For centuries, worldly cultures have considered women to be the lesser, subservient sex. ... To equalize salaries in the workforce, a solution that would be extremely beneficial is the enacting of a law to prohibit disproportionate salaries for equal work on the basis of sex. ... When privacy within military settings is concerned, the military should make arrangements to allow equal access for both sexes based upon that principle that every citizen should have the right to serve their country. ... Overall, the social roles of the past were substantially different; women were by far thought ...

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The Portrayal of Females in Society: Sex Sells You have to wonder who exactly Pepsi is trying to sell to when they put Britney Spears in a half shirt with suspenders and low-slung, ripped jeans in a commercial with Bob Dole at the end staring lewdly at the television screen. ... But Pepsi is just one of many advertisers who think that sex, or women dancing around in slinky clothing, sells their product. ... So why do these advertisers use women and sex to sell their product? ... The ads might appeal to a specific social class or to a specific sex. ...

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The depiction of men in advertising, according to my observations of several men-targeted magazines, is quite different in almost every regard; where women are seen as sex-objects and/or artificial, men are portrayed as confident, self-reliant, and successful. ...

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Some of the different areas of the law that affect women specifically include: Sex discrimination, equal pay, domestic violence, forcible rape, and equality, to name but a few. ... The government introduced two laws in the 1970's, a relatively short time ago, and long overdue, the Sex Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Equal pay act of 1970, (which was not put into force until 1975). ... The deputy chairwoman of the Equal Opportunities Commission stated "This should demonstrate to all employers that sex discrimination does not pay" However if this attitude were widespread, as was origi...

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They look as though they have already or are about to have sex, and as though they fit together in the pose. ... The night again is part of nature, as is sex and the desire to reproduce: fulfil basic human instinct. ... That they will ooze sex appeal and be irresistible to the opposite sex. ... "Sex sells" (Holmberg: 1998: 27). Sex is a massive industry, organizations and companies use this widely known fact to advertise their products, as everyone wants to be appealing to the opposite sex. ...

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We acknowledge the differences between the sexes, but who can say that one is better than the other? ... Feminists recognized this and pushed for equality within the sexes. ... This can be seen as the most primitive notions of the sexes; the woman is after security and the man is after sex. ... Career women have also been big supporters of the equality of the sexes. ... Feminism's goal was to establish equality amongst the sexes. ...

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There is very little noise in the advert and the imagery is very clearly suggestive of the act of oral sex. In this way, Burger King is non-verbally implying that the pleasure from eating their sub-sandwich is equal to that of oral sex. ... This is made even more obvious by the fact that oral sex as depicted in the advertisement, serves only to pleasure the male. ... It is possible to get your message across without the sex sells mentality although more and more, this is becoming a rare occurrence. ... The sex sells mentality is a cheap advertising trick that while effective is only so due to ...

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The sex gender system is "the set of rules that each company uses to transform biological sexuality into the cultural product. Each culture has its system whereby that normalized sex." ... There are taboos about sex, food, and clothing. ... If we focus on taboos about women, we do have different concepts and ideas based on sex, menstruation or postpartum. ... But the most interesting facts are that talking about sex is a taboo. ...

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Women tend to be disgusted my sex, as there is no interest in this society for the women to have any pleasure: "Mothers do not teach their daughters about sex, except with an aura of pain and disgust . ... If a woman does not like sex, there is little motivation to engage in it. ... Also, a woman has no say on when she can and cannot have sex. ... To many, this is the most powerful way to control a woman as all desire for sex has been wiped out. ... As with the Tiwi aborigines, a woman who does not get any pleasure from sex will not want to have sex. ...

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When discussing gender and crime, there is sometimes confusion around the word gender, however there is an essential difference between gender and sex. Sex is dependant on your anatomy and hormones in the body whereas gender is the role in which society has created which describes the characteristics that society believe we should have. While there is universal knowledge about our individual sex, our gender roles can be quite varied depending on culture. ... This is in connection to the sex role theory, which will be later discussed in more detail, further on into the report. ... Parsons used ...

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Since we live in a world that for a very long time up until recently, had only been observing of only two particular sexes; the male sex and female sex, there has forever been an ageless conflict and as one of my classmates so bluntly put it, "Men and women are eternal partners.... Gender describes the socially constructed roles, behaviors and activities given to each sex by our societal counterparts according to the World Health Organizations website. ... From the moment that you are born, you are assigned a sex. ... According to an article by professor Darren Rosenbalm, by using the tra...

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The baby is brought home and dressed in clothes that help friends, family and even strangers identify the sex of the child. ... Society has accepted such stereotypical things as baby boy blue and baby girl pink to help identify the sex of a child. ... N ow imagine after some tests that there are no internal or external sex organs whatsoever. ... What letter is after the word sex on your drivers license? ... There are two sexes, male and female and you must be one or the other. ...

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The baby is brought home and dressed in clothes that help friends, family and even strangers identify the sex of the child. ... Society has accepted such stereotypical things as baby boy blue and baby girl pink to help identify the sex of a child. ... N ow imagine after some tests that there are no internal or external sex organs whatsoever. ... What letter is after the word sex on your drivers license? ... There are two sexes, male and female and you must be one or the other. ...

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Each issue tries to focus its articles on a main theme, such as the mother issue, the sex issue and the marriage issue. ... There are many ads in BUST though offering to better your sex life, either with your partner or by yourself. In the Fall 2002 Sex issue many of the ads are from companies that sell sex toys and offer other sex related merchandise. ... Women are not discouraged from wearing make-up, dressing cute, wanting sex and going after it. ... This is definitely not the typical type of sex advice column one would expect to read in a mainstream magazine. ...

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The differences between the sexes have long been debated in the scientific and social arenas. ... (p.426) When discussing sex and gender, especially in the 21st century in which one may change gender at will (both physically and mentally), the nature vs. nurture debate emerges. In anthropology the definitions of sex and gender differ: sex divides between men and women genetically - women have two X chromosomes, men have an X and a Y chromosome. ... Although in most cultures the male is considered more aggressive than the female, behavioral differences between the sexes in some cultures are ...

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Words such as Commander, Guardian, and Angel name men's varying ranks of power, but the words themselves do not reduce individual men to their sex alone. ... There, we experience the juxtaposition of the Handmaid (Offred) used for procreation and the Prostitutes used purely for sex. ... He attempts "old fashioned sex", where Offred comments, "I can't afford pride or aversion, there are all kinds of things that have to be discarded, under the circumstances", showing that even in supposed enjoyment, Offred is under pressure to behave a certain way. ... The epigraph shows that pat...

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Many men and women alike love sports, and to discriminate against a certain sex by not providing them with the opportunity to participate in the sport(s) that they are interested in is wrong. Title IX is a law that was originally intended to eliminate discrimination based on sex and to allow equal opportunity for both sexes to participate in educational programs. The law itself 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 Fe...

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Her comparisons range from their physical nature to their intelligence, and even down to the education that each sex receives. ... In this statement she tells her fellow women to fight for equality, while flattering the opposite sex. ... "The education of women has, of late, been more attended to than formerly; yet they are still reckoned a frivolous sex, and ridiculed or pitied by the writers who endeavor by satire or instruction to improve them. "6 Education today is equal for both sexes but yet women do not get the same wages as men do in certain careers. ... Rational and independent thinki...

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She is the ultimate sex symbol of America. ... Sex has clearly influenced American culture, and the way people act, what they wear, and basically who they are and idolize to be. ... Sex is her whole persona and it sells her records. ... Madonna is not your average sex symbol. ... Her daring exploitation of sex from a feminine point of view was definitely a breakthrough in 1980"""'s American society. ...

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After birth these differences between the sexes continue to show themselves. ... He believes the teachers should not do things based on what they believe that particular sex is attuned to doing. ... Many teachers separate the sexes for various reasons, causing the children to become more dependent on their same sex peers than reaching toward the opposite sex peers, thus alienating themselves. ... She clearly reflects that though boys and girls are certainly different in many ways (biologically, mentally, and personality wise) at hand are many factors from both sexes that can be used together...

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For centuries, worldly cultures have considered women to be the lesser, subservient sex. ... To equalize salaries in the workforce, a solution that would be extremely beneficial is the enacting of a law to prohibit disproportionate salaries for equal work on the basis of sex. ... When privacy within military settings is concerned, the military should make arrangements to allow equal access for both sexes based upon that principle that every citizen should have the right to serve their country. ... Overall, the social roles of the past were substantially different; women were by far thought ...

• Word Count: 1908
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Gender is society's dictation of how an individual should act, in accordance with their sex. ... He presents gender as a changeable trait, not necessarily corresponding to the sex of the character. ... In Elizabethan times, women were not allowed to act on stage, and society considered them to be the weaker sex, who needed to be looked after, or 'owned' by men. ... This is supported by Orsino's previous comment that Viola acts "against the mettle of her sex" whilst she is Cesario, which shows the existence of a stereotyped image of softness and tenderness mentioned previ...

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That women slack off and play when it comes to their job of housework, yet act as if having sex with their husband is a job. ... Iago believes that all of the types of women whom he described are overstepping their boundaries because of their manipulative trickery, especially when it comes to sex. There is an anxiety in males when it comes to a woman's sexuality because, naturally, both genders enjoy the pleasures of sex and it is needed to reproduce and carry on the family line-but this anxiety is present because of the cultural history that has been established to make many believe it i...

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The change in attitude towards women shown by Dmitri shows the role of relationships and love in determining the feelings of one sex towards the other. ... No longer does Gurov feel that women are inferior to him; in fact, he now seems to look up to the opposite sex. ... "The Lady with the Dog- by Anton Chekhov proves to be a fine example for the thought that a man's attitude towards members of the opposite sex is frequently the product of current or past intimate experiences. To simplify this statement, it can be said that men who are unhappy with their marriage, such as Dmitri, will...

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The media itself is a powerful and pervasive mode of communication and in today's society it not only shapes people's perception of gender but also reinforces the gender sex roles of society. ... One must firmly agree that women are not only under represented in the media but the media reinforces prejudiced sex roles. ... Since majority of the media representations of women are sex based, men will continue to view women as sex objects that they have an obligation to posses and conquer. ... The media reinforces the warped ideas that women provoke rape by their appearance and behavior ...

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