Feminism Case Studies Samples For Students

Section 1: "Introduction: Performing The Digital Body -- A Ghost Story" by Theresa M. Senft

Senft introduces the internet era interactions with a resounding “connection between the internet, contemporary feminism and theories of performance.” She introduces the dilemma faced by feminists in describing what a “body” is and what it is not. With a lot of digital communication and devices around, traditional definitions are taking on new meanings. Efforts to bring the “more natural “animal” body” meaning has been faced with criticism, as some people view this as bringing back the meanings that denying some people their human rights.
The new “body” is faced with challenges as questions of whether cyborgs can contract AIDS, and how ...

In Kimberly Pierce’s 1999 film Boys Don't Cry, the true-life story of Brandon Teena (played by Oscar winner Hilary Swank), a transgendered man who attempts to pass for a biological man in rural Nebraska, is told. Over the course of the film, Brandon (born Teena Brandon) tries to fit in with a group of male friends he encounters, and continues to pose as a man in order to woo her friend Lana (played by Chloe Sevigny). However, by the end of the film, his friends find out about his anatomical femaleness and is raped and murdered by them. The film is commonly ...

The 1999 film Boys Don't Cry, directed by Kimberly Peirce, tells the story of transgendered man Brandon Teena (Hilary Swank, in an Oscar-winning performance), who was born Teena Brandon, a woman. In his attempts to ingratiate himself with his male friends and pursue a relationship with a girl named Lana (Chloe Sevigny), his anatomical differences are discovered, and he is raped and murdered by those same male friends. The film examines the concepts of homosexuality, transgender issues, and identity in a way that few major studio films typically do. However, Boys Don't Cry presents a remarkably gender-binary worldview for its subject matter, as Brandon ( ...

Abortion is a contentious social issue that dominates polarized debates and generates varied reactions from political and social cultures in the United States. It also generates headlines based on the ethical, moral and scientific controversies across the world. A historical review of laws and policies demonstrates that physicians borrowed the idea of abortion from women healers (Kathy and Elaine 267). The issue of abortion became a controversial medical issue during the late 19th century. During the 1960s and 1970s, abortion became a policy issue regarding women’s rights. Conservative groups such as the family and religious organizations personalized abortion as an issue ...

The reading discusses the world of fashion from four different sociological perspectives. These sociological perspectives are structural functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactions and feminism.

According to functionalism, fashion serves as a purpose to differentiate between the wealthy and not-so-wealthy. So, the rich would wear expensive clothing because he/she can afford them, while the poor will wear cheap clothes because he/she cannot afford to wear ‘high’ fashion clothing.

The conflict theory suggested that the companies engaged in fashion are the ones who benefit from fashion, not the buyers. The theory says that the fashion industry is constantly introducing new styles, so ...

Management and Leadership Development

Introduction
Competitions among organizations are tight these days. The success or failure of the company’s market edge in the industry largely depends on the effectiveness of their respective management teams. Management effectiveness includes, but is not limited to, creativeness and the ability to think outside of the box. Resourcefulness and strategic skills are essential in determining ways to outsmart the competitors in today’s global industry. In this paper, readers would get to learn about the techniques and strategies to manage global organizations effectively. Readers will learn the competitors’ edge over one company in relation to management ...

Abstract

The Great War and the American civil war have had immense effects on the historical, political, social, and cultural context. The outcomes and the processes of the war have greatly influenced the development of the humanity discipline. These ideologies have then been spread over the world to other nations thereby stamping America as the most dominant nation in the world. Furthermore, there have been greater interdisciplinary relationships in humanity and new ideas have been developed. These ideas have gone a step further to enhance the streamlining of governance and social structures by incorporating people from diverse backgrounds.

Wars throughout history ...

Medical technology has increased rapidly in the past few decades and it is now a challenge for the human beings to understand and evaluate it realistically. Medicalization is to understand and treat a medical problem or a disorder, and it follows a theory that some miracles happen because of the medicine. Elizabeth Grosz in her article “Intolerable Ambiguity: Freaks as/at the Limit” refers Siamese twins as freaks who are sufferers of social ostracism. Medicalization is clearly depicted in the article with an example of Siamese twins, who were examined by various doctors to separate them, and finally they decided not to separate them ...