Essays on Gender

The issue I chose for this paper is the idea of Sex or Gender in the book Gender Trouble by Judith Butler. The philosophic ideas in these books especially being so interesting for me is because when I was back in elementary school, I was so different from other girls. I loved doing sports, watching…

Why gender in media? Should gender be considered in media? Media and gender mean the link between gender and media and how gender is described in the media tools. True gender is the most difficult serving, seeking to describe thing and far-reaching thing to come out of media. This due to the way that media…

Over the past few years Queer has become something that society is slowly learning to embrace. Queer is defined in adjective form as something strange or odd, and in verb form as spoiled or ruined. But in society the word queer has been twisted and turned by the heterosexual community into a negative interpretation directly…

Gender studies Gender studies are devoted to the study of gender identity and representation. It includes men, women and queer studies. Among which men’s studies include masculinities, women’s studies include feminism along with gender and political issues. Queer is about the sexual orientation originally centered on LGBT. Gender studies helps in the study of gender…

Ever since I could remember I been pressured in conforming to my gender as a male. However, gender is an identity and ways we’re expected to behave based on sex. For example, I was expected to dress, behave, and present myself differently from my opposite gender, due to society and the gender norms. These behaviors…

In today’s society, a lot of people are unable to understand some aspects of the opposite sex, in my opinion this is caused because of the way that gender influences a person’s identity it is not as strict as it used to be. Gender can cause influence in multiple different ways from what children want…

The gender binary refers to a system in which only two genders exist based on one’s sex which is based on their sex chromosomes, genitals, hormones and other factors. It is a system that is deeply entrenched in society, individuals are immediately classified as either male or female. Because the gender binary has been rooted…

Women have been seen to commit less crime than men; however, if they are to commit any crimes, they are typically less violent, serious, and not as profitable. Studies have shown that Gender can be a support system for many acts of discrimination in various social mechanisms; promotions, grading at school, and job selection. Many…

There are just two genders. Not three. Not four. Not this entire list I always find on social media. Biologically and scientifically speaking, there are just two genders. The anatomical, natural, technological idea is not up for discussion. This is not something that they will make an alternate reality with like so many facts are…

“Mel Stanfill is the Assistant Professor of Texts and Technology and Digital Media at the University of Central Florida” (Mel Stanfill). She has a doctorate in Communications and Media from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She has done research focusing on the relationship between media and fandom, and the ways racial, sexual, and gender identity…