Word: genderism
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...reviving interest. As the election heated up in recent months, Lancaster University's American-studies office received several inquiries from high school students interested in the program; in the previous two years they had received none. "Obamania has infected students," says Patrick Hagopian, who teaches "Mom and Apple Pie: Gender and the Making of the American Family." "America becomes a more attractive place simply because of the prospect of a new government." He's hoping students will agree...
...banner ad - you can upload your own image, graphic or corporate logo, and type your message directly into it. MySpace then allows you to "HyperTarget" (MySpace's term) your ad at a market based on the many ways the social network's 76 million active users define themselves. Age, gender, zip code, hobbies, musical preference, even the kinds of video games people like are among the data MySpace captures from users and shares with advertisers. Like Google, rates vary depending on the target market; MyAd advertisers only pay when a user clicks on their ad, with prices starting...
...several upperclassmen to a theatrical essay toward racial understanding, “Nigger Wetback Chink.” While the group found the show useful as a point of departure, they were naturally concerned by its obvious drawbacks, such as the three-man troupe’s inattention to gender issues...
...Matthew Shepard Act would extend the two laws to cover all crimes committed because of bias, not just those that occur in public arenas like schools and restaurants. It would also extend the 1968 law to cover sexual orientation as well as gender and disability...
...public activities like going to school or eating at a restaurant or attending a concert. The other is from 1994; it requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to increase penalties for crimes on federal lands in which the victim was selected because of actual or perceived race, religion, national origin, gender, disability or sexual orientation...