Specifically reported by Coy is that the "recent launch of a black Disney princess may be an indicator of greater cultural diversity, but in terms of the 'girl power' values it carries the view that it is 'a great step . . . [and] could help black children see themselves more positively' (Adesioye, 2009) fails to address how it will reinforce messages of sexualization for black girls." (2009) to excel in the music industry, it is expected and even required that women become sexualized because this is a primary point of the success realized in the music industry as the music industry is highly sexualized overall. A study reported in the work of Stankiewitz and Rosselli (2008) states that the study examined the way that women were depicted in 1,988 advertisements "from popular U.S. magazines." The advertisements were coded in relation to whether women were presented as sex objects of victims. Findings from the study report "on average across magazines, one of two advertisements that featured women portrayed them as sex objects. Women appeared as victims in just under ten percent of the advertisements. Men's, women's fashion, and female adolescent magazines were more likely to portray women as sex objects and as victims than news and business, special interest, or women's non-fashion magazines." (Stankiewitz and Rosselli, 2008) Objectification theory is reported to make provision of a framework for comprehending the experience of existing as a female in a socialcultural environment that sexually objectifies the female body. (Szymanski, Moffitt, and Carr, 2011, paraphrased) Sexual objectification is reported to result in mental health problems for women because women, are known to self-objectify and treat themselves as an object to be viewed and their worth assigned based on their appearance. The result of self-objectification results in "negative psychological outcomes." (Szymanski, Moffitt, and Carr, 2011) for women who work in the music industry, media, or fantasy film industry, and who are everyday faced with the sexualization or sexual objectification of women, there is bound to be a clash in their view of themselves and in how they judge their own worth. It is certain that after some time of extended exposure to this view and this way of applying value and worth to the female body and the female attributes that they must certainly suffer...
The saturation of the media, music, and fantasy film industry with female sexuality does not enable women in these industries to avoid this effect. For example, it is reported in the work of Liang (2011) that even when the female athlete "attempt to abstain from the media's sexualization, they experience backlash from their viewers and even peers, further establishing the priority of sex appeal in women's sports."
Visual Representations of Class Consciousness This paper discusses visual representations of class consciousness, and what these representations mean in a larger cultural and social sense. The paper also discusses my picture of myself, and my class, and what this picture tells me about who I am, and what I am supposed to be. The paper discusses how this combination defines me, and how it puts me in a specific box, or
Although there are potential social costs associated with linking race or ethnic background with genetics, we believe that these potential costs are outweighed by the benefits in terms of diagnosis and research. Ignoring racial and ethnic differences in medicine and biomedical research will not make them disappear. Rather than ignoring these differences, scientists should continue to use them as starting points for further research. Only by focusing attention on
The system creates and engenders inequity by denying women of color entry. Even though I have lived in many different states and communities, race and sex continue to be visible barriers to success. My most recent setback proves that women of color are viewed as threats and may be silenced when they speak out and appear strong. I recently found work as a bookkeeper. Although not my dream job, I
Race, Gender, Sex - Rollin' the Rs I wrote this to try to mirror some of the youthful feel of the book because that's what comes across. It is a REACTIONARY piece, not just an intellectual representation of the contents. That is what the assignment asks for. I tweaked it to read a bit better here and there but I think this is what was requested. The full assignment request said:
The predominating media sentiment according to Ransby was that of 'blaming the victim,' or blaming the impoverished residents for being insufficiently prepared for the disaster. Ransby suggests that the fortitude shown by residents, even in the absence of aid, was often considerable, considering their meager resources. Residents were blamed for their poverty, rather than sympathized with. Ransby's essay made me think critically about the coverage of the event I witnessed:
For the children who were being bullied, there were no differences by race found for where it occurred, or the likelihood of getting help (2008). However, the researchers found a dramatic difference by race for racist name-calling with one-half of the Asian students who were bulled, but none of the bullied white students, experiencing name-calling in association to their skin color or ethnicity (2008). However, in a study conducted by
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