Essays about: "sexual culture and norms"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the words sexual culture and norms.
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11. Military culture within the U.S military : A perspective from within, focusing on gender and the military brotherhood.
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Despite the picture portraying the U.S as a western, democratic and equal country, the U.S military has faced several downfalls when it comes to its female force, especially in relation to sexual assault. This study poses the question of how can western ‘model countries’ such as the U. READ MORE
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12. "I expected a male reporter" : a qualitative interview-study of the Kerala working culture in media newsrooms
University essay from Lunds universitet/JournalistikAbstract : This thesis is a qualitative interview-study of the working conditions for female journalists within an Indian and Keralan context focusing on the female body and spaces. The study takes place in the Keralan society focusing on how women journalists cope with working in a traditional male dominated area and how the female body somehow is seen as an invader in the journalism field, based on pre-assumptions on sex and gender and female placement. READ MORE
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13. Fair-skinned and Happy housewives : How women are portrayed in advertisements in Mexican fashion magazines
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskapAbstract : Advertising has a powerful role in today’s society, especially since we are constantly surrounded by it. Advertisement does not only encourage people to make decisions about their purchases but has a big impact on the culture (Lin & Yeh, 2009; Lindner, 2004). READ MORE
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14. Culture’s Consequences: Examining the Relevance of Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions Theory to Youth Sexual Health
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : Cultural norms that promote gender inequality have shown to encourage power imbalances in heterosexual relationships, increasing both young men and young women’s risk of STDs, HIV, unplanned pregnancy and intimate partner violence (WHO, 2004). Understanding how exactly these cultural norms impact youth’s gendered sexual roles and overall sexual health has been increasingly highlighted as an important area for the design of effective youth sexual health education and intervention programs (UNFPA, 2010). READ MORE
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15. Why honor is worth more than a life : A literature review about ’so called’ honor violence
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för hälsaAbstract : Background: In honor culture the family’s honor is valued by the girl’s or the woman’s social and sexual behavior, in her virginity, and is therefore dependent on how well she can manage the deeply rooted traditional norms that describes what is acceptable or not. Anyone who violates these norms and rules must be punished, and the most extreme form is killings, ‘so called’ honor killings, sanctioned by the community. READ MORE
