Essays about: "Connell"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 40 essays containing the word Connell.

  1. 21. "You are not oppressed": an argument analysis of anti-feminism on the internet

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Ranchor Sandberg; [2017]
    Keywords : Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : Social platforms on the internet become increasingly influential as a source of information and spreading of ideas for large masses. YouTube enables individuals to create and publish content for free and gather audiences all over the world. READ MORE

  3. 22. Chinese Men and "Leftover Women" : How do Chinese Men Position Themselves in Relation to the Concept of Labelling Women as "Leftover"?

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Kinesiska

    Author : Veronica Uddsten; [2016]
    Keywords : China; Leftover women; Masculine hegemony; Symbolic interaction; Gender inequality.;

    Abstract : In recent years there has been a resurgence of gender inequality in China. Today, women are pressured to get married by the state and their social surroundings, as they told if they remain unmarried and have the "three highs"; high age, education and salary, they will become leftovers on the marriage market. READ MORE

  4. 23. “I’d Rather Be a Boy Any Day”: Gender Roles in Carson McCullers’s The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

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

    Author : Nils Alfort; [2016]
    Keywords : Gender; Performativity; Butler; Sexuality; Music;

    Abstract : This essay explores gender roles in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1940) by American author Carson McCullers. Theories and texts by Judith Butler, Nancy Chodorow, Raewyn Connell, Don Zimmerman, and Candice West among others, are used to support the thesis statement that stereotypical gender norms serve to compromise the main character Mick Kelly’s identity formation and her early sexual experiences. READ MORE

  5. 24. “A Man After God’s Own Heart”: Biblical, Hegemonic and Toxic Masculinities in As Meat Loves Salt

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Nykhita Torres Mondaca; [2016]
    Keywords : masculinity studies; toxic masculinity; hegemonic masculinity; LGBT studies; As Meat Loves Salt; Maria McCann; biblical studies;

    Abstract : Maria McCann paints a dark picture of masculinity and its effects in her novel As Meat Loves Salt (2001). The violent Jacob Cullen struggles with his masculinity as he faces the intricacies of religion, sexuality and politics in the midst of the English Civil War where he falls in love with fellow soldier Christopher Ferris. By using R.W. READ MORE

  6. 25. Fair-skinned and Happy housewives : How women are portrayed in advertisements in Mexican fashion magazines

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Jansson Caroline; Sahlin Li; [2016]
    Keywords : sexualization; stereotype; female portrayal; advertisement; female ideal; Latin America; Mexico;

    Abstract : Advertising has a powerful role in today’s society, especially since we are constantly surrounded by it. Advertisement does not only encourage people to make decisions about their purchases but has a big impact on the culture (Lin & Yeh, 2009; Lindner, 2004). READ MORE