Part one of term paper
Gender ideologies of society have greatly affected a woman’s position in the labor force and her body image. An illustration of the is made in Carol Tavris’ article “The Universal Male” and in Judith Lorber’s article, “`Night to His Day’: The Social Construction Of Gender.” The ideology of the male gender as the normal and ...

Part two of term paper
... can be made to how society’s view on gender affected a woman’s position in the labor force along with her personal body image. Evaluating an individual by gender is a part of everyday life. Gender places individuals in a certain norm that must be followed, for if not followed s/he is in disconnection with society. Lorber illustrates how society’s “gendering,…or successfully [placing] the other person in a gender status,” is a means to not “feel socially dislocated.” (14) ...