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The screen opens with a slow, artistic piano, visually accompanied by images of black and white ‘Breaking News’ headlines, studios and clips of historical male journalists such as Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite. The classical piano keys reach a crescendo, harmonizing with an emotionally moving string ensemble, simultaneously flashing forward to a modern newsroom as the characters are shown to the audience. The juxtapose between the two newsrooms serves to embed a certain historical…

psychological, behavioral, and social consequences” (West and Zimmerman 1987). To suggest that sex is strictly a biological factor that can’t be changed would also assume that our society is based on the traits and characteristics we associate with male and female. It also justifies the abuse of groups of individuals who don’t fit this classification. Adhering to the gender social norm would assume behaving like a man or woman which Collins, in “Toward A New Vision”, lists the characteristics…

due to the reason that men prefer to be less intimate. This closeness in friendship does not only apply to female-female friendships but also male-female friendships. However closeness and intimacy are often times measured by self-disclosure, which women usually rank higher on. Therefore self-disclosure could be that female definition of intimacy, while the male definition is more concerned with participating in shared activities. It…

intersectionality has a share. For example, in our first topic discussed was the women’s movement. During the feminist movement, specifically in the first wave, the goal was to gain equality in rights that men have. The only problem was that during that wave, white middle class women were looking out for each other and the African American community were not included. This shows that African American women were oppressed. During the second wave, African American were included but the other…

contemporary advertising in the male grooming industry. Although the rise of metro- and lumbersexualities has mirrored the shifts in social perception of masculinity, such shifts miss the myriad versions of existing male identities. Lynx- a male grooming company – utilizes a diverse range of male figures within its latest advertising campaigns, so that ordinary people could identify with some of these. While the previous ads overwhelmingly portray male figure as average white, clean-shaven and…

Male Bean Beetle (Callosobruchus maculatus) Reproductive Success Abstract: Callosobruchus maculatus is a bean beetle that lays eggs on the surface of beans, the larvae hatch out of the eggs and immediately burrow into the bean to devour all its nutrients and mature into an adult. The study of the male’s reproductive success when given access to water versus no access could lead scientists down a path of slowing the growth of the bean beetle population. The study was performed in lab 201…

Before I thought that gender just used to separate people by calling them female or male, but now I have come to realize that anatomy is not the only thing separates us from each other. Gender is a social category that separates men from women and, just like any other social category, it gives out advantages and disadvantages towards a certain gender such as more access to education or making it more difficult for you to get the resources that you need. Gender is an important social category,…

The Monogatari series is an extremely successful, and universally popular Japanese anime television series that focuses on male protagonist Koyomi Araragi. Araragi is a high school student who comes in contact with numerous female supporting characters that have been afflicted with oddities that pose a threat to their lives, and he must deal with them due to the talents he possesses in the series. With a diversity in characteristics among each character within this diverse cast, the Monogatari…

become completely equal to their white male counterparts. The sports world, particularly, reflects said changes, with both women and blacks being able to compete in the Olympics for the first time in 1900 and more momentous strides being made in the years onward. The sport of tennis, tracing as far back as the twelfth to thirteenth century , has long been seen as an athletic activity…

is a nominal variable. In the 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).…