Mulvey categorizes Sherman’s usage of femininity in her artwork as an appearance in which the insistent sexualization of woman is integrated into a style of respectability. One of Sherman’s works that Mulvey writes about, that I found very interesting and displayed this style of femininity and emotion was her series Untitled Film Stills. It was in this series that Mulvey states how Sherman developed her photographs in black and white to portray the 1950’s neo-realism ideas. What was interesting about this series by Sherman, was that she used herself as the model for all of her photographs, while also coming up with the wardrobe, setting, and props for her photograph. This is something that is both fascinating and impressive, about Sherman’s work that Mulvey really focuses on.
The reason why women do this can depend on the generation you ask. According to theorists, hair has always been an important factor in defining one’s identity (Brownmiller 1984; White 2005; Byrd and Tharps 2001; Patton 2006). For African Americans this is doubly true. During the 1800s, hair was an indictor of one’s slave status; today hair is a marker of beauty, economical status, power, and beliefs. Women with straightened hair are still considered the beauty norm in African American society today.
According to Biles, “Women, like men, looked expectantly to the New Deal and experienced both stirring successes and disappointing setbacks” (194). The administration headed by Roosevelt was responsible for placing many women in
The Phenomenology of the American Woman: Past and Present Howard L. Bethany Liberty University HSER 509, B05 Multicultural Issues in Human Services July 10, 2011 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explore and to educate others on how sex and the female gender role have perpetrated oppression on the American woman. This paper crosses racial and ethnicity lines as it relates the true phenomenology of women through the conception and the growing pains of a young nation. An examination of Scriptural passages unfolds so that one can establish knowledge of how their ancestors translated the verses pertaining to women. It will also provide the reader a chance to analyze their perception of the Scriptures as they scrutinize their worldview on the woman’s place in society. Most of all it dramatizes the oppression that has continued throughout the history of the woman.
Both women seeming diverse idea of the American Dream is best reflected through their personality, actions, and conflicts. Firstly, the story started by holding the mother’s personal perceptions of the American Dream in the first paragraph. “My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America. You could open a restaurant. You could work for the government and get good retirement.
A womans reproductive role in society relegates her to caretaker, mother, nurturer stature in the household, wife, and sex object. In defining this women not only have to meet this standard in their physical appearance but also have to be just “sexy” enough to attract a man. This makes women appear as a commodity or good rather than human. The discussion of how media influences these social stigmas is presented, from magazines, to commercials, to latest fashion industry trends. You even see it in social media from the “What's trending” sections.
Book Review: Girls of Riyadh Who would have thought Saudi Arabia would have its own version of Sex in the City? Girls of Riyadh, written by Rajaa Alsanea, takes us through the love lives of four privileged women from Riyadh through a chain of emails written by the story’s witty and freethinking narrator. Rajaa is excellent at forcing her readers to put aside the standard image of conservative Saudi Arabian women and see their love lives in a more modern approach. Gamrah, Mashael, Lamees, and Sadeem each have very different attitudes on life however each of them are dealing with an issue that is rather common amongst other women in their country: the constant pull between native customs and a progressing world. Not only is this pull common with women, so is the desire to be loved by someone else.
This view point stems from discoveries revealed from training and work history. Having knowledge and experience helps the counselor evaluate theories as they are use in treatment with clients. Washton (n.d.), “….This approach integrates psychotherapeutic and coping skills-training techniques with abstinence-based addiction counseling. The primary goals of treatment are to enhance and sustain patient motivation for change, establish and maintain abstinence from all psychoactive drugs…” (Approaches to Drug Abuse Counseling ). These theories assist counselors in communicating plans coherently of treatment goals for clients.
All of the monologues shared a common theme of addressing women's issues and celebrating them in all its glory. Eve Ensler created the show based on a series of interviews she had with several types of women. The show's objective is to get rid of the embarrassment that is associated with the vagina as well as to make women feel comfortable talking about issues including rape, sexuality, childbirth, body image and many more. My favorite monologues were Hair, The "Wear and Say" Lists, My Angry Vagina and The Vagina Workshop. Particularly, Hair and My Angry Vagina discussed how society thinks the vagina should be hairless and smell like flowers and should not be left in its natural state.
Fashion advertising has the absolute power to define desired gender roles, female identity, and characteristics of upcoming generations of young girls. This advertising poses some harm to women as it reinforces stereotypical female roles of domesticity and therefore, associate self identity with consumerism. The very essence of advertising is to send the viewer a message. At the surface an advertisement may simply be sending the message to buy a product, but often more complex societal implications can be found in an ad. One major concern with advertising messages is the depiction of women and what this depiction implies have somehow created a “frame” for modern women to identify themselves.