"Dancing Skeletons": A Review of the Book by Catherine Dettwyler
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A 5 page review of the ethnographic account of fieldwork in medical anthropology. Working among malnourished children in West Africa Dettwyler experienced both professional and personal insight. Although sometimes criticized for her subjective approach to her subject, in reality Dettwyler provides both a a touching human account and a valuable ethnography. Her approach to death as "the ultimate illness", however, is one which is unfortunate. This paper points out that death is in fact a natural component of life. To view death as an ultimate illness is to regard death, a phase which we must all pass through, as a personal and medical failure. No additional sources are listed.
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"Failing at Fairness: How America's Schools Cheat Girls."
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(3 pp) According to Myra and David Sadker (1994), "When girls do not see themselves in the pages of textbooks, when teachers do not point out or confront the omissions," these same girls, and even the ones that some of us may know, " learn that to be female is to be an absent partner in the development of our nation. And when teachers add their stereotypes to the curriculum bias in books, the message becomes even more damaging." Is there anything we can do?
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"Fasting Girls: The Emerging Ideal Of Slenderness In American Culture": Overview
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4 pages in length. Modern diets of teenage girls reflect the significant pressures placed upon impressionable adolescents. Whether the influence is that of popular culture, athletics or peer pressure, young girls are faced with conflicting information when it comes to how society perceives attractiveness. Joan Jacobs Brumberg's article entitled "Fasting Girls: The Emerging Ideal of Slenderness in American Culture" delves deeply into the reasons why American popular culture has such a stranglehold upon the way in which girls view themselves and the drastic actions they take in order to portray the image of slenderness. Much of the issues with body image and self-esteem manifest themselves in eating disorders, a particularly pertinent concern with impressionable adolescents. Eating disorders, such as bingeing, purging and fasting, are as much a part of adolescent life as Friday night pizza parties and football games. Adolescent females, in particular, are significantly more susceptible because they are keenly aware of their physical appearance, which is oftentimes distorted by an unbalanced self-esteem. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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"Gender Stereotyping in the English Language" By Laurel Richardson
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A 5 page summary overview of the article, along with critical commentary on the author's findings. No additional sources are used.
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"Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" and "The Awakening"
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A 4 page overview of the lessons imparted in Kate Chopin's "The Awakening" and Linda Brent's "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl". The author emphasizes the point that although these books are vastly dissimilar in many respects, they are both 19th century works about women trying to find their place in the world. Edna Pontellier with Linda Brent both manage to do so but not only do they find completely different place, they do so in completely different ways. No additional sources are listed.
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"Indissoluble Matrimony" and "The Yellow Wallpaper"
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This 6 page paper discusses the stories "Indissoluble Marriage" by Rebecca West and "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman from a feminist perspective. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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"Men and Women of the Corporation"
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A 5 page overview of the problems confronting women in the workplace. Emphasizing the work presented by Rosabeth Moss Kanter in her book "Men and Women of the Corporation", the author of this paper examines the hierarchical relationship of the workplace and details how this relationship is determined to a large degree by gender. No other sources are listed.
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"Out to Work" by Alice Kessler-Harris
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A 5 page paper which presents and examination of Alice Kessler-Harris' book "Out to Work." The paper discusses some of the most important events in the history of the United States as it relates to women and the workforce. No additional sources cited.
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"The Role of Women in Human Evolution"
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A 3 page review of author Margaret Ehrenberg's views on the emergence of gender roles in mankind's evolution. Published in editors Caroline B. Brettell and Carolyn F. Sargent anthology titled "Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective", this article questions the traditional anthropological explanation of women's role in evolution. No additional sources are listed.
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"The Subjection of Women": A Comparison of the Views of John Stewart Mill with Those Expressed by Tennyson in "The Princess" and Elizabeth Gaskell in "North and South
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A 6 page overview of the perceived societal roles of women during the Victorian Era. Presents the work of Elizabeth Gaskell, John Stewart Mills, and Tennyson to contrast the views which existed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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"The Yellow Wallpaper": A Historical Critique of the 1892 Short Story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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A 7 page overview of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story. Written in 1892 the story traces the treatment of a woman who descends from depression to madness in the male-imposed psychiatric confinement of her room. She finds solitude in the pattern of the wallpaper and eventually is able to recover. Emphasizes the historic conditions of the time which resulted in this work. Identifies the 1890s as one of the most important periods for feminist literature. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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"Trumpet"
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A 6 page review of the novel by Jackie Kay. The novel features many of the elements of the life of a real American jazz musician, Billy Tipton. Like Tipton the main character of this book, Joss, led his life as a man yet upon his death it was discovered that he was in fact anatomically female. The author of this paper analyzes the reasons that might have prompted Joss to change his gender. No additional sources are listed.
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"What Women See When They See Hillary" - Article Critique
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3 pages in length. America's unprecedented political maneuver of having a woman run for the nation's highest office is a clear indication of just how far the United States has come with regard to social and political progress. Hillary Clinton has indeed created a legacy for feminists and naysayers alike merely by having her name placed on the ballot. This is not to say, however, that just because a female candidate has finally made it into the United States history books that she is necessarily the right person for the job. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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"Woman Warrior" and "Raise the Red Lantern"
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the ideas presented in "Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston and then compares them with ideas presented in the film "Raise the Red Lantern." Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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'A Vindication of the Rights of Woman' - Man's Failure at Recreating Woman
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A 5 page paper that argues that man cannot adequately represent woman and that his attempts to recreate woman as obedient and servile have resulted only in the creation of a society narrow in perspective and severely out of balance. This view as presented by Mary Wollstonecraft in A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is discussed. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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'History Of Women In Journalism' by Beasely and Gibbons
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A 5 page paper discussing the book 'Taking Their Place' which details the history of women in journalism. Various notable female journalists are briefly discussed, as are the challenges they faced. Bibliography lists three sources.
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'Learning Together'
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A 5 page paper which reviews the book 'Learning Together: A History of Coeducation in American Schools' by David Tyack and Elisabeth Hansot. No additional sources cited.
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