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Affect Control Theory and Gendered Occupations
Title
Affect Control Theory and Gendered Occupations
Author
Barry, Leanne
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Social psychology
Description
Gender is widely considered to be a major contributing factor in workplace inequality. This is largely due to the gendering of occupations by labelling certain jobs as more appropriate for one gender than the other. In this paper, I examine gender...
The Relationship between School Built Environment and Student Achievement in Pakistan
Title
The Relationship between School Built Environment and Student Achievement in Pakistan
Author
Begum, Nahida
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Environmental sciences, Ecology, Education and state
Description
Schools in Pakistan face many challenges, ranging from lack of qualified teachers to insufficient teaching resources. Another obstacle is the low quality of school built environment. Some important built environment factors include an available wa...
The Effects of Stereotype Threat on Mixed-Gender Conversation
Title
The Effects of Stereotype Threat on Mixed-Gender Conversation
Author
Chauncey, Kevin
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Social psychology, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Description
The present study examined some effects of Stereotype Threat priming on participants in a two-person prompted discussion. Four pairs of participants (one man, one woman) each discussed three workplace scenarios and were prompted to give suggestion...
CASTLES, GENDER, AND CHILD CULTURE: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF MEDIA AND PLAY
Title
CASTLES, GENDER, AND CHILD CULTURE: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF MEDIA AND PLAY
Author
Montgomery, Shannon
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Education, Social sciences--Study and teaching
Description
This dissertation revealed two distinct types of castles which are marketed to boys and girls: Fortresses for boys are embedded with the masculine stereotypes of violence and active agents, and Palaces for girls imply domesticity, passivity, and a...
Explorations of Childhood Gender-Fluidity and the Subversion of Masculinity in Peter Pan
Title
Explorations of Childhood Gender-Fluidity and the Subversion of Masculinity in Peter Pan
Author
Weber, Ryan
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Literature, English literature, Sex role
Description
In declaring Peter Pan as the only child who will not grow up, J.M. Barrie has developed a character with an unmatched capacity for subverting masculine forms of normalization, social acceptance, and gender appropriation. Through Peter’s consisten...