Essays about: "masculine"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 267 essays containing the word masculine.

1. 16. And the Prince Saved the Princess : A Content Analysis of Gender Representation and Stereotypes in EFL Coursebooks

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Julia Pettersson; [2023]
   Keywords : EFL coursebooks; Gender representation; Gender stereotypes; Heteronormativity; Performativity; Upper secondary school;

   Abstract : This study focuses on gender representation and stereotypes in Swedish EFL coursebooks. The aim is to investigate how men and women are described and depicted in texts to examine the occurrence of gender stereotypes and to what degree equal gender representation in images occurs in Swedish EFL coursebooks aimed at the English 5 course in upper secondary school. READ MORE

3. 17. A Black woman's fight against oppression: Celie's transformation in the Color Purple

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Hanna Stark; [2023]
   Keywords : The Color Purple; Celie; feminism; oppression; gender traits; masculine femininity;

   Abstract : In the novel the Color Purple (1982), the author, Alice Walker, highlights the oppression African American women had to endure in the South, during the 1920s. It tells the story of the protagonist Celie's life, from being a sexual abused girl, to becoming an independent woman. READ MORE

4. 18. Western Esotericism references in Dario Argento’s triology The Three Mothers

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Emilie Spagnoli; [2023]
   Keywords : Occultism; Esotericism; film critic; Steiner; feminine power; gender; Dario Argento; horror cinema; Suspiria; Inferno; The Mother of Tears;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the influences and references, with a particular focus from occultism and western esotericism, found in the film trilogy of The Three Mothers directed by Dario Argento. The trilogy composed of Suspiria, Inferno and The Mother of Tears was produced in a timeframe of thirty years from 1977 to 2007, so it embeds three decades, it also reflects the willingness from the director to disconnect himself from the usual representation of supernatural and horror films of witches and power. READ MORE

5. 19. Exploring Young Male Perspectives on Gender-Stereotyped Instagram Ads : A qualitative study on Swedish men's engagement towards gender-stereotyped advertisements in the digital context of Instagram

   University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Avdelningen för datateknik och informatik

   Author : Johannes Ahola; Olivia Gunnarsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Male engagement; gender stereotypes; advertising; Instagram; social media; young men;

   Abstract : This paper examined male engagement towards gender stereotypes online. We specifically sought to address how men engage with gender-stereotyped advertisements on Instagram, and which interactions they utilize to do so. READ MORE

6. 20. Shopping for Masculinity? Exploring Compensatory Masculinity Attitudes & Purchase Intentions in a Retail Context

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

   Author : Melody Fu; Agnes Polkander; [2023]
   Keywords : Compensatory Masculinity; Masculinity Threat; Product Gender; Misogyny; Retail;

   Abstract : Compensatory masculinity is an expression for when men exaggerate their masculinity in behaviors and cognitions, as a way to compensate for a self-perceived masculinity threat. This topic is especially relevant today considering the increased competitiveness of women, and the rise and popularity of misogynistic media and the potential effects it has on men. READ MORE