Feministic criticism concerns the function of specific feminine cultural and ideological constituents in literal works. In its approach to narrative this kind of criticism follows two methods. First, the attributes of women and their role and personality in course of the story, and second a critique of women presented which studies female authors. Sorkhi-e-to az man by Sepedeh Shamlu is one the...

OBJECTIVES To assess the associations between gender roles and depression in older men and women and whether gender roles are independent risk factors for depression. METHODS International cross-sectional study of adults between 65 and 74 years old (n = 1,967). Depression was defined by a score of 16 or over in the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). A validated 12-item...

By the mid 1980s, prime time television contained frequent portrayals of females in traditionally male occupations such as lawyer, police officer, and private detective. To determine whether young people's gender schemas about such occupations have been affected by these portrayals, fifth and sixth grade students were questioned about stereotypically feminine and masculine occupations they enco...

1Specialist Member of the Brazilian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery. Title of specialist in cardiovascular surgery by the Brazilian Medical Association. Specialist Member of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology. Title of specialist in cardiology by the Brazilian Medical Association. Qualified member of the Department of Cardiac Pacing (DECA).Cardiovascular Surgeon of Real e Benemérita Associaç...

Until recently, ethical discourse in the United States was dominated by males and reflected an exclusively masculine perspective. With the rise of the women’s liberation movement during the 1960s, feminism challenged Western ethical thinking that neglected or depreciated women (Friedan, 1963, 1981; Jaggar, 1992) and was applied to other misrepresented, oppressed, or minority populations as well...