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Gender and Sexuality in the Victorian Age, 2005.
This paper discusses gender roles and sexuality of the Victorian Age as presented in literature.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 22.95
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This paper analyzes the gender roles and sexuality of the Victorian Age as confronted in Sarah Orne Jewett's "The White Heron" and Kate Chopin's "At the Cadian Ball" and "The Storm". The author points out that the character development of the character Sylvia's sexuality in Jewett's tale can be compared with that of the character Calixta in Chopin's gender role allocations. The paper relates that both women characters challenge the societal norms of their time period, questioning the stereotypes for women within Victorian society.
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"This literary analysis seeks to understand how gender and sexuality create conflict within the story "The White Heron by Sarah Orne Jewett and the two stories: "At the Cadian Ball" and "The Storm" by Kate Chopin. By analyzing the character development of Sylvia in Jewett's tale, one can compare and contrast her sexuality with those of Calixta in Chopin's gender role allocations. In this manner, Calixta seeks to venture out of traditional modes of female sexuality, as does Sylvia, but both women take different paths in their sexuality. In this analysis, both women challenge the societal norms of their time period, questioning the stereotypes for women within Victorian times."
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Gender, Sexuality and Sadomasochism Case Law, 2008.
A discussion on the differences in the criminal-legal treatment of sadomasochism from that of other sexualities.
8,966 words (approx. 35.9 pages), 20 sources, APA, £ 117.95
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This paper examines how criminal law treats sexual behaviour through the eyes of homosexual and heterosexual sadomasochism. The author contends that sexual preferences have been given inconsistent interpretations within criminal law. The paper demonstrates how other sexual behaviours have been criminalised through offences against the person, regardless of sexual consent. In particular, the paper discusses how, generally, heterosexual males have been afforded protection from criminal-legal punishment because they were engaging in what the common law, rather narrowly, defines as 'sex' (i.e. penetrative vaginal sex).
Outline:
Prelude
Introduction
The Case Of Same-Sex S/M
S/M As a Private and Public Harm
S/M and Consent
Criminal Law's Same-Sex S/M: Violent or Repulsive?
Cult(ivating) Desires
Straight Acting Gaze: The Gay and the Straight of S/M Case Law
A Wilson
B Donovan
C Slingsby
D Emmett
Conclusion: 'Safety', Gender and the (Dis)Appearance of Blood
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"Sex is a space that separates and binds bodies. The pleasures and intimacies of sexuality bind the s/m 'offender' and the 'victim'. However, sex creates a boundary which divides Other sexual bodies as immoral and/or illegal. Sex implicates and demarcates these bodies as risky (to each other and to a supposed socio-sexual norm). Moments of sexual pleasure become socially dangerous, accumulative pleasures (homosex-ual, transgressive, HIV), which become solid and condensing tales of criminally sexual relationships. S/m represents this paradox through complainant-less sex crimes where consent/pleasure/desire/mutuality are removed, interpolating harm. The dangerousness of sadomasochistic (homosexual) bodies is in their imagined HIV risk, who may be harmful and a risk to the innocent, purity of sexual health and (hetero)sexual norms. That which makes socio-sexual bodies dangerous is that which makes them legally visible, (the gaze of law upon) sex. Bodies proximal and touching, caressing and copulating are subject to legal review."
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Gender and Sexuality Differences, 2008.
This paper studies the book 'Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps' by Barbara Pease and Allan Pease and looks at the gender issues raised.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 16.95
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The writer of this article notes that in 'Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps', Barbara Pease and Allan Pease contend that these commonly observed social idiosyncrasies actually stem from profound differences between the sexes going as deep as brain chemistry. The writer points out that despite the obvious humor in their title, Pease and Pease have a serious message: men and women are different, in very regular ways. The writer notes that most men have a much better spatial orientation than women. They can translate the abstract lines and symbols on a map into a clear understanding of where they are going. By contrast, the writer points out that women are oriented to multi-dimensional cues such as landmarks that men often overlook. The writer concludes that while this book is intended for the general reading public rather than being a narrowly scientific treatise, there is a good deal of information, and the humor involved makes it a highly readable, genuinely enjoyable study.
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"On the other hand, women's approach to language is indirect and based on suggestion rather than the blunt, yes-and-no style that men favor. Unfortunately, because most individuals assume that their own communication style is consistent with what everyone else does, men and women often fail to communicate.
"Pease and Pease begin by addressing a difficult issues they must confront, the conflict between their research and current social movements. They state bluntly that they are addressing issues of science, not social or political questions."
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Gender and Sexual Inequality, 2007.
Looks at gender and sexual inequality in the workplace.
2,890 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 53.95
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This paper explains that gender and sexual inequality in the workplace is a very important aspect of modern American sociology today and asks why this situation exists today. The paper then presents a literature review and a list of various positions in a fictitious banking institution to show these disparities related to sex. The author concludes that the main culprit is the patriarchal system, which has been in existence in the United States since its earliest days.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Literature Review
Methodology
Discussion of Findings
Conclusion
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"Another area of concern is politics, especially as it relates to the status of women in the world of employment. For many years, beginning roughly with the Equal Pay Act of 1963 which mandated "equal pay for men and women doing the same work," employers have utilized special rules regarding appropriate positions and pay for women, such as "formal and informal restrictions on positions, separate male and female sections in help wanted ads, differential pay scales for men and women in the same job (and) pay scales set in accordance with the gender composition of jobs." "
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Gender-Based Sexual Inequality, 2008.
This paper discusses gender-based inequality, focusing on sexual inequality.
1,363 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 28.95
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In this article, the writer notes that gender equality in the United States has achieved tremendous strides, particularly since the middle of the last century. However, the writer discusses that the gender-based double moral standard for sexual conduct is one specific component of sexual inequality that remains a fixture, even in the 21st century, throughout most of American society. The writer argues that the gender-based sexual double standard is logically indefensible on any level. The writer concludes that it persists throughout most of American culture, and sadly, its manifestations in the Western World are infinitely more benign than the cruelty it inspires elsewhere.
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Introduction
Thesis
Argument
Conclusion
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"It is an attitude that survives virtually intact despite all the other very substantial areas of progress defined and enforced by the weight of constitutional law. In large part, it is likely due, precisely, to the fact that it is a function of social mores that are primarily perpetuated from generation to generation and the fact that they are not associated with any quantifiable deprivation of rights or conduct that is addressable by rules of law.
"Besides the degree to which logically-sound moral and intellectual criticism of this aspect of American culture suggest the need for change, there are also significant social consequences to gender-based sexual morality that affect men and society as a whole, in addition to the obvious ramifications to women in American society."
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Sexuality, Gender and Family, 2005.
This paper offers an analysis of implications for the issues of sexuality, gender and family.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 5 sources, £ 56.95
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This ten page paper examines Andrew Greeley's contention that American society has become increasingly permissive and saturated with sexuality. The writer maintains that his contention can be confirmed by anyone who watches television for ten minutes or walks down a city street, for positive concepts of gender roles and attitudes about family are being undermined by pervasive sexual content in the mass media and by a prevailing unwillingness to acknowledge the implications of sexual permissiveness.
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"Andrew Greeley's contention that American society has become increasingly permissive and saturated with sexuality can be confirmed by anyone who watches television for ten minutes or walks down a city street. Positive concepts of gender roles and attitudes about family are being undermined by pervasive sexual content in the mass media and by a prevailing unwillingness to acknowledge the implications of sexual permissiveness. The writer agrees with Greeley about the pervasiveness of sexuality and shares his perspective that society has become increasingly permissive. The writer also agrees with Gudorf, for ... "
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Sexuality and Binary Gender, 2005.
This paper examines what factors are responsible for gender.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, £ 33.95
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The paper deals with the question of whether environment or nature defines sex and explains that it is impossible to know. The paper discusses that certainly there is compelling evidence against either of these factors being totally responsible for gender. Gender is something that a person feels--it is not defined by how a person appears. The paper emphasizes how even then, a person only ascribed themselves an emotional gender based on traditional assumptions about the binary gender. The paper concludes that with the abolition of these traditional assumptions, gender, in a way, has become obsolete.
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Sexual and Gender Disorders, 2006.
This essay briefly discusses sexual and gender identity disorder.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, £ 16.95
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The paper briefly describes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for definitive diagnosis of gender identity disorder. The paper also discusses the psychoanalytic perspective of the disorder as well as possible biological correlations related to sexual orientation.
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"Sexual and gender identity disorder, also known as transsexualism, is a disorder in which the individual strongly identifies with the opposite sex. It is a disorder primarily because of the significant physical (actual) and psychological (perceived) disparity existing within the individual, leading to psychosocial distress. The disorder can manifest during childhood or adolescence. Subjectively, this may be described as a "man (or boy) being trapped in a woman's (or girl's) body" or vice versa. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV-TR) diagnostic criteria requires four or more conditions to be met."
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Sexual and Gender Differences, 2006.
A discussion on sexual and gender differences with regard to love and intimacy.
2,421 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 46.95
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This paper examines the basic nature of sexuality in the world throughout societies with special attention to the modern world. It provides a description and psychoanalysis of sexual preferences, with proper interpretation of those preferences and behaviors.
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"In modern Western democracies, marriage is basically assumed to be founded on the cherished concept of romantic love. Furthermore, persons in modern, industrialized nations strongly believe that the choice of a mate should be left to the individual. It comes as a shock to many people in these Western nations, then, when they discover that this revered concept of romantic love is almost wholly unknown in most cultures and is considered laughable or self-indulgent in many other societies (Robertson, p. 251). In most traditional or developing societies, marriage is viewed upon as being a pragmatic economic arrangement or a matter of family alliances (Robertson, p. 251). Love has little, if anything, to do with it. "
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Sexual Orientation and Gender Roles, 2002.
This paper discusses in depth the social construction of sexual orientation and gender roles.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 7 sources, £ 50.95
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It discusses biological, psychological, and sociological opinions of this theory, and concludes that all elements of sexual orientation: biological/genetic, psychological, and socially constructed, are essential to the way in which it operates in Western society, and that growing tolerance for minority groups and opinions will increase the acceptance of "sexual deviants."
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Human Sexuality, 2008.
This paper looks at the role of gender and human sexuality.
2,434 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 46.95
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In this article, the writer maintains that the role of gender and sexuality is certainly not fixed, as suggested by Darwin. Instead, the writer claims that many aspects of femininity and masculinity are related to power. Furthermore, power can impact the role of gender both inside and outside of personal relationships. The writer notes, as an example, that economic power over slaves resulted in the development of puritanical sexual mores in modern-day Jamaicans. However, the writer points out that economic power by Western tourists has resulted in a female sex tourist industry in that same country. Therefore, the writer concludes that researchers who attempt to study issues surrounding sexuality and gender must be careful to guard against their own bias, and also be aware of the various cultures that have previously interacted with the subjects of their studies.
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"Furthermore, it is important to realize that researchers in disciplines like sociology and anthropology are rarely documenting solely naturally-occurring phenomenon. On the contrary, the very presence of the researcher changes the social situation. For many years, the presence of researchers was thought to have minimal impact on the people being studied, as long as the researchers made conscious efforts to avoid impacting and changing the studied society. However, this idea is patently false. The very presence of people from other cultures has an impact on a society. Furthermore, one need only watch a reality television show and the outrageous behavior displayed on such programs to understand that the knowledge that one's behavior is being documented and recorded can have an impact on that behavior. Therefore, it is important for one to understand that even a perfectly neutral researcher is going to have some impact on the behavior of the people that he or she is studying; it is simply impossible to introduce an outside observer to a situation without impacting that situation in some manner. Furthermore, whether the researcher's impact is significant or insignificant is something that the researcher cannot determine, because they have only observed the studied population after introducing themselves to the situation. In that way, one must concede that there is no organic modern anthropological research, but that it has all been tainted, in varying degrees, by the presence of the researchers studying it."
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Sexual Harassment and Sexual Revictimization, 1992.
A proposal for a study to determine if there is a relationship between the experience of sexual harassment and the experience of sexual revictimization.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 19.95
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"Sexual Harassment and Sexual Revictimization
Background to the Study
Over the last two decades, research studies have documented significant rates of child sexual abuse among both female and male children. Estimates for female children under the age of 18 who have experienced at least one incident of abuse ranges from 1 in 4 to 1 in 2.5 among nonclinical samples (Kohn, 1987; Wyatt, 1985). Estimates for male children are approximately 1 in 8.
There are a number of effects that have been associated with childhood sexual abuse, including psychological, sexual, and interpersonal difficulties (Briere, 1992). One additional problem that has been associated with early abuse is sexual..."
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Social Construction of Gender, 2002.
A discussion on how gender and sexuality are socially constructed by elites.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, £ 56.95
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This paper looks at how capitalism, religion and our language are all directly connected to how society shapes the stigmatization of certain genders and sexual behaviors. This paper looks at two authors and how they show that gender and sexuality are socially constructed by elites.
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Sex and Sexuality, 2005.
This paper explores the relationship between sexuality and the gender binary.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 6 sources, £ 16.95
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This paper discusses how traditional assumptions about sexuality are rooted in the rigid concept of the gender binary. This gender binary generates and sustains an iniquitous power imbalance between the two genders. The paper explains how the gender binary, sexuality and power are so interwoven that it is hard to imagine one without the other - contrary to the general assumption that sexuality is assigned by biology. However, the paper notes that it is not a chicken-and-egg situation, for it is possible to ascertain which came first.
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