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Pink & Femininity, Lydia Abuli
Pink & Femininity, Lydia Abuli
Sociology Student Work Collection
This presentation discusses the origins of gender association with the color pink. It attempts to provide history on its masculine origin and its transition into a feminine indicator of gender. Through examples in popular culture, medicine, and the economy it describes the role that pink has played for women and men and how the meanings assigned to it have shifted over time.
Metal Music And Gender, Adam Fortney
Metal Music And Gender, Adam Fortney
Sociology Student Work Collection
Heavy metal music is experienced as a vibrant and empowering global community, but its history, structure, and practice reflect and recreate larger patterns of masculine hegemony within the metal world. As the metal ethos is centered around the practice and affirmation of social transgression, some are pushing the boundaries of metal itself to become a vehicle for critical social discourse around structural inequalities, including gendered hegemony.
Gender Inequality For Men And Women At Work, Justyce Edgar
Gender Inequality For Men And Women At Work, Justyce Edgar
Sociology Student Work Collection
This presentation demonstrates societies view of men's work and women's work. We define key concepts like masculinity and femininity and then analyze how these ideas penetrate our work force today. With this notion, we then discuss how the workforce takes advantage of women and their work.
Masculinity And Femininity Culture Jam, Jaynetha Robinson
Masculinity And Femininity Culture Jam, Jaynetha Robinson
Sociology Student Work Collection
Everybody knows that “changing social definitions of womanhood and manhood affect self-perceptions, opportunities, and behaviors” (T SOC Sociology of Gender 2017 [course syllabus]). What everybody may not know is that when we buy femininity and masculinity as products we diminish our true identity and strengthen gender stereotypes.
Devaluation Of Feminized Work, Jazmine Christen
Devaluation Of Feminized Work, Jazmine Christen
Sociology Student Work Collection
Examines the devaluation of feminized work and how it impacts both men and women. Also, the reasons why care work is feminized and undervalued are discussed.
Breaking Down Binaries In A Binary World: An Athletic Experience, Heather Ashley Denaro
Breaking Down Binaries In A Binary World: An Athletic Experience, Heather Ashley Denaro
MSW Capstones
Although the acceptance rates of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) athletes is growing in society, the gap of understanding athletes in this community is apparent. Previous research has found LGB athletes perform at a higher rate if they are surrounded by those who are supportive and understanding of their perceived lifestyle. Breaking Down Binaries in a Binary World: An Athletic Experience, is a 2-year project to increase knowledge, awareness, and education for collegiate coaches to provide a safer environment for LGB athletes and their straight-ally counterparts. This 4-part curriculum is facilitated by the Title IX coordinator- with the assistance of …
Recognizing The Real, Brooke Searight
Recognizing The Real, Brooke Searight
Sociology Student Work Collection
This considers the media's role in current social issues from a feminist perspective, including representations of femininity, masculinity, dieting, body image and contemporary topics.