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“Pretty Is As Pretty Does:” Child Beauty Pageants In Deep East Texas, Taryn Lenert
“Pretty Is As Pretty Does:” Child Beauty Pageants In Deep East Texas, Taryn Lenert
Undergraduate Research Conference
Introduction
Do child beauty pageants affect contestants’ perception of gender norms, gender performance, and confidence? To answer this question, three observations of pageants, three face-to-face interviews, and survey responses from two East Texas pageant Facebook groups will be analyzed through the lens of West and Zimmerman’s theoretical concept of doing gender (1987). Deep East Texas is unique due to the fact that much of its culture originates in old southern views of beauty, the norm of hyper-femininity, and the importance of traditional gender roles in both public and private life.
Gender Issues: Through The Glass Ceiling, Human Trafficking, And Domestic Violence, Xavier Bishop, Alexa Bobadilla, Tevin Caldwell
Gender Issues: Through The Glass Ceiling, Human Trafficking, And Domestic Violence, Xavier Bishop, Alexa Bobadilla, Tevin Caldwell
School of Human Sciences Research Showcase
The overall purpose of this research paper is to look more in depth into the problem of Gender Issues in the workplace by focusing on three main issues that are present in today’s society and how a light can be shed on them. We start explaining the Glass Ceiling and how it can hold back not just women, but other minorities as well. Then we look into Human Trafficking and how it’s important to look at the signs in the workplace before it gets severely dangerous for that individual. Lastly, we touch on the issue that is summarized as Domestic …
Ethnic Culture And Family Relations In Later Life, Hyunsook Kang, Gina Fe G. Causin
Ethnic Culture And Family Relations In Later Life, Hyunsook Kang, Gina Fe G. Causin
School of Human Sciences Research Showcase
The current research was done in order to examine the relationships of older adults. It was hypothesized that older adults’ ethnic culture will have effects on their family relationships. Results showed that older adults’ ethnic culture has an effects on family relations.