Using at least two (2) narratives as examples, compare and contrast how each of the authors or subjects you selected respond to challenges and changes to his/her respective cultural identity. How did their responses vary according to the specific social/historical context of their experiences? In what ways did ideas about race and ethnicity, the impact […]
Masculinity and femininity are defined very differently in Belize than in the modern United States . Describe for each place briefly how what it means to be a “good man” and a “good woman.” What kinds of forces push people to be “good” at performing their gender roles? What happens to those who do not? […]
Consider the role of the female partnership/relationship in two texts. What is the function of femininity and how does it complicate ideas of religious devotion?- Margery Kempe & Julian of norwich.
For this assignment, you will prepare a presentation on a current event related to gender. Select a topic related to gender that has been addressed in the media within the last year. You will then create a presentation analyzing the topic and 2 related news stories. 1. Select at least 2 news articles/reports related to […]
For this assignment, you will prepare a presentation on a current event related to gender. Select a topic related to gender that has been addressed in the media within the last year. You will then create a presentation analyzing the topic and 2 related news stories. 1. Select at least 2 news articles/reports related to […]
This assignment requires two responses: need to determine the theoretical framework being used to analyze the institution of sports and need to determine the level of sociology– macrosociology or microsociology. Read the following scenario and determine the following: Which sociological theoretical framework is being used to examine the institution of Sports? What level of sociology […]
What strikes you about this quotation? What is the writer/speaker doing? How do the words accomplish the writer’s aim? How does this relate to femininity or the definition of femininity?
Gender & consumption are inextricably linked. Examine the relationship between femininity & consumption.
Okay, let’s dive right in. If you are enrolled in either “Cultural Anthropology and Human Diversity” or “General Anthropology” as taught by Luke Matthews, here’s what you need to do for the final paper of the semester. Read this carefully… In the space of between 8 to 10 pages, write an essay in which you […]
Excerpt from Academic Journal: Objectification Theory offers a testable framework for examining the consequences of sexual objectification for women-that is, “being treated as a body (or collection of body parts) valued predominantly for its use to (or consumption by) others” (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997, p. 174). Sexual objectification occurs along a spectrum that includes (but […]
