Unisex

Political Socialization, being the way thoughts and opinions about politics are formed, is of great importance as it helps shape views of politics. Politics is affected by many factors, some ordained by the creation of the world, and some fated by human interference. Black Lives Matter is an activist movement demanding freedom, justice and equality in the United States for African Americans. The manner in which citizens form opinions is an extensive process including environmental factors,…

There were, however, certain situations where infants would not be found in the baptismal registries. The only infants who were absent from the records were the stillborn infants. Stillbirth was the largest single component of reproductive mortality and accounted for around two-thirds of the total death rates among infants. As baptism could not be administered to the dead, stillborn infants did not appear in the baptismal records. For this reason there is no way of ascertaining the number of…

Transgender Bathrooms: Discriminatory Practice or Necessary Protection? One current issue that the school and district overall is presently facing is the usage of public facilities in school for transgender students. Currently, this issue has received a lot of attention in the media after North Carolina legislation banned individuals from using public bathrooms that do not correspond to their biological sex. As this issue gains more public attention, current school district officials feel…

It is quite gripping to view the oppressions that women faced in the early 1800s through the lens of a writer in accord with the push for feminism in literature. The story of Pride and Prejudice revolves around the Bennet family, a penniless group of women and their father, attempting to emerge into a predominantly wealthy society. The five Bennet daughters face innumerable challenges with men, the notion of marriage, and their lack of finances. Elizabeth Bennet defies the conventional idea of…

The Hippie era has come to end and the days of self awareness have arrived. Instead of focusing on love to all, many Americans were indulging in their own self pleasure. According to Alfred Kinsey’s research,” Americans sexual behavior deviated from their widely accepted norms” (Escoffier 1). Wilhelm Reich added to Kinsey’s research with the remark that he, “believed sexual repression overwhelmingly distorted psychological development “(Escoffier 1). To further societies receptivity of…

Did the passage of years affect how society views the role of women, or do we still view women as housewives? In the United States, women earned the right to vote in 1920s and after couple of years they were able to become involved in the society. Even though women have equal rights as men, there are certain expectations that society forces on the women, such as, house chores.When we see men as house husband, we see this act as heroic and we get amazed by those acts. However, when we see women…

It was a March morning when I came into this world. Of course being that young I don 't recall any memories other than the moments that I shared with my mother and father through their nurture. Although, when I reached the age of four, I discovered something about myself that classified me as a certain person; that being a girl. Furthermore, when I came to be that age I realized that my family also helped me become the girly girl that I am today, as well of what girls are expected to do.…

unathletic in physique opting for an excessively thin physique with and a body appearance yet you were to have large breasts. Kate Moss influenced the body image of the 1990s as she was pale, withdrawn and thin. Slouchy jeans, oversized fraying sweaters, unisex fragrances were the thing. Men weren’t any better, in fact, it got worse from the Disco days. Hyper-masculinity was no longer everyone’s cup of tea and so Arnold and the previous decade were tossed in the dumpster.Men were expected to…

gender or the parent’s gender to avoid a struggle. In many ways, gendered bathrooms typically do not function with non traditional families in mind. Usually, only women's restrooms provide diaper changing tables, which is both sexist and inconvenient. Unisex bathrooms would make childcare less challenging for everyone, because if diaper changing stations were in every bathroom, fathers, transgender parents, or a babysitter will always have an available family friendly restroom. Another instance…

Music in the 90s had been a huge impact on lives in the United States. Although in April there were some songs that we have not heard in 17 years, they were popular back then. “All My Life,” is one of the songs that were popular in the month of April. “All My Life” by K-Ci and JoJo, almost didn’t make it onto their album Love Always. JoJo told MTV the he penned the song about his daughter but offered it to and unnamed artist (Fuoco). “All My Life” was popular from April 4 toApril 24. From April…