Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2006. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-98).

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of North Texas, May, 2007. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

This thesis explores, from a feminist perspective, some implications on the status of women in selected dance forms, and addresses the perceptions of women as 'inferior' and 'subordinate'. One of the intentions behind the work was, indeed, to challenge prevailing perceptions and create an awareness of sexism, capitalism and patriarchy, especially for the uncritical and uninformed who have become its victims. Part 1 offers an analysis of the premises upon which social, political and economic inequality are founded and consolidated, with specific reference to sexual inequality and sexual prejudice. Utilising a Marxist-feminist and semiotic approach, the machinations of the traditional mass media are linked to negative imaging of the female body in support of the sexist, patriarchal, capitalist male manipulator, who benefits from women's subordinate social status. Part 2 addresses the issue of sexual politics, and the implications for dance research and performance. The researcher offers a descriptive analysis of four specific dance forms, which serve to highlight the socialisation and educational processes that shape our perceptions and instruct our lives. A set of questionnaires was sent to fourteen autonomous dance institutions, including those attached to national performing arts councils. The thesis concludes with a summary of the results of the questionnaires that were distributed amongst female dancers, dance students and choreographers. The researcher questions our culture's preoccupation with the female body image, and posits the urgent need for an assessment of this situation, and an education which will create a better understanding and a more harmonious climate for development.

In 2004, South Africa celebrated 10 years of freedom, and in August women have celebrated 48 years of women’s activism. South African women have come a long way and yet the battle for women empowerment still rages on. Women have not yet fully achieved equal status. In fact, the struggle for women leadership has intensified in a sense that nowadays-influential positions are also associated with sensitive perks and career patching, which means women are more than ever seen as a threat in relation to the occupation of these positions. Women are faced with challenges when they have to apply for or be placed in management in schools. This study seeks to explain why the number of female principals at Ekurhuleni East High Schools is less than of male collegues. Considering the fact that the ratio between female educators and male educators favours women, it is questionable why management of schools is assigned to males. This brings us to the challenges women have to deal with when they are supposed to be selected for management positions. Ozga (1993:4) supports the above statement and argue that women form the majority of the work force in education: yet they are underrepresented in its management. Women under-representation is and can be attributed to the treatment women receive because of their gender. Thus, the major barrier to selection and recruitment of women is gender. Women are seen as less than and different from men. Interestingly, gender has somehow become synonymous with women. The teaching profession in South Africa has long been characterized by unequal treatment of women in education. / Dr. P.J. du Plessis

This thesis is an attempt to describe and explain occupational segregation by sex as evidenced by 1961 Canadian census data. Previous writers discussed the ethical question of whether men and women should be occupationally segregated or whether they should receive equal pay for equal work. This literature is reviewed. Irrespective of ethical issues, if men and women are equally productive but unequally paid, why should a profit maximizing firm hire any but the cheapest labour? This problem is known as Cassel's paradox. Previous attempts to resolve Cassel's paradox included the use of simple supply and demand models, barriers to competition, theories of monopsony, human capital theory and adjustments for quality differences. These approaches are criticized and alternative concepts of discrimination are reviewed. For the purpose of the thesis, statistical discrimination is defined as a situation in which employers draw inferences about productivity from unalterable attributes of individuals even though the attributes are not correlated with productivity. A model of occupational segregation by sex is developed that permits analysis of statistical discrimination. Employers are assumed to hire labour under uncertainty as to its qualifications. Hiring is assumed to involve a cost. Each occupation is characterized by the traits required to perform in the occupation. The probability that a person is qualified for an occupation is assumed to depend on the traits required for the occupation and the person's sex. From these assumptions the derived demand for the male-female employment ratio by occupation is determined as a function of employer investment, male and female wages, and the required traits. Statistical discrimination is said to be indicated if a trait is significantly related to the male-female employment ratio and yet there is no significant difference in its distribution by sex. A correlation coefficient of 0.78 is found in a relation between the logarithm of the male-female employment ratio and thirteen independent variables including a proxy for employer investment, the wage ratio, the male-female education ratio and ten traits. The education ratio, included in the regression analysis to adjust for quality differences, has the greatest impact of any variable. Its negative coefficient is opposite in sign to what was expected. It is possible that the negative education coefficient indicates discrimination. Data was not available for the actual distribution by sex for five of the ten traits. Three of the remaining traits, numerical aptitude, spatial aptitude and form aptitude, indicate the presence of statistical discrimination. The need for further research on how stereotypes affect occupational segregation is suggested by this study. / Arts, Faculty of / Vancouver School of Economics / Graduate

A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Education in fulfilment or partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education (Educational Psychology) and Special Education at the University of Zululand, 2002. / The current investigation consisted of three aims. The first aim was to determine the nature of secondary school learners* attitudes towards sex education. The second aim was to determine the learners' attitudes towards sex education in relation to information given by parents, teachers, peers and other media. The third aim was to determine the extent to which the following variables: gender, age. grade and residence influence the attitudes of learners towards sex education. A questionnaire was administered to a group of learners between ages of 13 years and below, up to 24 years and above. About fifty-five percent of learners were favourably disposed towards sex education. The results indicated that learners" attitudes are influenced by variables like gender, age, grade and residence.

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Abstract also in Chinese. / Thesis (M.B.A.) -- Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Bibliography: leaves 42-44.