Self-Made Man

In this article Rahilly (2015) discusses the process in which a parent must learn and accept the new identity taken upon by their child. Her approach is taken in three forms: gender literacy, gender hedging and ‘playing along’. She conducts her research through a method that contains the answers from parents who mainly identify as heterosexual. Amongst these findings the participants are children under the age of nineteen and are either gender-variant or transgender. In terms of demographics,…

Many researchers have noted that education in America, as it is today and has been in previous centuries, does not tap into the uniquely diverse experiences of Black male pupils given the Eurocentric approach to education. As a doctoral student working on what I am hoping is my last semester of coursework ever, I can say that my own education has not done for me what I would have hoped knowing what I know now. If anything, my education has taught me the importance of assimilation and code…

masculinity and as well be able to abide to their true identity. To begin, in City of God, the narrator from the very beginning informs us the expectations a parent has on a child.For instance, as the eldest son, Reynaldo was expected to be ladies man, “My mother begged me to find a girl soon...don 't you want to make your father proud, your brother should look up to you” (Cuadros 7). In the eyes of the family, he needs to continue the family line. They…

evaluation of their past self includes more self-criticism than their evaluation of their present self and that their future self is evaluated even more positively than the present self (Kanten and Teigen, 2008; Grysman, A., Prabhakar, J., Anglin, S. M., & Hudson, J. A. 2015). Individuals’ belief in self improvement from the past to the present has been explained using the temporal self appraisal theory (Wilson and Ross 2001; Ross and Wilson 2002) which posits that due to a self enhancement…

the study: In Changes in Stress and Nurse Self-Concept among Baccalaureate Nursing Students study, it discusses how stress levels can possibly have an effect on a nurse’s self concept. Nursing students go through different types of stress throughout each semester, the levels of stress increase when leading into clinicals. Due to all the stress can it really affect a nurse’s self-concept? Background Literature: What is the definition of self- concept? Self concept is determining “who you are”…

During the decision process of purchasing products and services consumers are influenced not only by psychological factors concering the concept of self but also by the people and social groups surrounding them. There are different types of reference groups. The first are primary and secondary reference groups. The primary reference group is the one relevant to influencing consumer behaviour as it consists of people (e.g. family, collegues, friends) with whom the consumer interacts on a regular…

We live in a world divided by two spheres: the industrialized, human world and the natural world. Today, in the twenty-first century, our lives are encapsulated by machines and industry. Generally speaking, we live in an age of cement and wires and concrete. Because this seemingly indestructible barrier, it can be difficult to see how vital it is for nature to be experienced and appreciated in our everyday lives. Nature’s importance and purpose often goes unnoticed or unappreciated in our…

As the human race has evolved, they have grown and developed in very positive ways, and have created a plethora of technology. From the creation of the wheel, to the first man on the moon, mankind have achieved great accomplishments; however, with these feats, comes a loss. The more the human race has increased the sophistication of the technology in production and use, the more they become disconnected with themselves. This has become increasingly apparent with the current generation, as the…

being that women should not talk at all. Not only does this culture degrade women, it excludes them which Saprio makes note, “In addition to the problem of seeing just stereotypes of themselves in the mass media, what does it mean to girls and women’s self image not to see girls or women depicted at all” (268)? Boys are taught from songs like this to silence women and disregard their opinions and emotions, without inclusiveness girls must accept this. Music is a form of media, which plays a…

Gender roles stem from social norms; these norms are encouraged through many mainstream channels such as literature, public interactions, and especially media. From a very young age we are influenced to conform to gender roles and express ourselves the way society says we should, based on our biological sex. Classic children’s movies such as Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and Mulan give off the impressions on how a girl should behave as well as a boy without us really recognizing the gender…