Essays about: "feminin"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word feminin.

1. 1. “You play like a girl” : An investigation of the gender-typing of Esports as well as the effect of gender stereotypes on player performances

   University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för rörelse, kultur och samhälle

   Author : Kevin Shaw; [2021]
   Keywords : Esports; Gaming; Gender studies; Gendered sports; Gender appropriate sports; Gender stereotypes; Gender-typing; Gender inequality; Stereotype threat theory; Stereotype boost theory; Stereotype lift theory; Stereotype susceptibility; Stereotype endorsement; Stereotype awareness; Social role theory; Masculine sports; Feminine sports; Neutral sports; Sports performance; Counter-Strike; Psychology; Sports studies;

   Abstract : Purpose and research questions: The purpose of this study has been to critically examine Esports through a gender perspective. The study therefore investigated the gender-typing of Esports and if these stereotypes affect players’ performance. READ MORE

3. 2. Finding Femininity: a Representation Analysis of Trans* Femininity on Screen

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Vilde Evjenth; [2019]
   Keywords : representation; trans* studies; popular culture; femininity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyse the representation of trans* feminine women in popular media. This is done by presenting a theoretical background focusing on a specific minority group in society – namely, trans* feminine women – femininity, and heteronormativity, as well as by taking a poststructuralist approach to the applied theoretical framework in order to conduct a representation analysis of three trans* feminin characters from three different films. READ MORE

4. 3. Feminiseringen av veterinäryrket ur ett svenskt perspektiv

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Julia Wlosinska; [2019]
   Keywords : feminisering; veterinäryrket; veterinär; kvinna;

   Abstract : Veterinäryrkets förvandling de senaste 100 åren är ganska unik. Ett yrke som tidigare var helt mansdominerat har på väldigt kort tid kommit att bli helt dominerat av kvinnor. Fenomenet är internationellt. READ MORE

5. 4. Breaking the Gender Norms : Bilbo as the Feminine Hero in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Hanna Karlsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Tolkien; The Hobbit; Bilbo; gender norms; femininity; heroism;

   Abstract : This essay demonstrates how Bilbo, the main protagonist of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, is a feminine hero despite being male. READ MORE

6. 5. A Room of One's Own Delivery - A Study of Rural Identity in Sweden, and the Emancipatory Potential of Vulnerability in Resistance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Marit Stigson; [2018]
   Keywords : rural; identity; gender; vulnerability; resistance; Sollefteå; occupation; birthing clinic; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study examines the political and popular discourse that constructs the identity of the rural citizen in Sweden, and what consequences this discourse has on expectations on, and expectations of rural citizens in Sweden. The study focuses on the closing of the birthing clinic in Sollefteå hospital, Västernorrland county, in January 2017 and the occupation of the ward that followed thereafter. READ MORE