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Papers On Womens' Social Issues
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Feminist Criminology
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A 10 page overview of the evolution of feminist criminology theory and the application of that theory to criminal justice. Associates this evolution with the same factors which spawned the feminist movement itself. Distinguishes between liberal, radical, Marxist, socialist, and postmodern versions of feminism and contends that each has had an impact on feminist criminology. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Feminist Criticism Regarding Historic Male Patriarchy
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A 5 page discussion of the feminist criticism methodology and how it relates to anthropological investigations. Specifically reviews the work of Sherry Ortner, an article originally published in 1974 and entitled "Is Female to Male as Nature is to Culture?". This article has now been reproduced in the second edition of Jon R. McGee's and Richard L. Warms' "Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History" and is particularly instructive in regard to the historic relationship between the sexes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Feminist Ideology and Judaism
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A 6 page discussion of the feminist movement in Judaism. Distinguishes between the more traditional Orthodox Jews and the more liberal branches and contends that the inequality which has traditionally existed between men and women has lessened but that even today the woman is regarding as having a definite societal place which differs from that of the man. Notes Jewish doctrine in regard to contemporary women's issues such as vary considerably even within the more progressive countries such as the United States. Addresses whether feminism is good for Judaism overall and, in contrast, the role that Orthodox Judaism has in a modern world. Concludes that the answer to these questions is an answer which will be derived not by men but by women working as equals to men in what was once a male dominated tradition. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Feminist Jane Addams' Social Ethic
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A 10 page paper discussing Jane
Addams' feminist and social ethics. Founder of Chicago's Hull House and outspoken
advocate for peace prior to World War I, Jane Addams was not particularly liberal in her
views, but settled more in the realm of doing what's right. Present-day feminism
frequently has been opposed to social systems; social ethic has not recognized feminism.
An example from a century ago provided the model of a bridge long ago, one that should
be seriously considered for application today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Feminist Theology
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A 5 page paper. More than 30 years ago, a feminist interpretation of theology was argued by early writers such as Mary Daly. Since then, there have been numerous writers addressing this topic. This essay defines feminist theology and discusses the basis for feminist theology's emergence. How some of the writers have approached the topic is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Fictional Portrayals of Women: William Faulkner Contrasted with Margaret Atwood
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A 5 page comparison of the portrayals of women found in William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying" and Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale". Observes that the characterization of women in "As I Lay Dying" differs significantly from that in "The Handmaid's Tale". While the women in Faulkner's book are presented as simpletons and immoral, Atwood's women are presented as highly intelligent despite the societal prohibitions for being so and highly moral despite the forced circumstances of their lives. Both portrayals, however, are replete with stereotypical representations of women. In "The Handmaid's Tale", however, we are reassured that women are not shallow, not by nature promiscuous, despite the societal circumstances in which they may be forced to live.
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Gender and the Fear of Crime
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11 pages in length. This is an advanced research paper on gender-based crime and the fear of crime phenomena. It has been found that there is a gender-based mentality when examining the fear of crime and the measurement of crime against a particular gender. While a crime may be the same, it affects each gender differently. Relates to sociology and criminology as to how those professions deal with the measurement problems associated with this occurrence. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Gender Characterization
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To say that gender roles are merely the
subjugation of women as 'irrational' would not be true. However,
oftentimes women are depicted in literature as irrational and powerless.
This 5 page paper explores the characterization of Desiree in Kate
Chopin's story of Desiree's Baby; for the grandmother in Flannery
O'Connor's A Good Man Is Hard To Find and the woman, Jig, in Hemingway's
Hills Like White Elephants in terms of these factors. No additional
sources are listed.
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Gender inequality
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A five page paper which looks at the history of gender inequality, with particular reference to the works of JS Mill, Joan Scott and Carole Pateman. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Gender Inequality In The Workplace
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A 5 page paper. Despite the laws and movements, women still do not enjoy equality in the workplace, not in position, not in wages. This paper discusses the origins of gender inequality and provides some examples of how it exists today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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