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Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-119). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 421-486).

Masculinity and femininity are taken for granted as being a natural part of everyday existence forming acceptable images of what it means to be a man and a woman. It is revealed that in conforming to the sexual stereotype of what it means to be masculine and feminine, men's repression of their emotional life forms a counterpart of their oppression of women, for the repression of men's emotional life as a process, manifests itself through the oppression of women. The socioeconomic relations, being exploitative in nature, having been obscured and mystified by masculine and feminine forms of false consciousness, justify the prevalent social circumstances by portraying them as natural and inevitable, thus serving to hide the fact that men and women comprise of both, masculine and feminine characteristics. Disclosing the quality of the experience of men's repression of their emotional life as a counterpart of their oppression of women, through qualitative description and reflection, it is evident that individuality and human social relationships are restricted by the constraints of masculine and feminine stereotypes. It is clearly highlighted, that women help to perpetuate the repression of male emotional life and in turn their own oppression through supporting the successful work, status and power oriented 'macho' male. Through the recognition of the pressures, and a re-evaluation of the masculine role, men will no longer see cause to oppress women and through that there will no longer be a need to repress their own emotional life. There is a need for self-reflection in those individuals and groups restricted by the constraints of masculinity and femininity for the realization of new possibilities of enlightened social action and individuality.

Orientador: Sirio Possenti / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-15T02:01:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Franchi_GiseleMaria_M.pdf: 1009820 bytes, checksum: 099ba5b499ad07c73e15f52edda701f7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010 / Resumo: Com base na análise do discurso (MAINGUENEAU, 1984:2005a, 1998:2008, 2006a), nas principais teorias do humor (BERGSON, 1900:1993; FREUD, 1905:1996; RASKIN, 1985), na literatura sobre a mulher e em trabalhos na literatura sobre o feminismo (RAGO, 2003) e sobre a identidade do homem contemporâneo (NOLASCO, 1995), analisa-se a circulação, em um conjunto de piadas, de uma representação do feminino. O corpus da pesquisa constitui-se das chamadas "piadas de loira", bem como de piadas ditas "feministas". O objetivo é analisar a relação interdiscursiva que constitui e atravessa o posicionamento machista (que se descobriu nas piadas de loira) e o posicionamento feminista. As análises mostram que estereótipos presentes em ambos os conjuntos de piadas podem ser compreendidos como um processo em que o Outro é traduzido a partir do Mesmo, sob a forma de um simulacro. Além disso, evidenciam o fato de que as conquistas sociais e profissionais que as mulheres vêm obtendo principalmente nas últimas décadas refletem-se também no plano discursivo: não há mais um ponto de vista assimétrico, em que a mulher era representada apenas segundo a tradução feita pelo posicionamento machista. No espaço discursivo, posicionamento machista e posicionamento feminista interagem de maneira conflituosa, recusam-se mutuamente. E se constituem. / Abstract: Based on the discourse analysis (MAINGUENEAU, 1984:2005a, 1998:2008, 2006a), the main theories of humor (BERGSON, 1900:1993; FREUD, 1905:1996; RASKIN, 1985), the literature about women and feminism (RAGO, 2003) and about the identity of contemporary man (NOLASCO, 1995), the circulation of a feminine representation is analyzed in a set of jokes. The corpus of the research is constituted by "bimbo jokes" and by feminist jokes as well. The aim is to analyze the interdiscursive relation that constitutes and traverses the sexist position (discovered in the bimbo jokes) and the feminist position. The analyses show that the stereotypes existent in both groups of jokes can be understood as a process in which the "Other" is translated through the "Same", under the form of a simulacrum. Besides, they evidence the fact that the social and professional conquests obtained by women, especially in the last decades, are also reflected in the discursive plan: there is no more an asymmetrical point of view, in which the woman was represented only according to the translation made by the sexist position. In the discursive space, sexist and feminist positions interact in a conflicting way, refusing each other mutually. And they constitute themselves. / Mestrado / Linguistica / Mestre em Linguística

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This study examined the influence of television viewing and interpersonal contact on young adults' stereotypes towards Hispanic Americans. White American undergraduate students (N = 231) at a small private university in the western United States completed an anonymous self-administered group questionnaire. Regression analysis revealed that the Hispanic negative index is highly positively correlated with White Americans who perceive that they learn about other races from watching TV and positively correlated with White Americans who identify with many TV portrayals. Regression analysis also revealed that the Hispanic positive index is highly positively correlated with White Americans who evaluate their contact with Hispanic Americans as very pleasant and positively correlated with White Americans who talk with Hispanic Americans very often. The study shows that television viewing has a significant impact on White Americans' negative stereotypes towards Hispanic Americans when White Americans perceive that they learn about other races from watching television. Also, the contact hypothesis has strong support in this study. Talking to Hispanic Americans was found to have an impact on White Americans' positive stereotypes towards Hispanic Americans and evaluation of contact was found to have a significant impact on White Americans' positive stereotypes towards Hispanic Americans. These results suggest that television viewing and interpersonal contact may have a significant influence on stereotype development towards Hispanic Americans.

The following manuscript is a novel intended to explore the confusing nature of butch lesbian gender identity and the unique bonds of friendship butch women often share with one another. Lesbian culture, today, sometimes puts pressure on the term butch and pushes butch women to choose between transgender, femme and androgynous. The lead character in this novel, Sarah, struggles to come to terms with her own sexual identity amidst all this pressure to conform. She watches her friends and searches for a model of what butch is and is not but she continues to feel emotionally and physically cut off from the people she cares about. Ultimately, Sarah realizes she can move fluidly between many genders. When she stops trying to be a stereotype, she is finally able to connect with the people she cares about. / by Elizabeth Andrea Norberg. / Signature page unsigned. / Thesis (M.F.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Stereotype threat refers to the pressure that individuals feel when they are at risk of confirming a demeaning stereotype about themselves. Research has found that stereotype threat impairs performance on cognitive-based tasks by inducing mental interference (e.g., Schmader & Johns, 2003). This thesis hypothesised that this finding would generalise to driving and that drivers who are better able to inhibit cognitive interference (i.e., with better inhibitory ability) would be less susceptible to the disruptive effect of stereotype threat than drivers who are less able (i.e., with poorer inhibitory ability). A series of three experiments conducted in a driving simulator tested the predictions using the gender stereotype of driving skills and investigated the interpretation of the results. The experiments revealed that stereotype threat exerted both a facilitative and debilitative influence on driving performance, as indicated by different performance measures. The facilitative effect diminished when drivers experienced increased mental demands or when they were assessed by an unexpected performance measure, while the debilitative effect was more likely observed among drivers who received negative feedback than drivers who received positive feedback. Moreover, the results supported the prediction that inhibitory ability would moderate the detrimental impact of stereotype threat as the performance of drivers with poorer inhibitory ability was impeded more than that of drivers with better inhibitory ability. Regarding the processes underlying the present findings, the experiments provided suggestive evidence that stereotype threat elicits cognitive interference and simultaneously motivates drivers to concentrate on particular performance areas in an attempt to refute the stereotype. In combination, these processes appear to be at least partly responsible for the performance deficits and boosts observed.