Tag Archives: gender

How do you think your society-culture have shaped your gender identity-Do you feel like you have to live up to certain ideals because of your gender identity?

Gender & Religion Questions 1. How do you think your society and culture have shaped your gender identity? Do you feel like you have to live up to certain ideals because of your gender identity? What role does the media play in shaping your attitude towards gender? Refer to the documentary “Miss Representation ” by […]

Describe prosocial behavior and how peer interactions foster social skills.

Learning Questions: Lesson 12 Respond to the questions/prompts below. Remember, when you are answering Learning Questions for this class, number your answers to correspond with the questions on this sheet restate the question/prompt with your answer. This process enhances learning See the Guidelines for Learning Questions document in the Guidelines module for formatting details and […]

What are the educational concerns, issues or implications from what you have read?

Why gender matters Write a short paper on, “Why Gender Matters” including a brief summary with educational implications and your reflections. The paper should be 3 pages in length. Summary: Briefly summarize the most important points of the book. Organize your thoughts carefully since you need to express yourself concisely. This section should be NO […]

How did women’s roles in the West (and on the journey westward for migrants) compared to men?

Assignment instructions HIS326j discussion (Casey): The definitions of gender and family were sharply contested in the nineteenth century. In the West, newly arrived Anglo-Americans encountered very different understandings of gender among the Mexicans and Native Americans already inhabiting the area. For this activity, you will examine the competing views of gender in the opening West. Provide […]

How does my personal cultural profile affect my relationship to American culture?

Gender and Culture Paper: This assignment asks you to examine your own cultural identity – to describe how you define yourself as a cultural being – and to show how that affects your communication style. The following questions are to help you construct that definition. You don’t need to answer every question, and there may […]

Explain the implications of security breaches on technology adoption. Are people hesitant to use the Internet or wireless technology for purchases due to security concerns?

Explain the implications of security breaches on technology adoption. Are people hesitant to use the Internet or wireless technology for purchases due to security concerns? Are people hesitant to use technology because of privacy concerns? Are these concerns warranted and are they influenced by age, race, or gender? Explain.

What is the gendered/sexual background of the characters and actors who play them?

Rhetorical Analysis Paper Rhetorical Analysis Paper: Find an example/text of media (book, show, movie, play, advertisement) and perform an analysis on how gender/sexuality in white supremacy are treated in the text. Consider (not exclusively) these questions: What is the gendered/sexual background of the characters and actors who play them? Which characters are central to the […]

What do the researchers do to go “beyond” categorical measurements of gender? How do they measure gender?

Indexes and Scales Carefully review the “Background” and “Data and Methods” sections of the research article and then respond to the questions below.Be thorough with your responses and, where appropriate, provide as much information about the measures as you can find in the article. Questions What are “categorical” measurements and how do they limit the […]

How much, if at all, do you think the amount and forms of conspicuous consumption vary by gender?

In what ways do Americans and especially African Americans practice conspicuous consumption? How much, if at all, do you think the amount and forms of conspicuous consumption vary by gender? By race-ethnicity? By class? By region? By age? What are some of the ways that you engage in acts of conspicuous consumption, and what are […]