Essays about: "gender binary"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 139 essays containing the words gender binary.

1. 11. #DeGenderFashion : A Visual Analysis of How Fashion Is Used to Challenge Gender Norms and Heteronormative Expectations

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Alexandra Edelsbrunner; [2023]
   Keywords : Fashion Theory; Gender Theory; Social Media Activism; Identity; Cultural Studies; Gender Norms;

   Abstract : The study aims to answer the question of whether fashion can communicate meaning, by addressing how creators on Instagram challenge dominant gender norms through fashion, with a focus on the activist movement of #DeGenderFashion. The research questions will be answered using fashion theory and gender theory as guiding points, with literature on social media activism, representations of gender, and cultural studies giving further insight into the dynamics of the movement. READ MORE

3. 12. Damned if you do, damned if you don't : How nonbinary students navigate identity in higher education

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Amanda Berglund; [2023]
   Keywords : cisnormativity; nonbinary; nonbinary identities; non-binary; Sweden; higher education; microaggressions; gender minority stress;

   Abstract : The gender binary is a pervasive idea in society which suggests that there only exist two genders – man and woman. The wide array of differing gender identities would suggest otherwise. Identifying as nonbinary means that you reject the gender binary and identify somewhere between, in both, or beyond the binary. READ MORE

4. 13. Prevalence of mental illness, and the demographic and socio-economic conditions that are associated with the self-rated mental health in an adult population in Sweden : A cross-sectional study

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   Author : Mhd Nizar Naji Alhayek; [2023]
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   Abstract : Bakgrund: Andelen av den svenska befolkningen som rapporterade psykiska problem har ökat under de senaste decennierna och särskilt de senaste åren, vilket bekräftar betydelsen av att monitorera den psykiska hälsan i befolkningen. Syfte: Att undersöka förekomsten av psykiska problem i en population av svenska vuxna, och att analysera de oberoende sambanden mellan de demografiska och socioekonomiska förhållandena och mellan självskattat psykiskt välbefinnande och psykisk påfrestning. READ MORE

5. 14. To protect and serve… …everyone, including their own or the Norm? : - An exploration of gender normativities in testimonies of sexual harassment inside the Swedish police force.

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för tema

   Author : Emma Pilevång Bergqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender equality; gender normativities; heteronormativity; stereotyping; gender binary; sexuality; heterosexual matrix; Swedish Police.;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to analyze and trace gender normativities and stereotypes in the testimoniesfrom the #metoo call #nödvärn (2017) and #nödvärn 2.0 (n.d) in Sweden within the policedepartment. This thesis includes a qualitative thematic analysis of the material combined witha positioning theory. READ MORE

6. 15. Representation of Gender and Sexuality in Swedish ELT Textbooks : A Study of Language, Norms, and Stereotypes in Education

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Hanna Bixo; [2023]
   Keywords : Language; gender; sexuality; ELT; stereotypes; textbook research; norm critical pedagogy;

   Abstract : Issues regarding how gender and sexuality are represented within different discourses have gained increased attention in the past decades. Within the field of language, gender, and sexuality, topics such as sexist language, stereotypes and heteronormativity have been continuously problematised as means of sustaining societal norms. READ MORE