine herself, having (as the newspapers explained) "forgotten the virtues suited to her sex"." (Crosland 21) Closer to the modern times, American women gained the right to vote in 1920s. On the other side of the world, activists like Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels ... ) Why has the society been so stagnant? Several factors could have contributed to this. The author states that women in the modern society are still viewed as sex objects. Women are pressured to have sex, which Si...

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... men were twice as likely to be shown in advertising concerning paid employment and that women were twice as likely to carry out household chores. Women are often depicted as sex objects on television, as physical looks, sexual allure, docility and youth seem to be necessary social attributes for women. These are less important for male film stars and television presenters ... films seem to be aged less than 30 years old. Cumberbatch's survey found that women often occupy a more decorative role than men and Mulvey suggests that women are portrayed as sex objects and as the male-defined i...

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... "gender", a relatively recent concept in social science. "Gender" refers not to male and female, but to masculine and feminine that is, to qualities or characteristics that society ascribes to each sex. People are born female or male, but learn to be women and men. Perceptions of gender are deeply rooted, vary widely both within and between cultures, and change over time ... parent that take insemination prefer a boy than a girl. Means, abortion to unborn baby girls happen a lot without we know. Talking about gender is talking about roles which brought based on sex distiction between ma...

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... -dominated society. Homophobic locker culture, hegemonic masculinity in athletics, and domestic violence among athletes are all prime examples of how our society still continues to keep men as the dominating sex in athletics today. The locker room of a sports team is a great place to start when looking at how men and masculinity rule in society. Male athletes are a symbol of all ... and women, flaunting wealth, and showcasing athleticism" (Mayeda). These ideas represent the Social Constructionist Theory, which is when male dominance is achieved through cultural beliefs that justify and p...

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... people question their values, their value systems and the way in which society operated. Since World War II people were questioning their values. IMPORTANT BOOKS INFLUENCING FEMINIST THOUGHT: The Second Sex The Feminine Mystique - Betty Freedom The Female Eunuch - Germaine Greer The Golden Notebook - Doris Lessing Sexual Politics - Kate Millich MAIN IDEAS The main idea is the personal is political. Traditional ... feminists took a different approach. They used post modernists ideas - pluralism - multiple ideas being right. They looked at the high differences between women and men and is...

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... at this day & age, where it occurs, how it develops, and many related thoughts and facts. The term sexism came to be due to the fact that the available term sex discrimination didn't properly explain the all-encompassing prejudice in opposition to women in our culture. Sexism has as a result come to mean behaviors, attitudes, and institutions based on the supposition ... . While the Act technically protects both women and men from gender discrimination in pay rates, it was mainly passed to help resolve the problems faced by women workers because of sex discrimination in employment. And a...

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