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Create an appropriate research question for each methodology that would be of interest for your chosen organization. Explain why the methodology is appropriate for each question and identify the methodology’s strengths and weaknesses. Which of the three questions and methods would be most interesting to you, and why? Your response should be an APA-formatted response of no less than 300 words.
sample paper from previous student in the class)
Sexualisation and Gender Influence in Western Society
In a world brimming with images and innuendos of sexuality, its hard to escape the
reality of objectification, especially under the guise of empowerment. These effects influence
several groups of society, ranging from young girls to adult men, making the fluidity of the issue
a prominent and distressing issue in the modern era. An issue that faces both men and women,
self-objectification is defined as when a person chooses to evaluate themselves based on
appearance and outside accreditation because that’s how society has instilled that other adjudicate
others. The detrimental effects of this mindset is largely acknowledged by many scientists as
dangerous to both physical and mental health for all genders due to the tendencies of excessive
dieting, anabolic steroid use, extreme exercising, eating disorders, depression, and impaired
social functioning. Furthermore, the implications by the media of women to perpetually fit a
highly unattainable body image younger is discussed as children continue to be exposed to
sexually explicit paraphernalia, known as the Lolita effect. Although some may debate the objectification of the female form leads to a
sense of empowerment, findings across multiple studies conducted refute the aspects of positive
body image experienced is short-lived and heavily dependent on the approval from secondary
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parties. The boundaries between self-objectification and empowerment are marred and cause
serious and threatening effects both on an individual and on a larger societal scale when left
undefined. A perfect example of this is found in the comedy Lysistrata, by Aristophanes. This
play incorporates female sexuality as a weapon to end a war (significantly portrayed as a
womans only weapon), that many have seen to represent feminine strength. In looking into the
context of the play, the sexuality of women is used by Aristophanes not to promote feminist
values or even to give accreditation to the capabilities of womenits more or less a topic used to
add humor to a political satire.
Arguably the greatest impact of sexualisation is seen in the effects on women, firstly on
the most intimate views of their bodies and how they perceive themselves. Body image is
negatively impacted by the messages women receive daily from society, and the propaganda
stressing the importance of the beauty standard. Confidence is a mere factor in the propitiation of
a common sociocultural theory known as self-objectification theory, defined as a construct that
posits that girls and women are socialized to believe that they are objects to be viewed by other
people, and that this belief affects the ways that women think and feel about themselves
(Cottingham 905). This theory is directly correlated with a prediction of low self-esteem and
high number of sexual partners, a quality does little to preclude the effects on sexualisation in
mainstream society (Visser 504).
The Western Beauty standard then becomes internalized by women themselves, and the
unrealistic pursuit of the qualities represented frequently causes a national development of
anorexia, depression, and poor self-esteem. Society in turn, pigeon-holes women who do not
possess these specific characteristics as less desirable, creating the evidence to support that selfobjectification
is well established as an extremely strong direct predictor of body shame
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(Cottingham 909). These women who embody an internalized objectification of themselves and
who pursue the thin-ideal or other dictated physical norms for their gender are more than twice
as likely to display eating disturbances or developing an eating disorder affecting all aspects of
their health. Furthermore, women are conditioned into associated feminine power with
objectification, leading to a sense of sexual empowerment.
The enjoyment of sexualisation has been studied to reveal its relation to positive body
image, and may be beneficial to heightening a womans self-perspective. Though these feelings
of enjoyment and empowerment derive from the choice to self-sexualize, society has duped
[women] into engaged in thinly disguised sexual self-exploitation, to which they are made
vulnerable by self-esteem (Thompson 25, Erchull 2349). In essence, the feelings of inadequacy
initially created by society would prevent the need of women to empower themselves through
self-sexualisation. Many women, most likely in response to low self-esteem and societal
pressure, participate in varying levels of sexual intercourse with a number of partners.
Among these women, more than 37% reported the effects of sexual compliance, a
willing consent to unwanted sex (Katz 460). This sexual efficacy creates both social and
emotional ramifications, including emotional discomfort, low satisfaction and desire, and a
greater emphasis on the ideal women. The heavy implications of research refuting the
conceptualization of objectification and empowerment show the societal, emotional, and
interpersonal effects on women in the Western society, and forces an acknowledgement of the
derivatives these issues create.
The effects of sexualisation are not precluded from impacting men, many suffer from the
same risks and symptoms of poor body image. Studies have shown young men are influenced by
the ideal male body perpetuated by the media, so much so that such exposure has been linked the
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development of negative body satisfaction. This strive to attain a perfect male figure is correlated
with unhealthy behaviors such as anabolic steroid use, excessive dieting, impaired social
functioning, and depression (Visser 595). This mirrors the behaviors characteristic of unhealthy
body image women face, making the issue of objectification fluid between genders. The study
conducted also supports the prediction that men high self-objectification would show higher
levels of muscle dysmorphia symptoms than men low in self-objectification (Visser 597).
Furthermore, the sexualisation of society shows the negative and harmful to both
individual and external perspectives. For men, this issue is seen in the impaired attitude of social
norms, and the high demand sexualisation creates. Society has instilled a construct described as
an uncontrollable entitlement to womens always sexualized and always available bodies
(Garner 328) This wild male depiction has been defended as a natural urge that men shouldnt
have to control, but fails to explore how masculinity is used and misused in everyday life. Some
organizations have drawn links between popular culture and media and its role in shaping how
young men understand ways of doing gender (Garner 327).
Male gender roles of hyper-masculinity (i.e., exaggeration of traditional masculine roles
through behaviors such as sexual prowess, physical dominance, aggression, and anti-femininity)
have been described as a way for men to demonstrate power and authority (Fields123).
Collectively known as the gender role strain, traditional masculine gender role beliefs are
associated with psychological distress, sexual risk, and other health risk behaviors (Fields 123).
The stressed factors of masculinity and strength the male gender face in Western society creates
a powerful burden on young and adult men to measure up to the expectations thrust upon them.
Result of this idealized view of the male gender includes psychological distress linked with
failing to meet masculine ideals, difficulty sustaining normative masculine expression and
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negative manifestation of masculinity in social situations. The media influences and forced
perspectives creates questions regarding the relationships and manifestation of sexual attitudes of
men toward women, and implicates them as a direct cause of negative body image.
Society has instilled a nurtured perspective in children of gender and sexuality, leaving
little room for fluidity and may create internal and external issues in the maturation process. A
childs definition and understanding of sexuality are crucial to their fundamental development;
interruptions to this can cause a varying range of problems. A huge proprietor of gender
constructs is the media, who provides visuals about the type of products, clothing, and sexual
attraction that are appropriate for each gender, creating these external controls of gender norms
(Gardner 33). In a confused state, children turn to less effective behaviors such as alcohol
abuse, drugs, and violence may be chosen in place of more effective, healthy behaviors in an
individuals attempt to get his or her needs met (Grieve 289). By helping children understand
the similarities rather than difference of gender associations, a promotion of healthy behaviors
and perceptions will lead to broader knowledge, acceptance, and comprehension of gender.
An example of the effects of early exposure to sexuality in media and society can been
seen in the idealized archetypes of femininity being associated with inappropriate selfobjectification.
Young girls ascribe this imagery of idealized femininity as a compulsion to treat
the body as an object to control and manage (Bragg 279). Not only does this create low selfesteem,
it promotes the sexualisation of girls at a young age, also known as the Lolita Effect.
This effect is used by the media and commercial industries to generate perceived notions
of femininity to preadolescent girls and their male peers. Bombardment of hyper sexuality by the
media and culture can cause a misrepresented view of normal and healthy sexual behavior. The
Lolita Effect can be best described as The seemingly safe, unrealistic, make-believe worlds of
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media and marketing work to legitimizeand even glamorizethe use of girls sexuality for
commercial purposes, creating a dichotomy of good vs. bad (Blasi 72-73).
The encouragement of oversexualisation by the media confuses young women under the
guise of being natural, and creates a problem for parents and mentors to stress the importance of
maturity and sexual responsibility. By no means a new issue, researches have analyzed the long
tradition of children and young people being represented as objects for erotic contemplation and
found the direct correlation between hyper sexuality and commercialism (Bragg 283). Examples
of this can be seen in the continued inappropriateness of girls Halloween costumes, obsession
with attaining hotness, and becoming sexual active at an increasingly younger age. This
behavior is often misconstrued as an invitation of male attention, and can lead to devastating
emotional, physical, and mental consequences to young girls who fall victim to the sexualized
ideal of the female form.
In Ancient Greece, Aristophanes wrote the comedy Lysistrata, which portrays a
characterization of women in sexist roles, and highlights an ancient over-sexualized nature of
women in the time period. The play opens with the protagonist, Lysistrata, who condemns the
perpetual war at hand, and is attempting to rally the women of Athens to take action against it.
Although Lysistrata does not conform to all female societal norms in Greece, but she still is severely
critical of the women around her. She degrades the women that do not attend her political summons
and qualifies that she really isn’t surprised by their behavior, as the women are stereotypically preoccupied
with domestic responsibilities. Asides from the heavy phallic innuendos, the women are not
only characterized as lustful, but utterly dependent on their Grecian men. From the first
scene Lysistrata says to the women to influence their support: “Don’t you feel sad and sorry
because the fathers of your children are far away from you with the army?” (Aristophanes). Not
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only does this show the weak qualities men attributed to females, it implies that the women would
care for politics only when there are stripped of their sexual experiences.
Lysistrata even goes as far as using a beautiful naked woman to control the crowd of men
into listening to their cause, a purposeful intent to reduce the role of women by Aristophanes by
suggesting the only influence women could possibly have would be refraining from sex. As she maps
out the justifications for the war to end, the attention of the men is strictly to the naked female form,
discrediting the strength of women as they must pander to the sex-deprived men, nearly driven mad
by the tantalizing view of a naked women. After considering the context of the play, it is clear to see
this as a hyperbole with the intent to satirize the notion of women even having much power over
men.
Women have notoriously been subverted throughout history in politics, with regard to
peacekeeping, and from a pan-historical perspective, it has only been mere seconds since the
inclusion of women in peacekeeping operations has come into practice (Fox 9). The idea of
women’s right to have a say in the life and death matters of war and peace is a relatively new
concept, and although the play does include images of a strong female protagonist, it is hard to
disregard the stereotypes and oversexualisation of the women in the play.
Oversexualisation and Gender in the modern era have presented alarming and lasting
effects on the minds, bodies and relationships of children, men and women. This indefinite
problem of gender constructs and expectations leaves detrimental issues on those in a constant
battle to achieve the ideal, and those who will never attain the ideal and are rejected by society.
The perpetual and traditional sexualized nature of women can be seen significantly in Lysistrata,
showing the wide-spread implications of an unequal and unbalanced modern perspective.
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This paper consists of three parts: a country selection, a comprehensive outline of the selected country and the associated considerations of internation project management and annotated bibliography, and a paper that strictly adheres to the outline content. Each student will complete the actual paper that strictly follows the comprehensive outline you created in Part 3. The paper will be at least 10 pages in length (excluding the cover sheet and references section) and strictly adhere to the APA style. The paper will require at least 10 references. While it is fine for your paper to exceed the maximum pages, points will be deducted from any paper submitted with fewer than the minimum number of required pages. 1 page for the outline
Outline for each topic/paragraph: write it in this order.
Introduction paragraph:
1. How and where SARS (the crisis) began in China
2. SARS symptoms
3. Treatments
– How the Chinese traditional medicine played a role into treating traditionally and was it effective
– How its taken to the production of knowledge: antibiotic or other forms of treatments
4. Compare biomedicine and Chinese medicine
5. Health care workers/doctors/heroes role
-How America vs. China dealt with it
6. Improvements resulting from the SARS crisis
7. Problems and concerns from SARS
8. Public health response
-The economic impact
9. Policy lessons from SARS for dealing with infectious disease and risk
-The government against SARS
Create a 15-minute oral presentation (34 pages) that examines the moral and ethical issues related to triaging patients in an emergency room. By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: Competency Recommend evidence-based decision-making strategies nurses can use during triage. Competency 3: Apply professional nursing ethical standards and principles to the decision-making process. Describe the moral and ethical challenges nurses can face when following hospital policies and protocols. Explain how health care disparities impact treatment decisions. Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is consistent with expectations of nursing professionals. Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics. Correctly format citations and references using APA style. Your supervisor has asked you to do a 15-minute oral presentation at a staff meeting about a recent issue that occurred at another hospital in town. Following an industrial accident, two patients arrived at the emergency room of that hospital at the same time, presenting with very similar inhalation injuries. The hospital received a great deal of negative press due to how the patients were triaged in the ER. Your supervisor would like you to use the specifics of this case to review triage procedures and best practices at your facility. Here are the details: One is a 32-year-old firefighter, Frank Jeffers, who is presenting with respiratory difficulties that he obtained while evacuating victims of an industrial accident. He is a married homeowner and father of two young boys. He has lived in the community all his life. He has full and comprehensive health insurance through his employer. The other is Brent Damascus, a 58-year-old man. Brent is presenting with respiratory difficulties with the same intensity as Mr. Jeffers above. He is well known at the hospital emergency room, as he is a frequent visitor with various complaints, including asthma, headaches, and tremors. He is homeless, unemployed, and uninsured. He stays many nights at the YMCA and eats lunch at the soup kitchen. He has lived in the community for over 10 years and has been arrested several times for petty theft. Preparation Search the Capella library and the Internet for scholarly and professional peer-reviewed articles on best practices in triage nursing. You will need at least three articles to use as support for your work on this assessment. Directions Create a 15-minute presentation (34 pages) that examines the moral and ethical issues that occurred when triaging these two patients and the best practices for managing this in the future. Divide your draft into a number of talking points that you can summarize neatly. Keep in mind that an oral presentation requires slightly different language than an essay. The aim is to communicate your message so keep sentences simple and focus on the key points you want to deliver. Address the following in your presentation: Explain the health care policies and protocols that are in place that direct triage care in an emergency situation. Explain how health care disparities impact treatment decisions. Identify the health care policies that are in place that direct care for uninsured individuals. Is there a difference in how these individuals are triaged? Describe the moral and ethical challenges nurses can face when following hospital policies and protocols. Is there a conflict when a severely injured person is also uninsured? Recommend evidence-based strategies that should be applied for managing the care of uninsured and indigent population. Additional Requirements Your presentation should meet the following requirements: Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message. References: Include a reference section with a minimum of three references; a majority of these should be peer-reviewed sources. All resources should have been published within the last 5 years. APA format: Resources and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting. Length: 34 typed, double-spaced pages, excluding title page and reference page. Use Microsoft Word to complete the assessment. Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.
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