Chapter 6. Manhunt, Joan Jett, and The Bieber: Media and Gender Transgression in Rural Schools

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Schools ◽  
Gender Transgression ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals ‘Once you get the card you can do anything you want.’ Migrant Identities and Gender Transgression in Chicana Dramatic Literature

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Fernández Morales
Keyword(s):  
Dramatic Literature ◽  
Gender Identities ◽  
Gender Transgression ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Literatura Chicana

Abstract: Issues of migration, frontiers and identity are recurrent in Chicano/a literature. In Real Women Have Curves the protagonists are conditioned by la migra as much as by race stereotyping and gender limits, living in a metaphoric frontera between clandestine existence and public acknowledgement; between curvy, dark-skinned beauty, and white, androgynous images of womanly perfection. The Hungry Woman is situated in a symbolic territory where Medea has been banished for being a lesbian. Both texts are constructed around ethnic and gender identities, and they both create worlds in which limits are broken and barriers transgressed with a clear Chicana feminist conscience.Resumen: Temas como migración, fronteras e identidad proliferan en la literatura chicana. En Real Women Have Curves las protagonistas están condicionadas por “la migra”, estereotipos de raza y límites de género, viviendo en una “frontera” entre la clandestinidad y el reconocimiento; entre una belleza oscura con curvas e imágenes de perfección blancas y andróginas. The Hungry Woman se sitúa en una “tierra de nadie” a donde Medea es desterrada por lesbiana. Ambos textos crecen alrededor de la identidad étnica y de género,y ambos crean mundos en los que se rompen barreras y se transgreden límites con una clara conciencia feminista.

“The Most Beautiful Suffragette“: Inez Milholland and the Political Currency of Beauty

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Marie Nicolosi
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
The Political ◽  
Women And Gender ◽  
Suffrage Movement ◽  
White Femininity ◽  
Gender Transgression ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The U.S

This article examines the role of beauty and image in the U.S. suffrage movement. It focuses specifically on Inez Milholland and on how she and the movement capitalized on her extraordinary beauty and used her image and media popularity to present an icon for the movement, thereby softening and making acceptable the spectacle of women in public spaces and political matters. Milholland provided the movement with a representation that undermined the association of female political participation with masculine women and gender transgression. She provided a constructed model of acceptable white femininity, one that answered the anti-suffrage movement's accusations that suffragists were masculine women, inverts, and “abnormal” women whose lobbying for the vote was proof of their wretched state. Milholland thereby helped to bring women into the movement who might fear the taint of masculinity and gender transgression.

scholarly journals Gender Transgression as Heresy: The Trial of Joan of Arc

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Grigat ◽  
Gregory Carrier
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
The Political ◽  
Traditional Authority ◽  
Political Aspect ◽  
Joan Of Arc ◽  
Traditional Gender Roles ◽  
Gender Transgression ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Church

Joan of Arc has exercised a hold on the imagination, both medieval and modern, far exceeding her limited military achievements. It is perhaps for this reason that the trial of Joan on charges of heresy, culminating in her conviction and execution, is typically interpreted in a cynical light. The primary theme of the literature is that the she was brought to trial and convicted for challenging the institutionalized power of state and church. The issue of gender transgression, which is repeated throughout the transcripts of Joan’s trial, is either ignored or dismissed as irrelevant. It is typical of the medieval narrative that belief systems no longer accepted today are not taken seriously, and this is done through reducing them to familiar categories. This paper aims to take the trial of Joan of Arc seriously by arguing that Joan really was a heretic because she was different from orthodox Christians in that she transgressed traditional gender roles. This issue played a major role in Joan’s trial and one can scarcely read two paragraphs of the record without issues of gender transgression being raised and denounced. Furthermore, gender transgression was explicitly identified as amounting to heresy, and theological arguments were given by learned experts to justify this connection. This is not to deny that Joan was a heretic on other grounds; her obstinate refusal to submit herself to the Church militant and insistence on her ability to interpret her own revelations are crucial issues. Likewise, we do not intend to deny the political aspect of her trial, but rather to argue that the defense and reinforcement of traditional authority structures cannot be demarcated from the issue of heresy and gender transgression.

Conclusion

Pride Parades ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine McFarland Bruce
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
The Future ◽  
Pride Parades ◽  
Gender Transgression ◽  
Lgbt People ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Way

The author concludes this book by looking to the future of Pride. Over forty years since the first Pride events, the Pride phenomenon continues to grow. Every year established parades grow larger and new parades are founded. At the same time LGBT people find greater cultural acceptance as the stigmatization of homosexuality and gender transgression lessens. As their object of protest dissipates, will Pride parades go the way of St. Patrick's Day events–benign celebrations of caricatured identity–or will they continue to push boundaries? By looking to what Pride parades tell us about collective protest for cultural change, this conclusion answers this question.

Predictive Factors of Literacy Achievement in Young Gifted Children in Rural Schools

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria El-Abd ◽  
Carolyn Callahan ◽  
Amy Azano
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Treatment Condition ◽  
Gifted Children ◽  
Literacy Achievement ◽  
Gifted Learners ◽  
Third Grade Students ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Mind Set

The present study investigated predictive factors of literacy achievement in third-grade students identified as gifted in rural schools. The sample consisted of 180 identified students in a total of eight districts, three of which were randomly assigned to the treatment condition and five of which were randomly assigned to the control condition. Students in the treatment condition received instruction with a place-based folklore unit of the Challenge Leading to Engagement, Achievement, and Results (CLEAR) curriculum, a language arts based curriculum designed to challenge gifted learners, in addition to an intervention promoting an incremental mind-set. Results of the present study indicated that prior achievement, mind-set, and gender were all statistically and practically significant predictors of literacy achievement for students identified as gifted in rural areas. A stronger incremental mind-set was associated with lower literacy achievement scores. Practical implications and recommendations, as well as limitations and directions for further research, were discussed.

scholarly journals Gender characteristics of interpersonal relations and aggression of adolescents in rural schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 14004
Author(s):  
Maria Vyshkvyrkina ◽  
Yulya Tushnova
Keyword(s):  
Rural Schools ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Rural School ◽  
Transitional Society ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Gender Characteristics ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Aggressive Reactions ◽  
Questionnaire Adaptation

The problem of aggressive behavior in adolescents is not new to psychological science. However, in a transitional society, it requires constant monitoring. At the same time, the rural school is of interest due to the relative isolation and limited number of subjects of interaction. The purpose of this study was to study the specifics of aggressive reactions and types of attitudes towards people in rural school adolescents of different sexes. The study involved students from rural schools, in the amount of 100 people aged 14-16 years (M = 15.3; SD = 1.2; 47% men). The following methods were used: Bass-Darki questionnaire (adaptation by A.A. Khvan, Yu.A. Zaitsev, Yu.A. Kuznetsova.), Fundamental interpersonal Relations Orientation - Behavior (FIRO-B) (W. Schutz, adaptation by A.A. Rukavishnikov), as well as statistical methods (descriptive statistics, Mann Whitney U test). It was found that in the group of boys, physical aggression and resentment are more pronounced; girls are characterized by higher verbal aggression and feelings of guilt. Boys are also characterized by a high need for affection, and girls demonstrate a pronounced need for control over others. Prospects for the study consist in the subsequent analysis of the factors that determine the emergence of various aggressive and hostile reactions in adolescents, a comparison of rural and urban adolescents, as well as the characteristics of interpersonal relations in their relationship with the individual typological and gender characteristics of adolescents. The research results can be useful in organizing psychological support for adolescents in rural schools.

Self-Compassion and Quality of Life in Adults Who Stutter

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 2097-2108
Author(s):  
Robyn L. Croft ◽  
Courtney T. Byrd
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
The Self ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Adults Who Stutter ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify levels of self-compassion in adults who do and do not stutter and to determine whether self-compassion predicts the impact of stuttering on quality of life in adults who stutter. Method Participants included 140 adults who do and do not stutter matched for age and gender. All participants completed the Self-Compassion Scale. Adults who stutter also completed the Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering. Data were analyzed for self-compassion differences between and within adults who do and do not stutter and to predict self-compassion on quality of life in adults who stutter. Results Adults who do and do not stutter exhibited no significant differences in total self-compassion, regardless of participant gender. A simple linear regression of the total self-compassion score and total Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering score showed a significant, negative linear relationship of self-compassion predicting the impact of stuttering on quality of life. Conclusions Data suggest that higher levels of self-kindness, mindfulness, and social connectedness (i.e., self-compassion) are related to reduced negative reactions to stuttering, an increased participation in daily communication situations, and an improved overall quality of life. Future research should replicate current findings and identify moderators of the self-compassion–quality of life relationship.

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