Pigeonholing

In “Out of Sorts: Adoption and (Un) Desirable Children” by Katherin M. Flower Kim, Kim presents how racism influences and affects the decisions within the adoption process among white parents in the United States. In the recent years, adoption has become increasingly popular among those who would like to start a family with children and either are unable to do so themselves or would like add a child in need of a family. Issues arise when certain races of children become more desirable than…

gains and only seeks to satisfy her own sexual desires” (Stephens; Few 52) and the Dyke refers to black women who exclusively enter sexual relationships with women and take on a more masculine role; the effects of these scripts go beyond simply pigeonholing and dichotomizing young black women, they actually influence behavior in black youth. A study conducted by Stephens and Few found that, “African American female adolescents who had greater exposure to hip hop videos with high levels of sexual…

Hedda Gabler: A Character Analysis Centuries after it was written, Hedda Gabler still captivates audiences with its ability to make them sympathize with Hedda, though most would consider her acts unforgiveable. Hedda is a strong willed woman in a time of confining gender rolls, making her days unendingly boring and her life unhappy. She is married to a man she does not love and her social status has declined since the death of her father. She is now middle class and does not have the comforts…

his sexist opinions in his writing. In his short stories, “EPICAC”, “The Euphio Question”, and “All The King’s Horses”, Vonnegut is guilty of objectifying female characters by writing them as uninteresting characters with no effect on the plot, pigeonholing them into oppressive gender roles and dehumanizing what little females he writes into his stories. In “All The King’s Horses”, the only women are the Colonel's wife and the unnamed Oriental girl; both are powerless and accessories for the…

There are many forms of oppression; however, we take as a given that oppression is the misuse of authority, and physical force to restrain one or a whole group of people from being free, and equal. More importantly, Orlando Patterson a Jamaican-born cultural and historical sociologist describes slavery as, “The permanent, violent, and personal domination of natally alienated and generally dishonors persons,” albeit, a slavery is a synonym for oppression. Iris Marion Young, in his study states…

existence of freedom in life and the overcoming challenges that come with it. The author uses differentiation in gender sexuality between males and females. During the novel it is showing the way to achieve fulfillment is by ignoring society’s pigeonholing and concentrating on one’s desires, while avoiding selfishness. Janie Crawford, the main character of the novel, strives to find her voice throughout her life. Janie interprets different kinds of love throughout her adventures in growing up.…

America, as represented by the ideological premise “American Dream”, has innumerable opportunities to which people can exploit for their success and prosperity in addition to upward social mobility for children and families, that is a result of hard work and reduced societal barriers. There was a gradual shift in the perception of hard work as a distraction of what the fate describes as a tool of self-realization and actualization. The dream of upward social mobility was so successful and the…

In general, social inequality is the idea that not everyone has equal opportunities, treatment, or rewards from society based on gender, socioeconomic status, class, sexuality, race, religion, or any other factors. These factors are the direct cause for a person’s inequality experienced in society, typically because of stereotypes or miseducation about things such as mental disorders. The most common reasons for social inequality are gender, race, and social class. These three are often the most…

Since Rene Descartes first penned the phrase “cogito ergo sum”, Western thought has been obsessed with the notion of the self and its significance. At the core of one’s self is his identity -- his absolute consistency with himself, which “derives its distinction from what it is not” (Bennet, Grossburg, and Morris 173). An inherent faith in the validity of this identity is vital, lest we become vulnerable to descending into an abyss of self-doubt and total nihilism. Yet with the introduction of…

representation is worrisome because it limits roles for Asian Americans to stereotypical ones. “By only propagating certain roles to Asian Americans this leads to false beliefs among the society and continues the cycle of misunderstanding and pigeonholing”(Hobart, 2015). Hobart and Huike articles entail how modern shows like Fresh off the Boat does a great job in subverting Asian stereotypes…