Essays and Research Papers on Gender Studies

A 3 page paper that responds to questions concerning gender roles and modern media, with a particular focus on issue of masculinity that are describes in the documentary "Tough Guise," which features the comments of Jackson Katz. No additional sources are cited.

A 5 page book report on Jean Bethke Elshtain’s Women and War. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page reflection essay comments on "I Want a Wife" by Judy Brady, which was first published in the early 1970s and outlines the way in which the traditional marriage paradigm envisioned that role. The writer argues that this paradigm has changed and that young women today insist on marriage being an equal partnership. ...

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of discriminatory experiences faced by aging gay couples. A research design is proposed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of self-objectification. Various experiments in objectification are examined. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper consists largely of a book summary. A short critique of the book is included. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 17 page paper considers the history of women in this male dominated field and their contemporary successes and challenges. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This is an 11 page paper that provides an overview of feminist themes in "I'm Sexy and I Know It". In particular, the subversion of the male gaze is examined. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page essay offers an overview of gender equality in Arab countries. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page research paper pertains to the way in which American society views older, post-menopausal women. The writer discusses ageism and stereotypes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 20 page essay contains 3 essays of roughly 1500 words each on the following works, all of which pertain to women: Kate Chopin's The Awakening; Toni Morrison's Sula and a play by Michel Tremblay, Les Belles-Soeurs. No additional sources cited.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of vehicle ads. Misogynistic content inherent in recent ads is analyzed. Bibliography lists 1 source.

In six pages this paper examines the complexities of women’s place in the world in a comparative analysis of the texts Unnatural Selections and Mothers, Monsters, Whores. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 6 page paper discusses the changes in American society that have occurred as women have entered the workforce in larger and larger numbers. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 5 page paper reviews the memoire and diary of Anna Labzina. Social stratification of the day, particularly social stratification between rich and poor and male and female are explored. No additional sources are listed.

This 6 page paper describes gender roles of Latin American and Native American cultures, as well as attitudes towards same-sex orientation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the course of gender history during the twentieth century and how perspectives concerning the roles of women changed during this period. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the gender gap between wages earned by women and those earned by men. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In a paper of three pages, the author writes bout gender myths and commercials. The author of this paper uses a Pantene commercial to talk about gender myths. There are three sources cited in this paper.

The art of persuasion is a highly powerful tool in virtually every situation whereby one entity seeks to sway the behavior of another entity. A fundamental component for survival, persuasive techniques are found throughout the natural world in such forms as camouflage (chameleon), deception (Venus flytrap) and coercion (humans), all of whom have the ...

In a paper of nine pages, the author writes about the representations of gender within the television show Friends. The author of this paper uses specific instances from particular episodes to show representations of gender. There are six sources cited in this paper.

In a paper of seven pages, the author writes about the representations of gender within the television show Friends. The author of this paper uses specific instances from particular episodes to show representations of gender. There are five sources cited in this paper.