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Showing 1 to 20 of 199 for “"gender norms"”.
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Gender Norms and Gendered Traits
<p>Gender oppression is sustained in part through enforcement of and compliance with gender norms. Understanding how they work is therefore salient to the goal of gender liberation.According to the category-based view, which is common in analytic feminist philosophy, gender norms are assigned to …
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Mechanisms by which gender norms influence drinking behavior among minoritized populations
… and to examine whether Latinx-specific gender norms influence the disproportionate experience of alcohol-related problems among Latinx individuals and Latino men specifically. The current project consisted of a two-week ecological momentary assessment (EMA) protocol with Latinx and …
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Catalysts for Change? Women’s entrepreneurship, social structures, and gender norms in India
Contains fulltext : 232025.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Understanding biodiversity conservation funding and the diffusion of transnational gender norms in Bhutan
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2022-08-01
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Destabilizing gender norms: Women in masculine occupations in the Islamic Republic of Iran
… to patriarchal states and their conservative gender ideologies, the narratives of women who participated in this research show that the mechanisms that “gender” and “sexualize” the arena of work against women are multi-faceted and multi-level, and that the concept of state patriarchy does not …
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Gender norms, attitudes and perceptions towards male involvement in maternal health In Kafue District
Gender norms, attitudes and perceptions towards male involvement in maternal health in Kafue district. Despite the efforts by the Ministry of Health in ensuring that national health policy guide lines in Zambia are put in place and demand male participation in maternal health services, the response …
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Gender norms, attitudes and perceptions towards male involvement in maternal health In Kafue District
Gender norms, attitudes and perceptions towards male involvement in maternal health in Kafue district. Despite the efforts by the Ministry of Health in ensuring that national health policy guide lines in Zambia are put in place and demand male participation in maternal health services, the response …
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Bargaining Power, Gender Norms, and Intimate Partner Violence: An Examination of Latin American Countries
… between women’s employment, bargaining power, gender norms, and intimate partner violence (IPV) in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Peru. It is structured around three empirical papers using data from the Demographic and Health Survey, which are nationally representative …
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(RE)MAKING MESTIZAJE: THE ROLE OF RACE AND GENDER NORMS IN LATINA COLLEGE STUDENTS DISCOURSE
… critique project focused on the race and gender discourse of 20 self-identified Latina community college students between the ages of 18-30. Participants were purposively sampled and recruited from a large community college within the state of New Mexico. Over a period of eight months, two …
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Rocking the gender boat: resistance to traditional gender norms among Surface Warfare-qualified Navy women
… widely recognized as one of the central sites of gender definition and production in society, my dissertation explores the ways in which women who voluntarily enter the military, a traditionally male preserve, may be acting in ways that are subversive to the gender order. Most research on women in …
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Economic Empowerment of Young Women in Southern Uganda: An embedded mixed-methods Dissertation study
… of young women is necessary for achieving gender equality and promoting sustainable development, as it is intertwined with sociocultural, familial, legal, political, and psychological practices that foster gender equality. Empowering women economically can help them gain control over their …
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Identifying hegemonic masculinity in youth ice hockey programmes and investigating its effects on male players’ conduct on and off the ice
… youth ice hockey programmes, and how these gender norms influence male players' behaviour both on and off the ice. Drawing on in-depth qualitative interviews with adolescent athletes and a thematic analysis of their experiences, the study explores the ways in which youth sport serves as a …
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Growing Up Tween: Femininity, Masculinity, And Coming Of Age
<p>The construction and performance of gender reveal conceptions of femininity and masculinity that are exclusive to individuals and groups of individuals. As research suggests, societal gender norms are rooted in heteronormative ideologies suggesting that heterosexuality is ideal, and therefore to …
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'Look for the helpers': The impact of gender incongruence on transgender individuals' comfort asking for police help
… and high victimization rates. However, transgender experiences specifically are not well understood because they are often subsumed under the monolithic label of LGBTQ+ experiences, despite the specific risks associated with non-normative gender identities. It has also been established that …
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A study on the effect of fulfilling hegemonic masculine norms on men's health across regions
… effect that fulfillment of traditional masculine gender norms has on men’s health (self-rated health) across different regions of the world. Regions include Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and English speaking countries (United States, Australia, New …
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Negotiating Gender Identity, Motherhood and Consumption: Examining the Experiences of South Asian Women in the UK
… the UK as they incorporate motherhood into their gender identities. Consumer research on motherhood suggests mothers’ consumption practices are intertwined with the dominant norms of good mothering that pervade many cultures, known as intensive mothering. To fulfil the norms of intensive …
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Perceptions of female gender norm violations: The case of occupation and body hair
… toward women who violate a single type of gender norm but not the effect of multiple gender norm violations. The purpose of this study was to examine the perception and perceived success of a female who violated either body hair norms and/or occupational norms as part of her online dating …
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The role of gender relations in decision-making for access to antiretrovirals. A study of the AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) clients, Kampala district, Uganda
The way gender relations influence access to care and treatment particularly access to antiretroviral medicines is a challenge to HIV/AIDS programmes and to the individuals and families with HIV. Gender norms that push women and men to adhere to dominant ideals of femininity and masculinity may …
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The Queer Mummer
… of mummering, The Queer Mummer deconstructs gender norms and homophobic attitudes surrounding being openly queer. The Queer Mummer serves as reminder that mummering, itself, is a custom that queers space. Both drag and mummering are tools for the multi-vocal expression of identity, and both …
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