For another perspective on pornography, I want to share with all of you Catherine MacKinnon's basic position, and I will supply a supporting argument that is grounded in contemporary evolutionary biology. She thinks that all women are hurt by porn. She thinks that porn perpetuates the mal...

ABSTRACT This experiment is designed to test whether or not gender is a major contributing factor to the recovery heart rate in humans. Most would assume that the male heart rate would be considerably faster in recovery time than that of the female. This experiment furthers that assumption by elim...

In today\'s society, everyone takes on gender roles that will determine the way they think, act and react with other people, but where do they come from? Many people, such as scientists, believe gender roles are a result of biology and our genetic makeup, however the authors of many psychology book...

Do you think single sex teaching is effective? Why would anyone want to go to an all boys' schools? Can you imagine school without girls, cheer leaders, and gossiping about girls? We may think about this and decide there are no advantages to an all boys' school, but in reality, single sex ...

A fellow waitress once said to me "waitressing is the quintessential female job, revealing the deeply gender-based expectations in the world of work and it upholds the idea of sex-segregation." I was a young server at the time she said this to me and had never really thought about my job ...

Laird Harrison, in "A Classroom in Which You Can Speak Your Mind," believes schools should separate boys and girls. Laird Harrison said that even though a single-sex education might not be an optimum decision to help "every distracted student," it is considered a good solution fo...

I have a lot to say about this "glass ceiling" business. In fact, when I started outlining my thoughts on the topic, I knew exactly what it was I wanted to impart and felt that my sentiments echoed those of many of my female friends and colleagues; That the theory of the glass ceiling was nothing mo...

Gender identity is somehow acquired and is not \"just normal.\" There have been different theories on gender identity, many positions but all of them, as Laqueur says, have to do with the question of power in the society. During the first wave of feminism the main debate was between Rouseau and Mar...

What I've Learned From Men by Barbara Ehrenreich As a social activist and a feminist, Barbara Ehrenreich has written on the subjects of healthcare, class, families, and sex. Ehrenreich attended Reed College, and later obtained a PhD in biology from The Rockefeller University in...

The term socialization refers to the \"lifelong social experience by which individuals develop their human potential and learn culture.\" [Macionis et al. p 55] The concept of socialization is that our actions are driven/learned by culture. Socialization is also the foundation of personality, which ...

From the earliest years of ancient times, women's status were defined by their relationship to men. A woman was in second place to the man never the first. Since early historical times, women have been considered not only intellectually inferior to men but also a major source of temptation an...

The 17th and 18th centuries saw the beginning stage of the women's movement towards intellectual and social equality with men. Women were weaker physically, bore children as well as nurtured them. The economics and culture of Europe at this time were strongly influenced by religion and resulte...

'Sex' and 'gender' both classify an organism, but in different ways. 'Sex' is what defines organisms as female or male on the basis of their reproductive organs and functions. 'Gender' defines the sexual identity, especially in relation to society or culture, of an organism. Whereas 'sex' just looks...

THE RECOVERY RATE OF THE MALE IS SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER THAN THAT OF THE FEMALE. Abstract:This experiment is designed to test whether or not gender is a major contributing factor to the recovery heart rate in humans. Most would assume that the male heart rate would be considerably faster in recover...

Women constitute over half of the global population today. Their contributions socially, economically, culturally, and politically are great yet, their efforts have been recognized at a much lower proportion than those of men. Over the past thirty years, the legal status of the woman has undoubtedly...