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Feminism And The Legalization Of Prostitution: How Far Down The River?, Marilyn C. Zilli

IUSTITIA

One of the most telling issues on the state of the women's movement today is that of the legalization of prostitution. It would be inappropriate to say that the issue has caused a breach in the ranks: the term is inapplicable to a movement which has never claimed coherency and which has, in fact, consistently demonstrated an inability to reconcile the views of its various factions. The prostitution issue is important, rather, precisely because it underscores these differences of analysis and tactics which have appeared in other areas and the splits between white middle class liberal women, radical feminists, marxist …

The Beginning Of The Women's Movement In Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 1962, James Wade

IUSTITIA

No abstract provided.

Present Status Of Women In Professional Athletics, Debra Gaber

IUSTITIA

The life of a female professional athlete in many ways seems undesirable. Attitudinal pressures and societal demands coupled with the rigors of competitive sport make a female pro's life draining, if not oppressive. On the outside there may appear a gleam of happiness as a photographer catches a pro in action during her moment of glory. Magazine articles assume by inference that being "number one" is glamorous and highly desirable. It does mark a tremendous achievement in an athlete's life, but for a female athlete, "getting there" is almost a nightmare. No female professional is without some battle scars.

Our …

Stranger In Our Midst: The Working Class Woman, Yvonne Van Der Klip Stam

IUSTITIA

Although some of the concrete goals of women's liberation such as adequate available day care for children are important to women of both the blue collar and middle classes, the philosophy expressed by the movement is not calculated to attract the working class woman. Two incomes may be increasingly necessary to the middle class family, and an increasing number of middle class women are now supporting their children alone, but the movement speaks of freeing women fiom child care to pursue a career, an idea which does not speak to a blue collar woman concerned with getting a job to …

Responses, Margaret Shaffer, Marilyn C. Zilli, Linda Lanam, Karen Cutwright, Sharon Wildey

IUSTITIA

Editor and author comments on articles from this issue.

Pandora's Box: The Liberation Of Welfare Mothers, Bonnie Morel Edington

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Excerpt from the full-text article:

The non-"misandrist" mainstream of the women's movement has suggested that, more than women being liberated from male oppression, both sexes need to be liberated from the tyranny of culturally determined sex roles, the last bastion of ascribed status. If all social roles were androgynous they could be based on more relevant criteria. For example, children would be encouraged to develop skills and talents without regard for their "appropriateness" to gender, the male-female ratio in the work force and in nearly all specific occupations would be virtually equal, pay would be equal, and the number of …

A Study Of The Relationship Between Attitudes Toward Woman's Roles And Career Choices Of Women Graduate Students, Barbara Backstrand

Dissertations and Theses

The purposes of the present study were to explore how American college women view their roles and whether or not women who choose not-traditional-for-women (NTW) careers have more or less social support from significant others for that choice than women who choose traditional-for-women (TW) careers. A related question asked whether aspects of a woman's personal history predict her role attitudes and behavior as an adult.

Annotated Bibliography: The Concept Of Androgyny: A Working Bibliography, Nancy Topping Bazin

Women's & Gender Studies Faculty Publications

Androgyny has been variously understood at different times in different cultures, but the idea has been ever present. Just as in each age myths are reinterpreted, so too the androgynous ideal must be redefined again and again by succeeding generations. Our androgynous vision can be informed by tradition and history, but it must be free of the misogyny and sexism which has pervaded much of what men have written about it heretofore. The continued use of the term androgyny is necessary if we are to transcend the dualistic culture and the sex roles we have inherited, but feminists must clarify …

Campaign Flyers And Cards: Nomination For Edna Saffy

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Edna Saffy, Coordinator - Florida Parades for the ERA, for Nominating Committee. January 16, 1974.

Event Tickets: Now State Conference, Celebration, September 8, 1973

Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials

Ticket to a feminist event at the Now State conference. SAturday, September 8, 1973.

Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory : A Definition Of Woman By Julia Ward Howe, Gayle Ann Gullett

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Although neglected by historians Julia Ward Howe contributed much more to American civilization than the words of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." She was one of the founders of women's clubs and a prominent member of the women suffrage movement. At the turn of the century, Mrs. Howe was nearly a household name. She was eulogized at her death in 1910 as "the most distinguished woman in America." Mrs. Howe was the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a distinction not shared by another woman until 1930.

Several biographies have been written on the …

Zamala, Sadaka And Hob: Conceptions Of Relations Between The Sexes Among Urban Cairo Youth And Adults, Marlene Michel Anawati

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Incarcerated And Non-Incarcerated Women Based On The M.M.P.I., Rose Marie Carter

Masters Theses

The field for research on women offenders provides an extensive opportunity for scientific investigation. Many writers (Gibbons, 1971; Cunningham, 1964; Sutherland, 1968) have discussed the causes of crime and their resulting social implications. Organized mass presentations of the movement of crime among women is negligible. Today female incarcerates make up approximately 11 per cent (Lerner, 1972) of the total number in state and federal penitentiaries. Previous research (Cunningham, 1964) on female felons found poor self-concept, excessive dependency and pathological emotionality to be a consistent pattern in women criminals. Other research (Apfeldorf, 1971; Guze, 1959) found criminal and non-criminal groups could …

Homosexual Recall Of Parent-Child Relationships: A Sampling Problem?, Tim J. Cain

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to try to determine whether or not the way that a homosexual recalled his parent child relationships might be a function of the population from which he was drawn.

The primary hypothesis of this paper was that attitudes would not differ significantly between homosexual and heterosexual groups. A secondary hypothesis was that attitudes would not differ significantly between groups in each area covered; therapy, social action, and non-social action.

Sixty male homosexuals and 60 male heterosexuals volunteered to participate in this study.

The 27 item questionnaire adapted by Ray Evans from Irving Bieber's questionnaire …

Male And Female Anti-Feminism: A Further Examination Of The Authoritarian Personality, David L. Arntzen

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Ua37/39 News From Uso Shows, David Livingston, United Service Organizations

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

USO information of special importance to USO shows personnel touring overseas. Guidelines used by David "Doc" Livingston while preparing the Gemini jazz bands for USO tours of military bases.

A Comparative Study Of The Role Of Women And Sport In England And Mexico, D. Sue Hankins

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Identities In Gay Drinking Places, Sharon Gertrude White

Dissertations and Theses

It is through the announcement and placement of various identities that one is able to enter into various types of social relations. Identity is a label used to describe a person in a particular situation as being a kind of social object. A person announces his identity and others place him as having this identity on the basis of his appearance. Structural relations have been defined as relations where one may enter by using a title, while interpersonal relations are entered by using a name or nickname. Structural identities place people in categories, while separating them from others in different …

Fifth Freedom, 1971-08-08, The Mattachine Society Of The Niagara Frontier

Fifth Freedom

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Hoyt to Introduce Local Bill

MSNF to Push for Church Action

TV Show to be Taped

Gays to "Teach" in Police Academy in Fall

Fund Goal Almost Realized

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Age, Emotional Maturity And The Decision To Marry, Patricia Ann Duclos, David F. Thomas, Joanne Zusman

Dissertations and Theses

The decision to marry and choice of mate are two issues contemplated by most individuals during their lifetime. It is our belief that the manner in which an individual makes these decisions is a reflection of that individual’s level of emotional maturity.

In our society, the right to enter into a marriage agreement is largely determined by chronological age. Our research problem began with the hypothesis that there is no direct relationship between chronological age and emotional maturity at the time of marriage.

For our study, marriages were divided into two general categories: 1) teenage marriages in which at least …

Relationship Of The Self-Concept To Selected Measures Of Performance Among Male Navajo Students At Intermountain School, Melvern Eugene Graham

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The relationship of various measures of high school performance and a measure of the self-concept were examined for the 1970-71 senior male students at Intermountain School, Brigham City, Utah. Some significant correlations were found.

Their junior year vocational training grade and grade point average were found to be significantly correlated to their self-definition score, as ere all but one of the teachers' subjective evaluations.

General aptitude, reading ability, previous years at Intermountain, and class grouping were not found to show any significant correlation with the self-definition test score. Age was found to be correlated at the .01 level with the …

Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 6 – Adolescence, Wku Sociology

WKU Administration Documents

Table of Contents:

• Cogswell, Betty E. Communication with Adolescents: A Study of Sex Information Sessions
• Dickinson, George E. Sex Information Sources of Black & White Adolescents in a Southern Community
• Huth, Mary Jo. Drug Abuse & American Youth
• Levin, Martin L. Intra-Familial Patterns of Political Socialization: The Model of Male Dominance Re-examined
• Newman, John J. & Martin L. Levin. Patterns of Agreement Between Adolescents & Their Parents on Adolescent Rules
• Schwartz, Michael. Education & Adolescent Adjustment
• Wilkinson, Doris Y. Racial Beliefs of White Adolescents: An Exploratory Inquiry
• Wells, J. Gipson. A Selected Bibliography on the Sociology of Adolescence

How Women Are Made: A Look At The Issues Of The Women's Liberation Movement, Lenore Jan Coffey

Dissertations and Theses

This project was originally conceived of as an exploration and written presentation of various dimensions of the contemporary social movement called the Women's Liberation Movement. The exploration was to be through personal experience in the movement and research in movement literature.

A Postulated Alternative To Current Oregon Marital Statute (Ors 106.71): A Frankly Revisionist Analysis Of The Concrete Situation, Ken Jones, Ray Kendall, Jan Nolley, Jill Weeden

Dissertations and Theses

According to the Oregon Marriage statute an applicant for a marriage license must present a physician's statement that he is free from certain mental and physical conditions. When the examining physician is not satisfied that the applicant is free from these conditions, the applicant is referred to the Committee of Three, a special standing committee appointed by the Board of Social Protection for determining whether or not a license to marry should be granted.

In the spring of 1970 such a situation was referred to the committee for its consideration. As a result of the committee's involvement with this applicant, …

Ua94/6/3 Expatriate, Bruce Tucker

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Underground newspaper commenting on Western Kentucky University administration and events. Articles include:

• Todd, Tom. Is the Western Coed Liberated?
• Harris, Mike. Hours Fight Continues - Visitation Policy
• Harris, Mike. American Association of University Professors Won't Publish Survey Results
• On the Refusal of the AAUP
• Tichenor, Steve. Focus on the Arts
• How Liberated Are You?
• Todd, Tom. Speaker Policy Accepted
• Conversation / Women's Role in Society & on the Campus - Jo Ann Sandifer, Tina Showalter, Vicki Kirchner, Dona O'Sullivan, Jackie Siddens
• Solley, George. Twelfth Night: Dulce et Utile
• Women: Organize & Resist
• Overrule the Roberts Freaks - Associated Student Government

Exploration Of Possible Types Of Alienation And Adjustment Existing For 1964 Male Intermountain School Graduates, Maree Ruth Kjar

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The relationship of traditionalism (knowledge of traditional stories), teachers' evaluations of traits (skill, punctuality, security, leadership, use of English, and personal appearance), social relationships (manner of relating, friends--non-Indian or Indian, who do they talk to about problems, and marital status), and productive activity (amount of time spent in employment, school, and military) to existing attitudes toward reservation living, non-Indian way of life, and a combination of the two attitudes, attitudes toward life, was studied for the Navajo male 1964 graduates from Intermountain School by using simple correlation and other methods.

Due to the exploratory nature of the study, and the …

A Study Of Felt Needs And Future Expected Roles Of Junior High School Home Economics Girls, Ann K. Smith

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Great changes occurring within the last ten years have combined with existing conditions to make the present fast moving and dynamic. Advanced technology, industrialization, and urbanization have become dominant features on the present scene. Occupational and social mobility occur with increasing frequency. More women than ever before are working outside the home. This trend is expected to continue. The result has been change in the male and female roles.

Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 3 – The Sociology Of The Middle Years, Wku Sociology

WKU Administration Documents

Table of Contents:

• Bart, Pauline B. Why Women’s Status Changes in Middle Age
• Bourque, Linda Brookover & Kurt W. Back. The Middle Years Seen Through the Life Graph
• Davidson, James D. Religious Involvement & Middle Age
• Deutscher, Irwin. From Parental to Post-Parental Life: Exploring Shifting Expectations
• Geschwender, James A. & Benjamin D. Singer. Riot Participation & the Middle Years
• Herb, Terry R. Middle Age & Aging: Neugarten’s Approach
• Levin, Jack & Gerald Taube. Attitudes Toward Public Housing Among Middle Age Tenants
• Levin, Martin L., William W. Pendleton & Lewis Bowman. Political Partisanship of Middle Age Voters
• Mayer, Thomas F. Middle …

Ua68/10/1 Sociological Symposium No. 2 – Supplement To The Sociology Of The Elderly, Wku Sociology

WKU Administration Documents

Table of Contents:

• Sister M. Ann Amen. Book Review of Marvin R. Koller’s Social Gerontology
• Hepler, Harold R. A Coordinated & Supplementary Bibliography on the Sociology of the Elderly

A Study Of Sexual Behavior, Sex Information And Self-Concept In Adolescent Venereal Disease Patients, Joan Allen, Ralph H. Childers, Hubert Crawford, Evelyn J. Mckissick, Olin Gentry Jr., Carol Hill, Ralph Hollon

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A Research Report Presented to the Faculty of the Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Social Work by Joan Allen, Ralph H. Childers, Hubert Crawford, Olin Gentry, Jr., Ralph Hollon, Carol Hill and Evelyn J. McKissick in June of 1965.