Essays about: "Gender norms"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 538 essays containing the words Gender norms.

1. 21. Hegemonic Masculinity in Sally Rooney’s Novel Normal People: Subverting and Reinforcing Norms

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Hailey Ngo; [2023]
   Keywords : Hegemony; Masculinity; Social Power; Gender Studies; Femininity;

   Abstract : This essay explores how different traits of hegemonic masculinity in Sally Rooney’s Normal People are presented through the male characters using gender studies as the theoretical approach and whether they reinforce or subvert norms of hegemonic masculinity through their interactions with each other and Marianne. This essay claims that the novel presents both reinforcements and subversions of masculinity through the male characters introduced in the novel. READ MORE

3. 22. Negotiating Gender and Sexual Norms: Queer Women and Non-Binary Individuals' Experiences and Semiotic Interpretations on Heteronormative Dating Applications

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Eloise Rose Félicie Lanoir; [2023]
   Keywords : Dating Applications; Queerness; Heteronormativity; Gender Norms; Semiotic Interpretation.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how queer women and non-binary individuals navigate gender norms and heteronormativity on dating apps. It also gives insights about how queer women and gender non-conforming users semiotically perceive and interpret gender and sexuality through online profiles. READ MORE

4. 23. The ambiguity of gender equality in the contemporary ACW Work Plan

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Moa Malmström; [2023]
   Keywords : ASEAN; Gender equality; Discourse Analysis; WPR method; postcolonial feminism; ASEAN Committee on Women Work Plan 2021-2025; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The study examines how gender equality is represented and problematized in the ASEAN Committee on Women Work Plan 2021-2025. The study seeks to explore discourse of gender equality present in the work plan, by employing Carol Bacchi’s “What is the problem represented to be” method. READ MORE

5. 24. Challenging Assumptions: Unveiling the Effects of Political Ideology on the Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Daike Möhrle; [2023]
   Keywords : Women; Peace and Security; WPS Implementation; National Action Plans; political ideology; Feminist Institutionalism; institutional norms; gender inequality;

   Abstract : Twenty-three years after the ground-breaking UN Resolution 1325, the goal of worldwide gender equality is still not achieved. This paper investigates how a government's political ideology is related to its Women, Peace and Security (WPS) approach. READ MORE

6. 25. The Man-Environment Nexus in Morocco : A Qualitative Study of Hegemonic Masculinity Norms and Attitudes Towards Pro-Environmental Behavior amongst Male University Students in Rabat, Morocco

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Mathilda Jilg; [2023]
   Keywords : hegemonic masculinity norms; pro-environmental behavior; the man-environment nexus; ecological masculinity studies; male university students; Morocco;

   Abstract : Whilst several studies acknowledge the role of gender norms and structures in environmental research, little attention is paid to the explicit influence of men and masculinities in pro-environmental behavior. Additionally, research concerning this man-environment nexus is almost nonexistent in the context of the Global South. READ MORE