Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to‚ and differentiating between‚ masculinity and femininity. Depending on the context‚ these characteristics may include biological sex (i.e. the state of being male‚ female or intersex)‚ sex-based social structures (including gender roles and other social roles)‚ or gender identity Introduction Media play important roles in society. They report on current events‚ provide frameworks for interpretation‚ mobilise citizens with regard to various
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according to med lexicon’s medical dictionary‚ gender is "the category to which an individual is assigned by self or others‚ on the basis of sex." In other words‚ sex equal to male and female‚ and it also refers to a natural or living feature. Parallel to that‚ gender equal to manly and feminine‚ it refers to cultural or learned the statistical significance of sex. In addition‚ when a baby is born‚ that baby can be given a gender base on its biology sex. Gender roles refer to society’s notion
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In today’s modern world ‚ it seems like they’re over 50% of people glued to their phone losing communication with the outside world and the other 50% are interacting with the world. As the years go by many companies make new and improved technology for their buyers. This recent and the future generation seem to focus on the virtual life rather than socializing with the world. Its ironic how from the year of the 21st century more people are glued to their phone rather than interacting with the outside
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(Eds.)‚ Encyclopedia of Sociology‚ Revised Edition. New York: Macmillan. Introduction Femininity and masculinity or one ’s gender identity (Burke‚ Stets and Pirog-Good 1988; Spence 1985) refers to the degree to which persons see themselves as masculine or feminine given what it means to be a man or woman in society. Femininity and masculinity are rooted in the social (one ’s gender) rather than the biological (one ’s sex). Societal members decide what being male or female means (e.g.‚ dominant or passive
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Lexical Analysis of Gender and Language Theories Muna Mohammed Abbas College of Engineering/ Babylon University 1. Introduction The major thing that distinguishes human beings from animals is basically our way to communicate with each other by using language. We have words for specific things‚ emotions‚ expressions and it appears as though we have words for everything when thinking about it. In each language; words are constructed in a certain way. When working with language‚ it is quite
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According to the holy bible‚ the god made a woman from a man’s rib. This shows that from ancient time‚ a woman already became dependent on a man. Today‚ that opinion seems to be changing. Many countries on the world admit to gender equality among men and women. However‚ there are some people still think that woman are born to be subordinate to men. What factors make these people always think like that? Are they biological‚ or social and cultural factors? Some scientists and theorists believe that
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Gender is a significant factor in shaping our identies. From birth‚ children are classified into two categories; male and female. Although research has made it very clear that gender is socially constructed‚ Gender has been so thoroughly embedded in our institutions‚ our actions‚ our beliefs and our desires‚ that it appears to us to be completely natural. In many cultural contexts‚ gender can determine‚ our rights and duties‚ our social‚ economic and political roles‚ what attitudes and behaviors
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Famous Local and Foreign Entrepreneurs Edgar Sia II Down south in Iloilo city‚ he was once an obscure‚ down-to-earth businessman eking out a living. He’s nicknamed "Injap‚" the combined first syllables of his parents’ ethnic origins – father is “intsik” (Chinese)‚ while mother is Japanese‚ both entrepreneurs. Instead of pursuing a business degree in college as desired by his parents‚ Sia took a course in architecture in college‚ but only to drop out later. Yes‚ he’s a school dropout
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS’ PERFOMANCE AND PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY IN UGANDA MUKONO DISTRICT COUNCIL SCORE-CARD REPORT 2009/2010 LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS’ PERFOMANCE AND PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY IN UGANDA MUKONO DISTRICT COUNCIL SCORE-CARD REPORT 2009/2010 Lillian Muyomba-Tamale Godber W. Tumushabe Ivan Amanigaruhanga Viola Bwanika-Semyalo Emma Jones ACODE Policy Research Series No. 45‚ 2011 1 LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS’ PERFOMANCE AND PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY IN UGANDA 2
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Gender Identity Introduction This paper will discuss issues dealing with the roles of biological factors‚ (nature)‚ and environmental influences‚ (nurture)‚ on sexual differentiation and gender identity. The author‚ Troy Stutsman‚ will evaluate and give a determination as to which has the greater influence on gender identity: nature or nurture. Also discussed will be the current arguments about sexual identity and how evidence from biopsychology which may help to resolve the argument. What is
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