Essays about: "male and female roles in society"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 34 essays containing the words male and female roles in society.

  1. 16. We are Women in Coffee!: An explanatory case study of Fairtrade’s gendered impact on female and male farmers of a Fairtrade certified Kenyan coffee cooperative

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Fanny Rölander; [2016-09-28]
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    Abstract : Due to globalisation, the world is becoming increasingly intertwined with complex global trade networks linking producers and consumers through largely unequal relationships. Fairtrade addresses this inequality by supporting the vulnerable producers. READ MORE

  3. 17. Women and Their Bodies in Classical Greece : The Hippocratic Female

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

    Author : Linda Persson; [2016]
    Keywords : Gynaecology; Hippocratics; Classical Greece; menstruation; women; wandering womb;

    Abstract : The Hippocratic Corpus is a collection of approximately sixty medical treatises that were written by the Hippocratics during the Classical period of Greece. The Hippocratics were a group of practicing physicians and are today considered as one of the first Greek scientists. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Changing Nature of Female Portrayal : An Analysis of Gender Roles in Fairy Tales

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

    Author : Olof Wilén Rönquist; [2015]
    Keywords : Sleeping Beauty; fairy tale; gender; feminism; Törnrosa;

    Abstract : This essay examines gender normative and patriarchal elements of the popular fairy            tale Sleeping Beauty in order to expose how patriarchal ideals are upheld. The reason for this is that children may internalize the values taught in these stories, which may lead to them perpetuating patriarchal ideals and gender normative behavior. READ MORE

  5. 19. Spineless Men and Irrepressible Women? : Gender Norm Destabilizing Performances in The Scarlet Letter and My Ántonia

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Sandra Johansson; [2015]
    Keywords : Gender performances; gender role norms; expectations; masculinization; feminization; feminism;

    Abstract : Both The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne and My Ántonia by Willa Cather depict characters that perform non-traditional gender roles. In these novels, there are expectations about how women and men should act. READ MORE

  6. 20. Gender, labor and decision-making : the woman’s situation in family businesses in a Swedish agricultural setting

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Annie Roos; [2014]
    Keywords : agricultural business; case study; division of labor; explorative; female; gender theory; management; multiple case study; Sweden; women;

    Abstract : The inequality and separation of sexes seen in organizations may lead to inefficient use of human resources. Therefor, a more equal organization could lead to higher productivity and efficiency. READ MORE