Gender studies

including race and, more importantly to my argument, gender. Gender and essentialism have a long and fraught history within feminism. Essentialism has been used within understandings of gender to support the existence of a distinct gender binary. Differences between the male and female body biologically, have been used to justify the idea that there are essential differences between men and women. More than this though, distinct differences within gender have been used to subjugate women as…

Limitations and Directions for Future Research The primary limitation of our study was the underestimation of the time it would take to complete our intervention. The inquisitiveness nature of the participants and their eagerness to engage was not expected and took up more than that we anticipated it would. Therefore, attrition was an issue as 7 participants were lost due to activity rotation and parents arriving early to pick up their child. In the future, this issue could be avoided with a…

always been separated by their differences. Not only physical but psychological, each sex has their own defining characteristics. With the years, such differences have led to the creation of gender stereotypes which generalize the abilities and behaviors of each sex. Similar to other kind of stereotypes, gender stereotypes were born from the human inclination to give sense of their environment. Nevertheless, the general and unconscious acceptance of stereotypes is still harmful to society…

the world have more than two genders. The Native American culture is one of the many who have “third sex” cultures. This term in reference to the Native Americans would mean someone who is two spirited or berdache. The term "two spirited" is for the people who do not just fit into one gender, male or female. The Native American culture sees gender and sexuality as multifunctional; they believe that anyone can have multiple spirits, meaning multiple genders. These genders are not looked down upon…

GENDER When comparing gender, the connection between conscientiousness and academic performance is fully facilitated by effort. Females have higher levels of conscientiousness and academic performance when compared to males (Berings, De Feyter, Van den Broeck, Brebels, & Proost, 2013). Therefore, females study more in comparison to their male peers and can generally be described as being more organised, disciplined and motivated to achieve. These vital traits of conscientiousness result in high…

Introduction The study conducted by Alexander and Haines (2002) addresses the idea of a gender disparity in children’s toys itself, including the child’s choice of toy they want to play with. This idea comes from the belief that boys favor toys that resemble masculinity (superheroes, cars, construction toys) and girls prefer dolls, toys on the feminine end of the spectrum (Alexander and Haines, 2002). The researchers believe this gap is a result of learning mechanisms that reinforce gender…

Statement of Research Question Does a defendant’s gender and/or sexual orientation affect jurors’ decision making during intimate partner violence cases? Does a defendant’s gender and/or sexual orientation affect judges’ sentencing making during intimate partner violence cases? Rationale Understanding the mindset of jurors is important when trying to understand how legal system and justice will be implemented within courtrooms. If mental biases are present within jurors, this can affect how…

sample, African American accounts for 6.7% (2 out of 30) when compared to other ethnic groups such as White that makes up 60.0% (18 out of 30), and Latino that makes up 33.3% (10 out of 30) Female - Female is a nominal variable. The females in this study make up 63.3% (19 out of 30) of the entire population when compared to the male population of 36.7% (11 out of 30).…

Although the words sex and gender are often used interchangeably, they have two different meanings from a sociological perspective. Sex is a biological characteristic that determines whether someone is a male or a female (Carter 2011). Gender, however, is socially constructed based on definitions as to what is “masculine” or “feminine” (Carter 2011). This paper delves into the social forces that can influence gender in any culture. Social forces include anything that is a part of the social…

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN INTELLIGENCE AND ITS COMPONENTS: Intelligence refers to mental abilities and varies from person to person. Some psychologists believe it involves only one aspect while others say there are various components of intelligence, so a person may be high in one but low in the other. Then the question arises about whether there are gender differences in intelligence. There is evidence to show that this may be true. This paper discusses the research findings related to this.…