Essays on Identity

Complexities of Citizenship in America: A Formal Standing or a Lived Experience? The United States of America is comprised of a population of citizens of different skin color, origins, and cultures. The mix is owed to the history of the country tracing back to the New World period, the slave trade,...

What determines the cause of homosexuality? Is it genetic, or environmental or a combination of both? Introduction      Homosexuality is a sexual orientation. A homosexual person is romantically or sexually attracted to people of their own gender. Men who are romantically or sexually attracted to other men are called gay. Women who...

Deshotels, Tina, and Craig J. Forsyth. "Strategic flirting and the emotional tab of exotic dancing." Deviant Behavior 27.2 (2006): 223-241.               The above article discusses the perception of strategic flirting, which a feature of arousing labor there is challenging the two analyses that sex workers are moreover exploitive or allowing for...

Melinda, Anne Mills. ""Cooking with Love": Food, Gender, and Power." Anthropology Theses (2010). :http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/anthro_theses . The source explores the relationship between women, food, and power. The text illustrates women who engage in performances of various roles such as cooking which they are expected to accomplish as expected by the community....

Zue Lee's Critical Review of Black Fatherhood in America Zue Lee provides a critical review of being a black father in America demonstrating the stark differences between the reality and the media representation of black masculinity. Father Figures presenting contrasting images with the myth of black fathers that is often used...

The Significance of Gender and Sex The term transgender is one that has come to have significant meaning in the contemporary world. While many did not initially understand the sense of the word, it is somewhat apparent that it is fast gaining popularity especially after the coming out of people such...

The Preference of Electronic Games to Outdoor Activities 1. Description of Participants The participants were students of Yale school ranging from the lower level to the middle grade who actively participated in the gaming activity. In most cases, the entire...

According to Kendall (2009), ethnocentrism entails where an individual perceives his/her culture more redefined and exotic compared to other cultures. The term was coined in 1906 by William Graham Sumner focusing on all cultures; most sociologists focus on the term as a way of understanding all cultures. However, most people...

Question 1: We are so happy that you have decided to apply to Global Encounters. What do you hope to learn from your time at Global Encounters? What do you hope to contribute to the Global Encounters community? Given your personal and academic aspirations, what would an experience like Global Encounters...

Over the last few decades, same-sex marriage termed as the marriage of two individuals of the same gender in a civil or rather a religious ceremony, has been one of the most contentious, multifaceted, and highly debated contemporary issues in not only the public but also the religious, political, and criminal...

Lessons on gender in every contemporary society start early and they have lifelong consequences since they impact how young boys and girls perceive themselves and the ambitions that they hold. Numerous research studies on the impact of gender stereotypes establish that the norms that exist within a given society around...

In the current world, men tend to be losing their masculine power over women despite them being stereotyped as being more feminine than men. It is clear that the behavior, conduct, and roles played by men do not conform to what men are required to practice and behave for their...