Essays and Research Papers on Gender & Society

A 5 page paper which examines gender issues in Frederick Douglass’ “My Bondage and My Freedom.” Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.

A 12 page overview of the societal changes which occurred during these two decades in regard to the relationships between men and women. Notes a number of factors combined to effect these changes. These were inclusive of the subservient role of women throughout history, inequalities in the workplace, and the perception of being ...

This 5 page paper discusses how both society and culture influence gender roles. Specifically, this paper examines "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston and "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" by Ernest Hemmingway as means of providing insight into this matter in terms of how these stories address gender roles. ...

This 9 page paper examines a newspaper article which reports the gap between the average female wage and the average male wage has decreased and consider how this may be interpreted, After examining the article and what it means the event it is reported is examined from a functionalist approach, using the work of ...

A 4 page consideration of how gender affects decision in this futuristic novel by Nalo Hopkinson. No additional sources are listed.

A 3 page overview of how gender has been consistently stereotyped for generations. Women are almost always depicted as inferior to men. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page essay on culture and gender roles. The writer details how education, popular culture, and advertising both reflect and create gender roles. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper compares two articles regarding gender. One is by Fausto-Sterling and contends that there are more than two sexes and so male and female stereotyping is wrong. The second article praises the Promisekeepers program, a male Christian group that endorses defined roles in marriage. Bibliography lists 2 sources. ...

This 6-page paper is a tutorial that demonstrates to the student writer how to compose a vignette that describes her life as a woman, and when she became aware of the gender differences. The paper its self examines an actual vignette suggests ways in which this vignette could fit into the original assignment, which ...

This 14 page paper examines the issue of gender when it comes to domestic violence. Statistics are provided. Types of abuse proliferated by men and women are examined. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

8 page sociological discussion of gender inequality. Author emphasizes magnitude of the problem, reasons etc; Excellent detail and arguments. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

6 pages in length. The extent to which men and women enjoy equal rights is based upon myriad considerations: cultural components, progressive society, religious beliefs and strength of conviction just to name a few. This is not to say, however, that women worldwide have experienced the advances of more socially advanced societies as ...

This 5 page paper explores several sociological theories in terms of how society has been ordered to render the male the dominant sex. Feminist ideology is explored as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page research paper/essay that addresses the topic of gender roles in US culture. Gender roles in mainstream American culture have been evolving rapidly over the last thirty years due to the influence of the women's movement and its influence. Young women today have many more job opportunities and career options. Men who are ...

This 16 page paper takes a look at media's effect on gender roles. Video games are the focus as they tend to categorize women into two groups. The thesis of this paper is that messages provided by video games affect behavior of males and females and is especially dangerous for young women. Specific video games ...

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of gender roles in advertisements. Two print ads are analyzed for their gendered content. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper takes a look at two books--Doumato's Getting God's Ear and Fernea's Guests of the Sheik : An Ethnography of an Iraqi Village. The works are compared and contrasted. The importance of gender is discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page research paper/essay that discusses which factor is more influential on social life, race or gender? The writer argues that excellent arguments can be made for both positions, but that, ultimately, an overall consideration of gender and race tends to favor gender as being predominant, as this aspect of humane experience ...

Nearly three decades after the 'Feminist Movement' and the initiation of the Equal Rights Amendment, much of the entertainment media is still reflecting lower-level roles, even subordinate roles for women. This 4 page essay explores 'The Smurfette Principle' in terms of various preschool television shows. The similarity of today's storylines to those of 25 and ...

10 pages. The image of power and gender roles in popular culture reflects significant patriarchal control, with the manipulation of the female gender a pertinent component of its objective. That women have been forced to prove their worthiness within the stringent boundaries of a male-dominated existence speaks volumes about the inherent fortitude that comprises the female spirit. ...

A 5 page summary overview of the article, along with critical commentary on the author's findings. No additional sources are used.

This 4 page paper examines Virginia Woolfe's, "To the Lighthouse" and Graham Swift's, "Waterland" in order to examine the way in which gender conflicts are handled in these works. This paper furthermore provides insight into the basic plot of each story in order to illustrate how the issue of gender manifests in each instance. ...

A 4 page essay that analyzes and contrasts the way in which gender roles are defined and are evident in Western society. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is an 8 page paper that provides an overview of Walker's "The Color Purple". Through a postmodern reading of the work, Walker's treatment of gender identity is explored. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

4 pages in length. The issue of gender – all the social, political and economic hardship imposed upon women – is due directly to the cultural construct of patriarchy. While some countries like the United States have overcome a significant amount of such oppressive gender control, others in lesser-evolved societies continue to persecute ...