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Pink Tax, Rachel Y. Thorsness
Pink Tax, Rachel Y. Thorsness
Sociology Student Work Collection
Abstract: The pink tax is the extra amount the average woman is charged for basic products or services. Even though these products contain the same ingredients as those marketed to men, there is a considerable difference in the amount women are paying. This tax is seen on personal care products, children toys, and auto-insurance.
Challenging Normative Gender Within The Domestic Sphere, Becki Waskey
Challenging Normative Gender Within The Domestic Sphere, Becki Waskey
Sociology Student Work Collection
This informational pamphlet explores the ways in which socialization drives behavior and normative gender standards in early childhood.
A Nordic Progression: Making Way Toward Gender Equality, Rachel Y. Thorsness
A Nordic Progression: Making Way Toward Gender Equality, Rachel Y. Thorsness
Sociology Student Work Collection
Gender inequality has continued to persist in the United States. This presentation captures how Nordic countries have closed 80% of the gender gap. By looking at the policies that have been successful in other countries, the United States may find solution in closing their own gender gap.
Gia Gunn: A Story Of Learning, Doing And Relearning Gender, Katrina Thulin
Gia Gunn: A Story Of Learning, Doing And Relearning Gender, Katrina Thulin
Sociology Student Work Collection
This presentation is about Gia Gunn, a transgender drag queen and how she, and all of us, learn, do and relearn gender regularly.
Gender Stereotypes And Relationship Equity And Satisfaction, Justin Newsome
Gender Stereotypes And Relationship Equity And Satisfaction, Justin Newsome
Student Research Posters
- Gender stereotypes divide men and women along biological, emotional, and cognitive lines. This social construct can be summed up by the phrase “men are from Mars, women are from Venus.”
- The sex of a person is the biological category of male or female and gender is the social aspect of being male or female (Robinson et al., 2001).
- Social constructs thatpromote gender stereotypes can have an impact on the suppression of biological responses (Brody, 1997). This thinking influences behaviorin men and women that is self-fulfilling to gender stereotypes (Baez et al., 2017).
- This may have an effect on how men …
Volume 8: Gender, Governance And Islam, Deniz Kandiyoti, Nadje Al-Ali, Kathryn Spellman Poots
Volume 8: Gender, Governance And Islam, Deniz Kandiyoti, Nadje Al-Ali, Kathryn Spellman Poots
Exploring Muslim Contexts
Analyses the links between gender and governance in contemporary Muslim majority countries and diaspora contexts.
Following a period of rapid political change, both globally and in relation to the Middle East and South Asia, this collection sets new terms of reference for an analysis of the intersections between global, state, non-state and popular actors and their contradictory effects on the politics of gender.
The volume charts the shifts in academic discourse and global development practice that shape our understanding of gender both as an object of policy and as a terrain for activism. Nine individual case studies systematically explore how …
Great Sexpectations: Analyzing The Influence Of Expectation And Desire On Sexual Behaviors Performed In Hookups, Mariel Boyle
Great Sexpectations: Analyzing The Influence Of Expectation And Desire On Sexual Behaviors Performed In Hookups, Mariel Boyle
Research Days Posters 2016-2019
Sexual acts performed in college hookups are determined by a variety of factors. A significant problem is that culturally driven taboos cloud open communication during hookups leading to unexpressed expectations. These unexpressed expectations play a large role in sexual decision-making. Ideally, hookup partners would only engage in acts they desire, but culturally driven expectations are powerful forces, and may lead to the performance of less-preferred acts. Norm driven expectations develop into persistent sexual scripts that young adults follow closely. Moreover, the influence of expectations may be gendered due to sex role traditionality. Implications for hookup behavior are discussed.