Robert Stoller, an American psychoanalyst argued in his study of ‘sexual identity’ that “Gender is a term that has psychological or cultural rather than biological connotations. If the proper terms for sex are ‘male’ and ‘female’, the corresponding terms for gender are ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’; these latter might be quite independent of (biological) sex”. (Furze. B, 2008, p. 9). Hence, the socialisation of women placing them into traditionally “feminine” roles assists in the perception of being the one that “cooks and cleans” whereas with men it is the complete opposite, undertaking the roles of “breadwinner and protector”.
April 16, 2015 Biology of Human Sexuality- Reaction Assignment #1 When it comes to sex research both Objective Statements and Value Judgements influence the quality of it. An objective statement is a statement based on one looking at sex as more of an object or thing rather than morally, which is described as a Value Judgement. As oppose to Objective Statements, Value Judgements can only tell us how we ourselves feel about sexuality, largely influencing the quality of sex research. Value Judgments imply how an individual should behave whereas Objective statements describe how people actually behave, therefore providing an in depth view of sex when it comes to research. Biases and Stereotypes play a major part in sex research as well.
Theory Summary Essay In this theory Gayle coveys how sex is used to display dominance and power. She breaks down today’s view on sexuality and the stereotypical and hypocritical categories placed on gender. She focuses on homosexuals, pedophiles, children, women, transvestites and more. She argues that sex shapes society’s social norms, in other words society no longer uses sex as only for reproduction. She references western culture in this argument to suggest our humanity is built solely upon the idea of sex as a natural force that is the basis of social structure.
These two images advertisers try to paint normalize the stereotypes of different gender roles. Different companies use different strategies to sell products and encourage consumers to part with their hard earned money. Advertising reinforces particular gender norms. Through an analysis of a case study of anti-aging cream aimed towards women, this paper will argue that all advertising fundamentally plays on dominant ideologies to make people believe that in order to be “normal” or “successful”, they must buy product X. In particular, it will focus on how dominant norms surrounding masculinity and femininity are encouraged.
Magazines, advertisements and television create and promote stereotypical images of females. Females are represented as sex objects with nurturing, motherly instincts, only focused on beauty, house hold chores, politically and professionally inferior. Males are depicted as the bread winners, career orientated, professional, political and important. This is in stark contrast to the truths of reality, where women in both Australia and America are professionals, and do infact hold numerous powerful positions in the workforce. This shows the immense influence the media has over western cultures, and how this can influence popular understandings of females.
This essay will cover gender socialisation, conjugal roles, and gender in the labour market. It will also discuss gender and education and how social stress from sexism can lead to ill health. “Once a baby has been named as male or female, and thus declared a member of the local community of practice of masculinity or femininity, the process of induction into the norms of that community are set in motion.” (C. Paechter. 2007 p42) In society, men and women have commonly gravitated toward specific roles. Some sociologists believe that society creates these gender
This shows how the women are suppose to please the men no matter how much gruesome pain the women go through, therefore making wives a sort of ‘sex slave’. Alice Walker’s overall message, that men and women get treated unequally, sticks out like a sore thumb. One way she shows this message is by showing how men were allowed to have multiple wives. For example, in the beginning when Tashi is reciting a
Females were ruled usually by men who were ranked and viewed as the intelligent species, based solely on their income and class, never their morality. Both Edmund Spenser and Phillip Sidney however, depict the female persona as complex, sexual and desirable and appear to illuminate and generally "revise and complicate the traditional male view" of femininity at the time whilst enforcing their importance in society as a whole. Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella illustrates how women can be resisting and desired through the presentation of Stella who is virtuous and intelligent. Similarly, Spencer’s The Faerie Queene is in fact an allegory for Queen Elizabeth herself, and therefore is presenting the true height of female power and desirability. Sidney’s Stella is amplified as a character of realness which in turn, enforces her power.
Assess the fashion industry using the feminist perspective Feminists argue that that in society men oppress women and that women do not have equal rights when compared to men, they argue that the family serves the needs of patriarchy and that we reside in a patriarchal society where males are the dominate sex. Feminists take a critical view on most things in society but a main one being fashion. Feminism itself simplifies down to equality. It is shown to be not about attacking men but improving society and having equal chances between both sexes. It states that many women’s focus is on her wardrobe so they can impress the opposite sex as they feel useless if they fail to impress, they also argue that fashion is a more female dominated area, they show that most of the top fashion designers are male ruled and that Radical Feminists such as Germaine Greer believe that all key societies (including fashion) have been found on patriarchy (ruled by men).
The fact that the list “reflects the traditionally male-centric value system by which the world values success” as opposed to a women-centric value system can also be considered sexist. Women should be the ones deciding who the most powerful women are and by their own standards. The person who has the idea and makes the discovery has the power, but they would not be able to achieve this power if it were not for the power given to them by the person with the money. I don’t know, its kind of a “chicken or egg?” type