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Enkidu’s important role in correcting the appalling tyranny of Gilgamesh at the opening of the story mirrors the fact that his death propels Gilgamesh to face the difficult reality of inescapable death and to realize what it is about life that is really of value.Discuss

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Ambrose

Enkidu’s important role in correcting the appalling tyranny of Gilgamesh at the opening of the story mirrors the fact that his death propels Gilgamesh to face the difficult reality of inescapable death and to realize what it is about life that is really of value.

Discuss how are culture, power, and gender related? OR How is the category of ‘woman’ related to feminist struggles for gender equity?

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Ambrose

Once you have selected the topic area, reflect on the course readings (the book is Gender and Women’s Studies, Second Edition: Critical Terrain Paperback – June 1, 2018 by Margaret Hobbs (Editor), Carla Rice (Editor)) to plan how you will best address the topic. When you have a general plan, then devise an argument that […]

Do men being a feminist increases their resilience to sexual harassment or will it make them more vulnerable to sexual harassment?Discuss

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Ambrose

Sexual abuse and harassment of women are widespread in our society. Sexual harassment manifests itself as a gendered hostility and sexist because it is mostly women who are in danger of sexual abuse often because it is difficult for men to be vocal about their experience. In a patriarchal society, men who are sexually harassed […]

What do you think about making reparations in order to correct historical injustice? (There are many examples throughout history such as the slavery of Black people, Japanese internment, Native American displacement, mass deportation of people of Mexican descent, etc.Discuss

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Ambrose

What do you think about making reparations in order to correct historical injustice? (There are many examples throughout history such as the slavery of Black people, Japanese internment, Native American displacement, mass deportation of people of Mexican descent, etc.

Last, briefly reflect: How do you feel when someone uses a sexist term when addressing or discussing a woman/women? Is it appropriate?

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Ambrose

Questions posed here in my instructions are meant to be a jumping-off place, and not meant to be literally interpreted, or answered strictly, or directly. Your paper should be in a narrative format, not a Q&A. See Rubric to fully understand how the paper will be scored. Using readings from the class thus far (all […]

For a period after the Civil War, contraception and abortion were legal. How do the authors explain the rationale behind making both illegal? Specifically, were there different concerns related to reproduction for women in general, white women, Native women, African American women, Chinese women?

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Ambrose

Questions from the Introduction 1. How does Loretta Ross describe herself? With which activist organization has she worked and assumed positions of leadership? 2. How does Rickie Solinger define herself? Identify two questions she has worked to answer. 3. Summarize the authors’ positions on the need to be inclusive in the use of language.Questions from […]

Discuss in your writing, feminism and masculinity, and consider the following about the traits and characteristics your wrote about:Do any of the traits vary across culture? life span? history?

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Ambrose

Instructions: Utilizing the results from your group collaboration , write an analysis of 3-5 traits and characteristics associated with each, Femininity and Masculinity. Do this written assignment alone, individually, and not with your group. Discuss in your writing, feminism and masculinity, and consider the following about the traits and characteristics your wrote about: 1. Are […]

Explain the process of gender socialization and racial socialization, including when they occur and the types and forms of messages that are involved.

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Ambrose

Choose a question, you only need to select one question from the list below: Compare and contrast the perspectives of Durkheim, Marx, and Weber regarding conflict and social change. Compare and contrast the functionalist perspectives on culture with the conflict perspectives. Explain the process of gender socialization and racial socialization, including when they occur and […]

Choose one of the first five readings from the course:Compare/contrast it to the way gender Thenanalyze both similarities and differences between the article from our class and the news article, and organize your paragraphs around major points of comparison or contrast.

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Ambrose

Length:3-4 pages (approximately 900-1200 words)Format:Please follow the formatting guidelines for written work listed on Moodle. No PDFsand no Pages documents, please. Make sure to put your last name and theassignment in the title of the document (NOT the title of the paper) – i.e. “LastNamePaper 1.docx.” For questions about MLA style or other issues of […]

Post your response to the Banks and Bornstein-Gómez readings demonstrating understanding of the course content

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Ambrose

Post your response to the Banks and Bornstein-Gómez readings. If this were a face to face class I would ask that you come prepared with your notes to participate in discussing the readings. Can you demonstrate understanding of the course content in approximately 250 words, OR one page, etc.? Remember the DiAngelo and Sensoy essay […]

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Enkidu’s important role in correcting the appalling tyranny of Gilgamesh at the opening of the story mirrors the fact that his death propels Gilgamesh to face the difficult reality of inescapable death and to realize what it is about life that is really of value.Discuss

Discuss how are culture, power, and gender related? OR How is the category of ‘woman’ related to feminist struggles for gender equity?

Do men being a feminist increases their resilience to sexual harassment or will it make them more vulnerable to sexual harassment?Discuss

What do you think about making reparations in order to correct historical injustice? (There are many examples throughout history such as the slavery of Black people, Japanese internment, Native American displacement, mass deportation of people of Mexican descent, etc.Discuss

Last, briefly reflect: How do you feel when someone uses a sexist term when addressing or discussing a woman/women? Is it appropriate?

For a period after the Civil War, contraception and abortion were legal. How do the authors explain the rationale behind making both illegal? Specifically, were there different concerns related to reproduction for women in general, white women, Native women, African American women, Chinese women?

Discuss in your writing, feminism and masculinity, and consider the following about the traits and characteristics your wrote about:Do any of the traits vary across culture? life span? history?

Explain the process of gender socialization and racial socialization, including when they occur and the types and forms of messages that are involved.

Choose one of the first five readings from the course:Compare/contrast it to the way gender Thenanalyze both similarities and differences between the article from our class and the news article, and organize your paragraphs around major points of comparison or contrast.

Post your response to the Banks and Bornstein-Gómez readings demonstrating understanding of the course content