Search results for "gender issues"
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Tween Girls' Perception of Gender Roles and Gender Identities
2011
PurposeThe present study aims to examine girls' perception of gender roles and gender identities in Hong Kong.Design/methodology/approachA total of 16 girls aged 10 to 12 were asked to take pictures from the media that could illustrate “what girls or women should or should not be; and what girls or women should or should not do”. Qualitative interviews were conducted.FindingsAnalysis of interviews and images captured found that tween girls' perceived gender roles for females were based on a mixture of traditional and contemporary role models. Girls in Hong Kong demonstrated conservatism in sexuality. Sexy outlook and pre‐marital sexual relations were considered inappropriate. Tween girls sh…
The Phenomenology of Specialization of Criminal Suspects
2012
A criminal career can be either general, with the criminal committing different types of crimes, or specialized, with the criminal committing a specific type of crime. A central problem in the study of crime specialization is to determine, from the perspective of the criminal, which crimes should be considered similar and which crimes should be considered distinct. We study a large set of Swedish suspects to empirically investigate generalist and specialist behavior in crime. We show that there is a large group of suspects who can be described as generalists. At the same time, we observe a non-trivial pattern of specialization across age and gender of suspects. Women are less prone to commi…
Prevalence of intimate partner violence against women in Sweden and Spain: A psychometric study of the 'Nordic paradox'.
2019
The high prevalence of intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) in countries with high levels of gender equality has been defined as the "Nordic paradox". In this study we compared physical and sexual IPVAW prevalence data in two countries exemplifying the Nordic paradox: Sweden (N = 1483) and Spain (N = 1447). Data was drawn from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Survey on violence against women. To ascertain whether differences between these two countries reflect true differences in IPVAW prevalence, and to rule out the possibility of measurement bias, we conducted a set of analyses to ensure measurement equivalence, a precondition for appropriate and valid cross-cul…
How Enlightenment is taught in Higher Education? An analysis of textbooks, their contents and gender
2017
Con el presente artículo tratamos de analizar cómo se enseña y cómo se ha enseñado el movimiento ilustrado en las aulas de secundaria de nuestro país, a través del estudio de algunos materiales curriculares de 2.º de Bachillerato correspondientes a la asignatura de Historia de España. Estos han sido elaborados en distintos momentos, los últimos años del periodo de vigencia de la Ley de Ordenación General del Sistema Educativo (1990) y en el marco de la actual Ley Orgánica para la Mejora de la Calidad Educativa (2013). Nuestro objetivo es tratar averiguar si las innovaciones aportadas por la historiografía más reciente sobre la Ilustración se han trasladado o no a los mismos. También si esto…
Finnish Military Officer Identities and Micro-Political Resistance
2021
Drawing on the concept of micro-political resistance, this article presents an empirical analysis of how officers of the Finnish Defence Forces challenge, resist, and reinforce the collective military identities constructed within the prevailing organizational discourses. There is a need for identity work to meet the norms and ideals of the military, but individuals can also work as change agents. Micro-political resistance derives from feelings of otherness as well as conflict between the dominant organizational identities and individuals’ personal interests. This study presents a thematic discourse analysis based on texts written by 108 officers and 12 interviews on the theme of “the ide…
Quantitative Analysis of Gender Stereotypes and Information Aggregation in a National Election
2013
By analyzing a database of a questionnaire answered by a large majority of candidates and elected in a parliamentary election, we quantitatively verify that (i) female candidates on average present political profiles which are more compassionate and more concerned with social welfare issues than male candidates and (ii) the voting procedure acts as a process of information aggregation. Our results show that information aggregation proceeds with at least two distinct paths. In the first case candidates characterize themselves with a political profile aiming to describe the profile of the majority of voters. This is typically the case of candidates of political parties which are competing for…
¿Qué aporta el género a la formación de docentes de historia? La valoración de la perspectiva de género entre los estudiantes del Máster de Profesor/…
2020
Nuestro artículo presenta los resultados de una investigación sobre género e historia enseñada diseñada e implementada mediante cuestionarios en el Master de Formación de Profesor/Profesora de Enseñanza Secundaria de la Universidad de Valencia (especialidad de Geografía e Historia, cursos 2016-2017 y 2017-2018). Hemos tratado de determinar tanto la formación previa en género de losy las participantes como la valoración que les merecen las aportaciones realizadas por la perspectiva de género a la enseñanza de la historia y su investigación. Los cuestionarios han sido completados por una muestra de 70 estudiantes. Se trata de un estudio colectivo de casos en cuyo análisis hemos considerado co…
Diversity begets diversity: A global perspective on gender equality in scientific society leadership.
2018
Research shows that gender inequality is still a major issue in academic science, yet academic societies may serve as underappreciated and effective avenues for promoting female leadership. That is, society membership is often self-selective, and board positions are elected (with a high turnover compared to institutions)—these characteristics, among others, may thus create an environment conducive to gender equality. We therefore investigate this potential using an information-theoretic approach to quantify gender equality (male:female ratios) in zoology society boards around the world. We compare alternative models to analyze how society characteristics might predict or correlate with the …
La construcción del cuerpo empleable. Un análisis discursivo de la producción de mano de obra en Europa
2018
"Una coppia di serpenti allacciati". L'incesto nelle "Benevole" di Jonathan Littell
2020
The article reads the novel "The Kindly Ones" (2006) by French author Jonathan Littell and focuses on the issue of incest displayed in the plot.