Strategic Studies Institute

We make gender attributions, at least in part, on the basis of superficial clues such as dress, hairstyle and name, independently of what we know about someone’s assignment, identity and role” (Kessler & McKnna,1978,pg. 39). Gender plays an important role when dealing with people’s identities. Gender refers to the social and cultural aspects of being male and female which basically means societies perceptions or thoughts on how females and males are suppose to look and act. This essay will focus…

Introverts at Work – Strengths and Opportunities University of the People It is a general assumption that in order to reach corporate success, one has to be a domineering individual who feels invigorated and energized in social situations (Leadership strategies for introverts, 2009). In other words, many people’s idea of an accomplished professional embodies the personality traits of an extrovert. As a business major and a psychology…

The sociological study of sexuality involves its biological, cultural, and social aspects. Increased interest is due to the growing spread of AIDS/HIV, the “hook up” culture, media representation, and globalization of sexuality. Sexual identity is one’s internal sense…

ability to see and read the writings of my peers was very helpful on various levels in improving my writing skills. We were allowed to choose our topics arbitrarily. That itself, I think, contributed to my being able to write more passionately and study my…

Sherlock and Elementary Whoever is a Sherlock Holmes fan, has at least heard of the modern TV series that started, and are about the life of the famous Londoner Detective. I’m talking about the BBC’s Sherlock and CBS’s Elementary. Sherlock is a series started by BBC with its first episode in July 2010. There is this modern detective called Sherlock Holmes, he’s tall, handsome looking guy, who is an asocial sociopath, whose deducting skills are extraordinaire but his social skills are the…

In “ The Dog ate my disk, and other tales of woe”, Prof. Carolyn Foster humorously discusses the many types of excuses given to her by her college students for missing deadlines, Do you see Prof. Carolyn Foster as rigid and unsympathetic, or do you think her frustration is justified? Do you think that her students are irresponsible procrastinators or simply over-worked? The truth is, there is very little of students who wants to do their work. That being said, an abundance of students will…

Cultural psychology is the study of the way traditions and practices come to shape the way people behave and think. The Schweder article’s purpose is to break down this principle and discuss the many complex aspects involved. The most interesting aspect of this paper is the description of how cultural psychology is the study of intentional worlds. Our world does not act as a concrete and stable aspect of the human psyche, instead it comes to shape us in numerous ways. It is virtually impossible…

way to travel and view these animals in their natural habitat. The majority of the population is only getting to witness exotic animals in a zoo or in books, but if I study abroad I will get to observe these animals first hand. Consequently, this will further my career because I would have an opportunity many people wouldn’t get. Study abroad is also a valuable way for me to learn other languages and this will help me communicate when talking to scientists from different countries or…

There are two categories of biological sex that determine largely which gender your parents will raise you to identify with. When a parent raises a child as male or female, they are helping the child decide who they are going to identify as. This structure could be considered modeling of the animal kingdom. Animals are not able to identify as a specific gender, and so we create their gender based upon sex. This is a An estimated 2- 5% of children have some form of gender disorder in which they…

Hamlet identifies with these feminine qualities, ultimately envying the whore. Hamlet characterizes himself as feminine throughout the entire play. The presence of such comparisons strikes itself as odd, as Hamlet, along with identifying with femininity himself, degrades the very nature of femininity throughout the entire play as well. However, his degradation varies, as with Ophelia’s innocent nature he more so mocks while with Gertrude’s whoreish nature he more so envies despite dragging it…