Essays about: "male norm"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 69 essays containing the words male norm.
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1. Isobel Gloag and The Woman with the Puppets : A Feminist Reading
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för musik och bild (MB)Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate The Woman with the Puppets by Isobel Gloag from a feminist perspective, to find how it challenge the male gaze and patriarchy. I also seek to understand how other female artists past and present compare to Gloag’s painting. READ MORE
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2. Gendered organization, gendered incentives?: A qualitative study examining how women in private equity perceive incentive systems
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This thesis examines the perceptions of incentives held by women in the male-dominated profession of private equity. It specifically explores gender differences related to incentives and investigates whether women perceive incentives to be structured in ways that disfavor the female gender. READ MORE
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3. Examining core executive functions related to playing position in elite and semi-elite soccer players
University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologiAbstract : Each moment in the soccer field is different and the players need to be able to process large amounts of information to make the best possible decision and then act upon it. Executive functions such as working memory, inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility can therefore be seen as fundamentally important for soccer players. READ MORE
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4. Constructing a civilized wilderness. An intersectional discourse analysis of the Sierra Club 1893-1910
University essay fromAbstract : This study investigates if and how the Sierra Club adapted complex and contradictory rationalizations to legitimize their authority in wilderness and civilization. The study aims thereby to enhance our understanding of the origin narrative of the American preservation and conservation movement at the turn of the twentieth century which depicted white male heroes as discoverers and protectors of a pristine wilderness. READ MORE
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5. The realities of romance - How young women in Zimbabwe navigate the perceived norms and expectations of romantic relationships
University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this thesis is to shed light on how young women in Zimbabwe navigate the perceived norms and expectations surrounding romantic relationships with men. The research questions are on the perceived norms and expectations are, how women are informed about them, and how they navigate these norms and expectations. READ MORE
