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Gender Reversal in Indigenous Culture

American Native groups as well. For many indigenous cultutes, in fact, gender-reversed individuals have played important ...

Romance, Desire and Social Norms

than she is now, so her meekness is both infuriating and false. Then we have the prince, who falls in love with her at the ball ...

Role of the Feminine in Ancient Creation Myth

males. In both "Enuma Elish" and in Hesiods mythology, the Earth goddess is described in terms of motherhood. Tiamet first rages a...

Albee: "The Sandbox"

their waste, an interpretation borne out by Grandmas lines: "they ... fixed a nice place for me under the stove ... gave me an arm...

Women, Men/Relationships in Midsummer Night’s Dream

even death. Rather than comply, Hermia elopes with Lysander, fleeing into the woods. Shakespeare emphasizes the enormous consequen...

Theme of Slavery in 3 Literary Eras

slaves are forcibly taken from their native lands, "Husbands from their Wives, Parents from their Children," which he argues goes ...

Functions of Public Relations

functions for organizations in facilitating establishing and maintaining a positive public image, but it also functions for societ...

3 Plays and Societal Influence on Family

societal factors that shape the familial situations in August Strindbergs Miss Julie, George Rygas The Ecstasy of Rita Joe, and Sh...

Addressing Drug Abuse

Drug addiction is one of societys most concerning problems. Whether the addiction is to a prescription drug or a street drug, the...

Child Abuse, Its Nature and History

were perceived and what sort of behavior was considered appropriate in regards to children has changed considerably over the cours...

THE PESTICIDE INDUSTRY, ITS CORE VALUES AND SOCIAL ISSUES

in which Union Carbide operates, the pesticide industry, is rife with situations such as that which created the Bhopal tragedy. So...

The Cultural Messages of "Beauty and the Beast"

to "active" and "aggressive" pursuits. This is not the model we find in Beauty and the beast. In the fairy tale itself (this expl...

The Value of Women's Studies

women as opposed to men. Women it seems are on the whole more interested in legislation involving the family and such issues as e...

Stem Cell Research: Societal Implications

in a laboratory situation (Licking, 1998; Brownlee and Schrof, 1998). Many of these cells, in fact, have the capability of develo...

Potential Strategy to Reduce Obesity in Scotland

guidelines that these should be used only as a last resort when all other options have failed, with the possible exception of surg...

Exploring a Doll’s House

House shocked audiences when it first appeared with its depiction of a woman who refused to live by societys "rules." This paper d...

Which Punishment is Best

alarming rate. Although the crime rate in general has dropped, there is little evidence to show a direct causal relationship betwe...

There are No Winners in Teen Pregnancy

One of the most socially disturbing phenomena is young girls who get...

Race in the Movie The Blind Side

Michaels fate finally changes for the better. The wealthy family of a white boy that has befriended him driving down the road and...

The Perception of the Self - Explanations from Baumeister and Cooley

and perhaps unhealthy, influence on society. Unstable audience members have fantasy relationships with movie stars and violent fil...

Sociological Issues

different facets of existence. This paper discusses a number of aspects of living in society today. Discussion Please note: the p...

The Societal Costs of Counterterrorism

ACLU (2002, 3) contends, however, that no evidence exists that: "statutory gaps facilitated the September...

Mechanisms and Addresses for Antibiotic Resistant Microbes

As is emphasized by the article "Microbes: What Doesnt Kill Them Makes Them Stronger", antibiotic resistance is becoming a seriou...

Entrepreneurship and Women

on the commercial environment. There appear to be some constraints in place of potential entrepreneurs, the number of diffe...

Social Influence and Art from the Middle Ages to the Baroque

Art has evolved in response to numerous societal factors....

Analysis of John Woo's The Killer

key films of the Hong Kong New Wave period" (Hall 1). This film has had tremendous influence over both Western and Asia filmmake...

Analysis of Excerpt from Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

be that" (Bloom 17). The Bluest Eye fulfills this need, as it describes life from Pecola perspective, which includes how Pecola, a...

Varying Factors Affecting Japanese and American Crime

The American correctional system is considered one of the most advanced in the world. That said, it...

Westernization of Russia/The Petrine Revolution

1689, the country was just beginning to emerge from medievalism, as Russia was largely isolated from the radical cultural transfor...