Feminism and Gender Roles in the 1950s and 1960s
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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 bound into domesticity. Concludes that to judge the changes in gender roles which occurred during the 1960s is the same as judging any facet of human evolution. The relationship between men and women is no more static than any other aspect of our culture and society. Women had witnessed the breaking down of racial discrimination, and age-old attitudes about sexuality and other barriers, they were ready to implement equal changes in their own lives. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Feminism and John Stuart Mill
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This 5 page paper examines Mill's 1869 The Subjection of Women. Many contemporary examples are used to explore this nineteenth century work. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Feminism And Postmodernism/Postculturalism: What Do They Offer Nursing Scholars Interested In Industry Power Relations?
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4 pages in length. The extent to which feminism and postmodernism/postculturalism have an impact upon nursing scholars who are interested in industry power relations is both grand and far-reaching. That the entire nursing field has developed through the years into a critical component of overall health care speaks to the nature of strength, power, insight and tenacity inherent to the female spirit; in order for nursing scholars to combat the ever-present aspect of male-oriented power relations, it is important for the tenets of feminism and postmodernism/postculturalism to lead the way. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Feminism Through the Centuries
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A 5 page paper which examines how the historical definition of feminism has changed over time, and specifically considers the roles of class conflict, race conflict, generational differences, science and technology in fragmenting the women’s movement through three phases of reform – the middle nineteenth-century, the early twentieth century and the late twentieth century. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Feminism/A Personal Manifesto
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A 4 page essay that offers a student a guide to writing a "personal manifesto" on her life, which the writer describes in terms of her gender affects her life orientation. The writer does this within the context of discussing the student's relationship to feminism. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Feminism: Gender Categorization Verses the Concept of Sex
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A 5 page discussion of the traditional feminist distinction between sex and gender. Contends that feminists do not deny the biological facts of their bodies, only society’s tendency to lump them into certain societal categories because of their bodies. With the advent of the societal movement we now refer to as feminism, there were dramatic changes in gender roles, the societal expectations for women as opposed to men. While there were changes, however, these changes were not without their problems. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Feminism: Ecological Theory
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5 pages in length. Women have been under patriarchal control since the beginning of time; when compared to man's domination over nature is there a tangible correlation between the way in which the male gender reigns over both entities. This concept, known as the ecofeminist theory, speaks to the fact that women and nature are on parallel paths with regard to patriarch oppression, clearly illustrating the extent to which patriarchal control transcends virtually all boundaries. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Feminist Analysis of Dorothy Allison’s “Bastard Out of Carolina”
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A 5 page paper which examines how patriarchal gender relations are depicted in the novel, specifically the way in which gender roles are presented in a way that implicitly benefits men and harm women, and explores what, if any, alternatives to traditional gender relations are proposed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Feminist Anthropology and Postmodern Criticism
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A 6 page discussion of feminist anthropology, the approach to anthropology which entails an intent to overcome the traditional male-dominate biases which have previously existed in the field. Presents the work of Sherry B. Ortner as well as numerous other authors to illustrate the premises of feminist anthropology. Points out that even this approach is not without its critics. Cautions that while some in anthropology today seek to take the discipline one more step, to use it as a tool for exposing the factors which result in the world's inequalities, particularly the inequalities between men and women and overcoming those factors, that approach is a distraction and indeed a threat to the traditional intent of the discipline. Concludes that the anthropologist is to observe and record, not to interfere in matters which were in existence long prior to our arrival on the scene. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Feminist Archeology
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To understand feminist archeology, the student will first want to understand the basic principles of archeology and how that might relate to gender roles and feminist thought. This 11 page paper argues that the primary purpose of feminist archeology is to study the gender roles of the past through the use of established archeological methods. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Feminist Criticism Regarding Historic Male Patriarchy
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A 5 page discussion of the feminist criticism methodology and how it relates to anthropological investigations. Specifically reviews the work of Sherry Ortner, an article originally published in 1974 and entitled "Is Female to Male as Nature is to Culture?". This article has now been reproduced in the second edition of Jon R. McGee's and Richard L. Warms' "Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History" and is particularly instructive in regard to the historic relationship between the sexes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Feminist Critique/Disney Films
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A 3 page summation and analysis of Pamela O'Brien's essay "The Happiest Films on Earth." The writer states that the purpose of this essay is to demonstrate that, despite certain superficial changes in perspective, the Walt Disney films Cinderella and The Little Mermaid show that the Disney support of patriarchal ideology did not change between the production of these two films. No additional sources are cited.
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Feminist Novels:
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This 4 page paper examines feminist literature such as "The Guide", "Maru", "Nervous Conditions", and "The Collector of Treasures" and discusses why these post-colonial stories are such ppowerful examples of feminist issues. This paper provides examples from these stories to illustrate the strength of the female characters and their refusal to be oppressed by a male dominated society. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: GSFemNov.rtf

Feminist Overtones in Mary Shelly’s “Frankenstein”: The Symbolism in the Role of “Victor”
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A 5 page discussion of Mary Shelly’s classic science fiction. The author contends that the underlying theme of subjugation could be interpreted to apply to the societal situation which the feminist movement as a whole has revolted against. The primary perpetrator of this situation in Mary Shelly’s "Frankenstein" is identified as Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Frankenstein’s fictional creator. No additional sources are listed.
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Feminist Principles: Wollstonecraft and Austen
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An 18 page paper which examines the feminist principles in the works of Wollstonecraft and Jane Austen. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Feminist Reaction to Frankenstein by Shelley
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A 3 page paper which offers a feminist reaction to the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. No sources cited.
Filename: RAmeki.rtf

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