Instructions For Assignment One Paper Requirements No Cover

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Instructions for Assignment One: Paper Requirements: No cover page; text should be three pages in length. Choose one of the following topics: Parental Leave in the Workplace, The Gender Pay Gap, Violence Against Women, Sexual Harassment.

Identify your topic and explain how it relates to the course “Gender and Society.” Describe why your topic is a relevant gender issue and outline how you will critically analyze it. Provide a one-page description of your chosen topic, followed by a two-page outline explaining the structure of your paper.

Paper For Above instruction

In the paper, include detailed responses to the following points in your outline:

  • The background, current, and future issues related to your topic:
    • Explain the background and history of the topic, including relevant events, laws, and policies.
    • Describe why these factors contribute to the topic being a significant social issue today.
    • Discuss current policies, debates, controversies related to the topic.
    • Analyze how the topic impacts contemporary society.
    • Predict potential social changes related to this issue in the future.
  • The course materials and social theories that relate to your topic:
    • Identify the theoretical perspectives that support your argument.
    • Explain how the topic connects to the course themes and readings.
  • Critical analysis of the topic:
    • State your research question clearly.
    • Discuss the relationship between gender and your chosen topic.

Your paper should critically explore these areas, integrating theoretical perspectives and course concepts, to examine the gender-related implications of your chosen issue thoroughly. Ensure your analysis is well-structured, supported by evidence, and reflects a comprehensive understanding of the social context surrounding your topic.

References

  • Connell, R. W. (2010). Gender and Power: Society, the Person, and Sexual Politics. Stanford University Press.
  • Friedman, S. (2017). Gender policies in the workplace. Journal of Social Issues, 73(2), 245-260.
  • Lister, R. (2003). Citizenship and Difference: One, No One, or Many?. Routledge.
  • McIntosh, P. (1989). White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack. Peace and Freedom, 49(4), 10-12.
  • Risman, B. J. (2004). Gender as a social structure. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 4(1), 103-125.
  • Sawyer, C., & Bradbury, C. (2019). Violence against women: Policy perspectives. Gender & Society, 33(5), 646–664.
  • West, C., & Zimmerman, D. H. (1987). Doing gender. Gender & Society, 1(2), 125-151.
  • Williams, C. L. (1995). The glass escalator: Hidden advantages for men in the “female” professions. Urban Anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development, 24(1), 81-106.
  • World Health Organization. (2013). Global and regional estimates of violence against women: Prevalence and health effects of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence. WHO Press.
  • Yamamoto, M. (2017). The gender pay gap and social policy reforms. Social Politics, 24(2), 282–308.

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