the globe 13.2 million boys and 2 million girls are subjected to sexual mutilation against their own will. Circumcisions make up a large part of these sexual mutilations. In both men and women. This big number concerns many doctors, physicians, nurses etcetera, because often these circumcisions are being done by bribers or housewives and without anaesthesia, which can be dangerous for the patient. However, religious authorities don’t see a problem and a big controversy between these two is the…
The Machismo "is a set of beliefs claiming that real or alleged differences between women and men established the superiority of one sex over the other Also known as discrimination or devaluation based on a person's sex, as in restricted job opportunities; especially, such discrimination directed against women. Mexican society has been classified in the past as a male-dominated society in which women did not have the same rights as men. 1953 was the first time in Mexico that women could…
results from poor posture, differences in leg length, or an uneven gait. If nonstructural scoliosis is found late and the child goes without treatment, then this type of scoliosis can become more serious and lead to structural scoliosis. Boys and girls are both impacted by scoliosis, but if the curve becomes greater than 20 degrees, girls are five times more likely to be affected (Huether). Girls need to be screened for early detection between the ages of 10-12 and boys should be screened at…
The play, Romeo and Juliet, takes place in 15th century Italy. Relationships in the 1600s are very different than modern relationships between couples today. People got married earlier and younger, most marriages were arranged, and marriages were mostly based on the family’s wealth and reputation. In today’s time in America, most marriages and relationships are not arranged, people usually don’t jump into marriages anymore, and relationships are now based on similar interests and attraction…
Society follows a norm that requires a general agreement between groups, in order to function as a whole. Human beings are social “group animals” (Lessing 1) and need each other to survive, with the intention to get along or fit in. The role of media comes into play because it pressure individuals to give in, since they appeal to our needs, which is our needs to be accepted. This desire to conform “influence our idea about ourselves” (Lessing 1) that people loses a sense of their inner self…
Toys Be Gender Free?” Peggy Orenstein explores how differences in the traditional pink and blue versus gender neutral packaging affects young children. Should children be forced into stereotypical traditional choices or be uninhibited to choose at their whim? The article centers on examples of retailers and their target audiences while asking who has it right. The discussion continues with the differences and the roles those differences play between the sexes with consideration of both positive…
Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory for how the self grows and develops is called moral development. The main idea of Kohlberg’s theory is how people differentiate between what is right and wrong. His theory is made up of three levels: preconventional, conventional, and postconventional. The preconventional level is the level young children experience and their thoughts and actions are very concrete. It is made up of two stages called the reward and punishment stage and the exchange stage. The reward and…
the connections between people or the allusions found in literature. While watching the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, the play “The Taming of the Shrew” may never even come to mind. It may not even be until one is asked to compare the two or critique the elements of one versus the other that they realize how similar the two works are. After reading “The Taming of the Shrew” and watching 10 Things I Hate About You, one will notice the similarities and differences in elements between the two.…
What’s the difference between a man and a woman? Is it the dichotomy of the genital region? Is it the broadness of a man’s shoulders compared to that of a woman’s? Or, is it the intellect, the skill, or the even the strength? What exactly draws the line between him and her? “Alright boys and girls turn to page 370 and do all the even questions.” Those were the words of my algebra teacher right before an incident occurred that from this day, I cannot seem to degenerate from my head. “These…
Comparison In the nearly not-a-short-story “Girl,” Jamaica Kincaid tells of a girl growing up in Antigua and receiving a long list of rules from her mother, while in the short story “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves,” Karen Russell writes about girls who were raised by wolves until taking in and reformed to fit into human society by nuns. Both stories have significant differences, but despite them, both “Girl” and “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” share the issue of gender…