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...

Personal Interest The social phenomenon that is of paramount interest to me is the sociological process that young homosexual men and women go through known as "Coming Out." This is of interest to me, because of my personal experiences coming out, and of a personal desire to understand the strugg...

Sociological tradition has deep roots in pragmatism; social forces should be observable if they are true. Furthermore, the ultimate way to achieve true verstehen is to understand the interaction from the perspective of the actor. Thus, this qualitative analysis of social interaction will focus on ...

Introduction Death and desire are two of the most extreme feelings that can be felt by humans. Death and desire lie at the two opposite sides of emotions. Death, being the end of life, a feeling of fear and the final step, of going towards meeting the lord again. Whereas, desire is...

Transvestitism In the last few decades, there has been a rapid change in social attitude towards so-called sexual problems. There has been a call for the freedom to live in the style of which one chooses, so long as no one else is harmed in the process. One area that appears little understood, ...

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· Why can it be argued that "gender" is not a noun (Judith Butler 1999:3 )? "Gender is always a doing, though not a doing by a subject who might be said to preexist the deed... There is no gender identity behind the expressions of gender; that identity is performativ...

Introduction Historically, physical exercise was reserved for gym class participants and male athletes. Now, there is a treadmill or elliptical machine at every garage sale from coast to coast. The rise of home fitness equipment in the United States is a fascinating study of a need that has been...