Essays about: "gender identity formation"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 23 essays containing the words gender identity formation.

1. 6. Becoming a Woman Through Tomboyism : A Qualitative Study of the Female Gender Identity of the Tomboy

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Anna Alvemark; [2021]
   Keywords : tomboy; gender identity; social psychology;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns the female gender identity generally known as the tomboy – a non-marginal gender identity. As a result of the non-marginality and complexity of this gender identity research on the subject is sparse. Moreover, previous research has not shown a limitation of tomboyism to homosexuality. READ MORE

3. 7. The Anthropocene: An Intersectional Critique. Uncovering Narratives and Forming New Subjects in a Time of Environmental Change.

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Sanna Thöresson; [2021]
   Keywords : the Anthropocene; historiography; intersectionality; posthumanism; subject formation; coloniality; class; gender; race;

   Abstract : In this theoretical study, I apply a historiographical approach to examine the development of the Anthropocene as a concept and its use across disciplines and through time. Using a synthesis of the literature of the Anthropocene, I uncover eight “hidden” narratives that are embedded within its discourse, and further link these to European humanist thought and the creation of subject and Other. READ MORE

4. 8. Identities through Words : Analyzing character positioning in Richard Yates’s Revolutionary Road

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Halla Ghassan Karlsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Richard Yates; positioning theory; EFL; literary analysis; Judith Butler; narratology; Heterosexual Matrix; Revolutionary Road;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to analyze how the discourse between the two main characters in Richard Yates’s novel Revolutionary Road implies complex power dynamics concerning identity formation. The analysis has been conducted by the use of positioning theory as well as the critical lens of the Heterosexual Matrix in order to discuss positioning findings in relation to gender formation. READ MORE

5. 9. The Correlation Between Sexual Identity Exploration and Psychological Well-Being

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Anja Svensson; [2020]
   Keywords : Sexual identity exploration; psychological well-being; ryff scale; MOSIEC; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Within positive psychology, personality trait research has shown that higher levels of openness to experience and self-exploration are generally correlated with a large-range of positive psychosocial outcomes. How does the exploration of sexual identity interact with psychological well-being? The recent emergence of sexual identity research has resulted in an increased understanding of the highly complex process of sexual identity development among heterosexual and sexual minority groups. READ MORE

6. 10. Does National Identity have an impact on Gender Equality? A Feminist-Constructivist analysis of Estonia´s identity formation process and its impact on Gender (In-)Equality today

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Jens Lewandowski; [2019]
   Keywords : Gender; Gender Equality; Gender Equality Index; International Relations; Post-Soviet; Estonia; Identity; Feminism; Identity Construction;

   Abstract : The shift of mainstream International Relations after the collapse of the Soviet Union as well as societal changes challenged the way we see the world. This research is concerned with the, for the researcher most pressing issue of our social coexistence, (In-)equality. READ MORE