gender issue theme
The social, psychological, cultural and behavioral aspects of being a man, woman, or other gender identity, is discussed.
Examples
Various feminist issues are categorized under "gender issues", as are both "male sterotype" and "female sterotype" themes.
10 total · 1 choice · 2 major · 7 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Jeanne Dielman 23 Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles (1975) | choice | the film is called a feminist masterpiece and showcases a woman's lot in contemporary Belgium - dreary housework and degrading sexwork |
| movie: Wuthering Heights (1939) | major | A feminist viewing of the story might note how utterly dependent the women were on their male patriarchs. Cathy would be destitute if she left her brother's estate. Edgar spoke patronizingly to his sister, Isabella, when she defended Heathcliff and threatened to constrain her activities. |
| theamericanshortstory05 | major | Throughout the story, rigid demarcations of gender roles were referenced and reinforced. |
| ahh2x15 | minor | Lucy raised this past moral controversy: Did Marcia invite the peeping Tom by wearing skimpy clothes? |
| ahh3x24 | minor | Mary expressed the anachronistic opinion that "handling money is a man's business". |
| movie: Nashville (1975) | minor | Sueleen wants to sing but finds herself booed off stage then made to perform a striptease |
| play: The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1593) | minor | it is a little unclear how conscious the play is of the fact that Silvia was passed around like a parcel from father to suitor |
| rd1988e8x02 | minor | The male mechanoid Kryten was frazzled upon being consigned to the female detention area on account that he lacked a certain male appendage. |
| theamericanshortstory06 | minor | Andy explained that he wanted to be the strong one in a relationship and for his future wife to be timid. Andy first introduced himself to Lucy's brother rather than speak to her directly. |
| tz1959e4x15 | minor | Horace's wife and mother were financially dependent on him. The mother made a big stink about him losing his job because of the implications for herself, and there was further money talk. |