Essays about: "what is patriarchy"

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  1. 11. An Intersectional Feminist WAP : A Unique Case Study of the Rap by Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Nicola Garoutte; [2022]
    Keywords : sexuality; sexual script theory; hip-hop sexual script; intersectionality; intersectional feminism; feminism; feminist standpoint theory;

    Abstract : Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion have no issues telling men how they can satisfy women. While WAP is considered vulgar and crude by some, the overall message is about outspoken intersectional feminism based on sex positivity and empowerment. READ MORE

  3. 12. Sisterhood : An examination of women’s relationships in Maggie O’Farrell’s The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Gabriella Varini Viotto; [2022]
    Keywords : feminism; sisterhood; O’Farrell; gender roles; women solidarity; feminist literature; feminist theory;

    Abstract : This essay explores how the novel The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell depicts and criticises behaviours derived from deeply rooted patriarchal ideologies, traditional gender roles and sexist oppression. It aims to determine whether the novel encourages feminist values by examining the three main characters, Kitty, Esme and Iris, and how they relate to each other as well as to patriarchal structures and sexist oppression. READ MORE

  4. 13. Boys Don ́t Cry : A study on how young men in Amman define honour

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

    Author : Sarah Frostmo Faraj; [2022]
    Keywords : Honour; shame; gender; masculinity; femininity; Jordan; Amman; life; stories; culture; religion; phenomenology; patriarchy;

    Abstract : Jordan is one of the countries in the Middle East where “honour culture” is a part of the Jordanian society. “Honour culture” is often accused of leading to honour killings. While there are several studies on honour and femininity in the Middle East, there are less research done on masculinity and young men in the region. READ MORE

  5. 14. The portrayal of femicides in Greek newspapers : A content analysis in a selection of Greek newspapers.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Athanasia Giagkoudi; [2022]
    Keywords : Femicide; Greek newspapers; Gendered-based violence; content analysis; gender inequality; patriarchy; Greece; femicide articles;

    Abstract : The present study is examining the representation of femicides in a selection of Greek newspapers. The aim of the study is to examine how victims of femicide and their perpetrators are being represented in the selected newspapers, which cases are receiving more attention and if the understanding of femicide as a term and a phenomenon has changed the last two decades. READ MORE

  6. 15. Rational Femininity and Emotional Masculinity in Golding’s Lord of the Flies  

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för lärarutbildning

    Author : Stefanos Mavromatis; [2021]
    Keywords : gender; traditional gender roles; feminine thinking; masculine thinking; patriarchy; William Golding; Lord of the Flies;

    Abstract : This paper argues that in Golding’s Lord of the Flies feminine thinking is rational and masculine thinking is emotional. This essay provides historical background that presents the general patriarchal view of femininity during 20th century England of being seen as the inferior-emotional gender with intellectual limitations. READ MORE