Essays Tagged: "gender differences"

Gender Differences in Violence

Differences in gender are represented in every part of life, with the way people dress, sexuality, language, and ro ... the biological perspective and the socio structural perspective we are going to look into what the gender differences are for violent tendencies and situations. Situations like domestic violence, dat ... mbers of society opposed to women who are more submissive. In relation to domestic violence between genders men are usually the aggressors and woman the aggressed but that is just a stereotype. There ...

(7 pages) 216 0 3.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

"Why Do Boys and Girls Behave Differently"

"Why Do Boys and Girls Behave Differently"The question of what influences differences in the two genders is not likely to have an answer in the near future. Each expert has different conclusions. T ... 696) Another scientist, Richard M. Restak, has studied many experiments on behavior and thinks the gender differences can be explained by differences in brain functioning. One opinion is that differe ...

(2 pages) 77 0 2.1 Feb/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Over Simplification of Women.

out women cherishing love, communication, beauty, and relationships. However, he oversimplified the gender differences between the two sexes. Though women appreciate the beauty in life and want to liv ...

(4 pages) 43 0 3.4 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Gender Differences in Communication.

stence of both males and females, and the compulsion to communicate between the two. The subject of gender differences appears to have occupied peoples' interest for as long as people have been puttin ... s to differences in brain configuration, hormones, and socialization as the cause of such a massive gender gap in communication. But that was a few years ago, since then recent studies have shown that ...

(3 pages) 300 3 4.9 Aug/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

"What are the ways in which gender stereotyping occurs in schools? What can be done to minimize such stereotyping?"

Gender stereotyping in schools; does it exist? According to Sarah Delamont (1980), "It is in the cla ... girls learn to be girls and boys learn to be boys" (p2 of editor's intro.). This is in relation to gender stereotyping in schools; roles that have been assigned to males and females, and are constrai ... and are constrained by society's expectations of them. This essay will look at the various types of gender differences and stereotyping and will assess how they can be minimised within the school envi ...

(8 pages) 188 0 3.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Gender Differences and Advice on Conflict Resolution.

Gender Differences and Advice on Conflict ResolutionContrary to what many people believe, it is fair ... , it is extremely difficult. This is because there are many differences between the male and female genders. The main problem isn't the differences, it is the lack of clarity in conversation. In an at ... mportant factor in relationships is communication. Two of them focus on the differences between the genders, and the others focus on ways to avoid conflict and resolve problems. In most cases, these a ...

(4 pages) 160 0 3.8 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Inequity between boys and girls

ocieties industrialize, the muscle power declines. It gives people more options and further reduces gender differences. Therefore most women get the same social standing as men get. However, there are ... her cause is our society. Even though the federal government puts a great deal of energy to improve gender equality, unfairness between two sexes still exists. The classic example can be the differenc ...

(2 pages) 34 0 4.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Gender roles: The times they aren't a changin'

Gender Differences and Persuasion: The Times, They Aren't a Changin'Although women's roles have chan ... ately, this forces women to have to work harder then men in order to be taken seriously. As a male, gender differences in persuasion are an important consideration that I should take into account in t ... om studying this concept, one can clearly see that even in today's world, we still place women into gender-specified roles in society.Research has found that, contrary to popular beliefs, women are st ...

(2 pages) 52 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Gender behavior: Nature or Nurture

Gender is the general identity that defines a person's biological differences as well as their socio ... ell as their sociological differences used to emphasize the distinctions between males and females. Gender roles are the stereotypes that are assigned to a specific gender by the general culture; thes ... are assigned to a specific gender by the general culture; these roles help people distinguish their gender differences but at the same time create inequality between the two sexes. A strong example of ...

(6 pages) 170 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Stereotypes of Masculine

Gender is the general identity that defines a person's biological differences as well as their socio ... as their sociological differences used by to emphasize the distinctions between males and females. Gender roles are the stereotypes that are assigned to a specific gender by the general culture; thes ... are assigned to a specific gender by the general culture; these roles help people distinguish their gender differences but at the same time create inequality between the two sexes. A strong example of ...

(4 pages) 97 0 4.3 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

TITLE: CONSIDER KEY ISSUES OF CULTURAL AND GENDER DIFFERENCES, CARE AND CONTROL, SOCIAL PROVISION THAT CHARACTERISE SOCIAL WORK IN THE FOLLOWING CONTEXT:

nal distress or distress to others"World Health Organisation 1992ICD-10 ClassificationsCultural and gender differencesThere is quite a large distinction as Cultural and gender differences have a great ...

(4 pages) 108 1 3.7 Aug/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Gender In Education

Gender, what does it tell us? It doesn't furnish as much information as previously theorized. One's ... larities, so many misconceptions still exist today.There are different conflicting theories for the gender differences we observe. Although the ideas differ, their theories generate from one common th ... ucation system is to blame, and a portion believe that myths and stereotypes keep perpetuating the 'gender difference cycle'. It doesn't seem unrealistic to believe that all three have a significant i ...

(10 pages) 331 0 4.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Gender Differences focusing on Psychology

Although men and women lead primarily the same lives today, there are concealed gender roles in place from years past. In the past, males and females have not been given the same r ... responsibilities and it is not due to only one factor. Men and women differ due to the evolution of gender differences, genetic, and social differences.Primitive humans initially assigned roles to men ... ans initially assigned roles to men and women due to their physical and psychological capabilities, gender stereotypes today descended from these primitive people."All the universal characteristics of ...

(3 pages) 92 0 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Critically examine the relationship between gender, religious participation and religious organisations.

les and females, it is evident that religious practice and participation does show relatively clear gender differences. This is true across all forms of religious organisation. Almost two-thirds of ch ... ral rule. The diversity of sects perhaps makes it difficult to generalise about participation along gender lines. However, given that women tend to become involved in all types of religious activity w ...

(3 pages) 48 0 3.5 Dec/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology

Diversity.

nt in other individuals and groups. Diversity can include the following dimensions: age, ethnicity, gender, physical abilities/qualities, race, sexual orientation, educational background, geographic l ... and work experiences.This paper will discuss and focus on four dimensions of diversity: Ethnicity, Gender, Differences in Skills and Abilities and Personality Traits and my perspective of how they ha ...

(5 pages) 135 0 0.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Gender Communication Styles

Gender differences in communicational styles. I selected this topic because I thought it would be in ... in the process of doing my research, I came across something that was interesting. It was a quiz on Gender Communications that contained eighteen statements. It basically wanted to find out how much d ... am going to demonstrate how these differences in communication styles affect understanding between genders. Particularly, I am going to concrete on verbal and nonverbal communication patterns.Here ar ...

(8 pages) 190 1 4.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Nursing Interview

er precautions during insertion of central venous catheters to prevent catheter-related infections, gender differences in recovery from cardiac surgery.Many nurses stated that there are many barriers ...

(3 pages) 108 0 2.0 Jul/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Diversity Paper

, Hunt and Osborn workforce diversity is defined as the presence of individual differences based on gender, race, ethnicity, age, able-bodiedness and sexual orientation. (p. 21), Different types of di ... anization. Workforces today are made up of people from different backgrounds with different talents.Gender differencesIn recent years more women have entered the work force. Men and women have to lear ...

(5 pages) 407 0 4.8 Sep/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Diversity in the workplace

hievements than a room filled with the same types of individuals. In the workforce diversity can be gender differences, age, education levels, and marital status. Diversity in the workplace can also c ...

(3 pages) 286 0 4.2 Nov/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Gender Roles

t were previously reserved for men. As the number of females who enter the workplace increases, the gender differences are becoming more obvious. I feel that these kinds of roles are something that ch ... ng more obvious. I feel that these kinds of roles are something that children learn as they grow up.Gender roles are the behaviors that society says are correct for boys and girls. Gender biases or st ...

(5 pages) 139 0 5.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology