Category: Gender

  • The Problem of Gender Identity in Sports

    Athletics and sports are more about skills than the players’ physical attributes. The strategies employed by the athletes during the competition play a significant role in determining whether they win or not. Different skills and techniques can be used by all athletes regardless of their gender. Student-athletes can compete in athletes according to the gender…

  • Gender Inequality as an International Issue

    The Topic of the Presentation The presentation and the current paper are devoted to a significant international issue: gender inequality. In particular, the presentation focuses on the inequality in career progression that is still characteristic of several societies all over the world, including the US (Friedman 148-149). Apart from that, the presentation attempts to examine…

  • Racial Formation and Gender Performance in “13th”

    Table of Contents Introduction Racism and Racial Formation Minority Groups and Gender Performance Conclusion References Introduction The film 13th is an Oscar-nominated documentary regarding such topics as racism, minorities, incarceration, police brutality, and other relevant social themes in post-Civil War America. The contemporary society actively attempts to make a positive change in these fields, however,…

  • Gender-Role Attitudes: Society Values & Standards

    Many would not dispute that gender identity is described as a person’s perception of themselves as male, female, or neither. The representations of the differences in gender identity directly link to the issue of sex roles. In case of any disputes, as a consequence of external variables, gender identity is self-identification. In contrast, gender is…

  • The Role of Gender in Social and Moral Development

    The topic of gender and its effect on one’s socialization is one of the most discussed concepts in social studies. Gender is a quality that society has been using as a source of information about a person for centuries, drawing conclusions about one’s personality and making assumptions about one’s abilities and limitations. However, research and…

  • Male Gender Role in the Chinese Workplace

    Table of Contents Introduction Role of Power and Capital in the Workplace Foucault’s Take on Power Bourdieu’s Take on Capitalism Post-Colonialism Concept on Power Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The definition of a man, especially in the workplace, is closely tied to the definition of a woman. Whereas a woman in the workplace is defined as…

  • Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

    Assignment One The movie is relevant to today’s society because it addresses the issue of sexual assault. The movie is set in the 1980s, but the issue of sexual assault is still prevalent today. It follows the story of Sarah Tobias, whom two men in a bar sexually assaulted her. Sarah is then put on…

  • Gender: The Social Roles of Men and Women

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Conclusion Work Cited Introduction Gender refers to the cultural distinctions between men and women, such as those made by society and culture based on sex. As a result, a person’s sex never changes, but their gender occasionally does. The society in which people live largely shapes how men and women…

  • Chapter 5 “Gender” of “The Family” by Cohen

    Table of Contents Sex and Gender Cosmetic Surgery Raising Androgyny Perspectives on Gender Gender Socialization Gender and Religion Gender at Work Trend to Watch: Women’s Educational Advantage Reference Sex and Gender Sociologists distinguish between sex and gender. Sex refers to male or female biology, while gender is a social expression of biology. Gender has two…

  • The Color of Sex: Postwar Histories of Race and Gender

    The article “The Color of Sex: Postwar Photogenic Histories of Race and Gender in National Geographic Magazines” issues from Catherine Lutz and Jane Collins’s pen and features a powerful volume “The Gender/Sexuality Reader”. This volume, as a whole, can be distinguished in the ocean of books devoted to the ideas of race, gender, and sexuality…