FEMINISM IS FOR EVERYBODY BY BELL HOOKS
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This 3 page paper discusses the book by Bell Hooks, Feminism is for Everybody. The paper gives a brief overview, quotes, and critiques the concepts in the book. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Paper Title: FEMINISM IS FOR EVERYBODY BY BELL HOOKS

Feminism: Gender Categorization Verses the Concept of Sex
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A 5 page discussion of the traditional feminist distinction between sex and gender. Contends that feminists do not deny the biological facts of their bodies, only society’s tendency to lump them into certain societal categories because of their bodies. With the advent of the societal movement we now refer to as feminism, there were dramatic changes in gender roles, the societal expectations for women as opposed to men. While there were changes, however, these changes were not without their problems. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Paper Title: Feminism: Gender Categorization Verses the Concept of Sex

Feminist Debate on Reproductive Rights
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An 8 page examination of the debate which continues to rage both within and outside the feminist camp in regard to issues surrounding reproductive rights. The author points out that even the feminist themselves are sometimes divided in regard to the views on reproduction and issues such as abortion. Indeed, the feminist debate on reproductive rights is entwined with such issues as autonomy, privacy, and rights, issues it seems which no collective stance will ever be firmly reached. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Paper Title: Feminist Debate on Reproductive Rights

Feminist Perspectives in Poetry: The Writings of Sylvia Plath and Adrienne Rich
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An 11 page paper outlining the perspective of Sylvia Plath and Adrienne Rich in regard to feminism. Identifies these two authors as two of the most prominent women poets of their generation. Notes a difference in feminist approach, Rich's as one of activism and Plath as a means of introspection. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Paper Title: Feminist Perspectives in Poetry: The Writings of Sylvia Plath and Adrienne Rich

Fertility in older women
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A paper which considers the various issues surrounding older women's fertility, with particular reference to changing lifestyles, social attitudes, IVF and late maternity.
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Paper Title: Fertility in older women

Fictional Portrayals of Women: William Faulkner Contrasted with Margaret Atwood
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A 5 page comparison of the portrayals of women found in William Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying" and Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale". Observes that the characterization of women in "As I Lay Dying" differs significantly from that in "The Handmaid's Tale". While the women in Faulkner's book are presented as simpletons and immoral, Atwood's women are presented as highly intelligent despite the societal prohibitions for being so and highly moral despite the forced circumstances of their lives. Both portrayals, however, are replete with stereotypical representations of women. In "The Handmaid's Tale", however, we are reassured that women are not shallow, not by nature promiscuous, despite the societal circumstances in which they may be forced to live.
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Paper Title: Fictional Portrayals of Women: William Faulkner Contrasted with Margaret Atwood

Formative Sexual Experiences: A Chapter by Laumann et al in Comparison with Other Contemporary Studies
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This is a 15 page paper discussing formative sexual experiences. Formative sexual experiences are those which relate to initial sexual intercourse and in most social science investigations are based on heterosexual relations. Chapter 9: Formative Sexual Experiences in “The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States” by Laumann et al in 1994, reports the trends found in a national survey done in the United States. Generally, it was found by the investigators that there has been a steady decline in age over the past forty years in regards to first intercourse and this is consistent with other studies. Other results of the study found that men’s motive for their first sexual experience is largely that of sexual curiosity while women motivations are more emotionally based. Other results found that one in twenty women reported being forced for her first sexual intercourse and a substantial proportion of men and women reported preadolescent sexual conduct with adults. In relation to other studies conducted, Laumann’s results are consistent with those reported in the United States but some factors differ from studies conducted in other areas of the world such as New Zealand, Norway, and Thailand to name a few. While all studies reported that the age of initial sexual experience is declining, the long lasting effects on relationships are not always considered to be negative as reported in a New Zealand study and females and males differ in their sexual motivations in Nordic society. The differences in the studies are often based on the differences on the social norms and structures of each society and because of this Laumann’s report can only be taken in the context of American society in the early 1990s. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Paper Title: Formative Sexual Experiences: A Chapter by Laumann et al in Comparison with Other Contemporary Studies

Gay, Lesbian And Transgendered Society: A Race Of Its Own
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16 pages in length. Sexual orientation is no longer a private matter. Instead, contemporary society has taken it upon itself to scrutinize, judge and condemn the most private part of an individual's existence and deem him or her unworthy of acceptance under traditional social dictates. The overwhelming intolerance inherently associated with homosexuality is akin to the overwhelming cultural intolerance experienced for centuries; with gays, lesbians and the transgendered community representing today's particular focus of social prejudice, one can readily argue that since the idea of race has to everything to do with a community of people, homosexuals have earned the right to call themselves a race. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Paper Title: Gay, Lesbian And Transgendered Society: A Race Of Its Own

Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective by Brettell
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A 3 page paper which examines one particular essay from Caroline Brettell’s text “Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective.” The essay examined is Galloway’s “Where Have All the Menstrual Huts Gone?” No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective by Brettell

Global Justice & Women/Issue of FGM
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A 3 page research paper that addresses female genital mutilation (FGM) as an ongoing global justice issue pertaining to women. Throughout the globe, women are still discriminated against and are cast into the role of second-class citizens, but on a more basic level, women -- worldwide-- are routinely the victims of institutionally sanctioned violence. In other words, it is considered "normal" to beat women, use them as little more than beasts of burden and mutilate their bodies -- all in the name of male dominance and privilege. In examining this issue, the most compelling issue of global justice in regards to women concerns the most basic of human rights, the right to body integrity. In the name of "chastity" and "purity" -- and despite new laws and UN prohibitions -- the practice of female genital mutilation is still ongoing in numerous countries. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: Global Justice & Women/Issue of FGM