Category: Gender

INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY We are surrounded by gender lore from the time we are very small. It is ever-present in conversation, humor, and conflict, and it is called upon to explain everything from driving styles to food preferences. Gender is embedded so thoroughly in our institutions, our actions, our beliefs, and our desires,…

The idea of human rights rests on the premise that all humans are equal. It also follows that all humans have dignity and all humans should be treated as equals. Anything that undermines that dignity is a violation, as it violates the principle of equality and paves way for discrimination. India is a vast and…

There are many diverse identity groups like race, gender, religion, and sexual orientation within our society. From those many identity groups gender is the most easily identifiable and common identity group in our society. The most recognized gender in our society is male and female. Male and Female are different in many physical and emotional…

In today’s society there is a stigma that males are predominately more aggressive than females. This stereotype is upheld when we take a look at nearly every prison in America, males are the dominant population. “Masculinity [is] usually characterized by dominance and aggression” (567). This assumption is also enforced in media, television, and especially in…

Societies develop social standards, stereotypes, or labels to categorize people in, whether that is due to race, gender, social status, etc. These classifications can create injustices like racism and sexism, especially for immigrants. Discussing problems from a removed perspective can be challenging, but it is crucial in addressing these social problems. The novel, Americanah, written…

Revolutionary Road was a profound movie. This film portrays the malaise that had lied behind the American Dream during the mid-1950s. During that era, the image of the nuclear family living in suburbia where the man is the bread-winner and the woman as the domesticated housewife was considered as the dominant idea constructed by a…

Society plays a role in prescribe appropriate and inappropriate behavior. How a man and a woman are supposed to dress are unwritten codes of behavior that most people tend to follow. Cross-dressers represent a group that is defiant of established norms as they opt to dress in ways contrary to their gender assignment. Further controversy…

I began this Sociology class thinking that I was not going to enjoy and love Sociology, and I still do not enjoy and love Sociology. I actually prefer Psychology over Sociology. I was taught some things in this Sociology class that I would enjoy and love to share with you within this reflective essay, also…

In our generation today, there can be some common confusion on gender and sexual orientation. It was once believed that gender was determined by the genitals you were born with, however, in this day of age there is much more behind it. Although we are all born with either male or female gentiles there is…

Sixty-seven years ago, Christine Jorgenson, one of the first documented transgender individuals in the world at the time, began gender reassignment surgery. One might have predicted this extraordinary event to facilitate a process of societal acceptance and validation for future transgenders living in the United States over the next half century. Instead, the ensuing decades…