AIDS, from the beginning, has been a mnemonic pandemic. Remembering and forgetting have reflected and constituted the vicissitudes of HIV/AIDS, its inventions, significations, and transformations in and across time, then and now and into the welter, promise and pitfall, of future and futurity. The 25th anniversary of AIDS Coalition to Unleash…

Revisiting AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) restarts the "panic of loss" characterizing the author's youth. The author argues that the 25th anniversary of ACT UP marks the failure to consider Raymond Williams's "structure of feeling". Williams counterposes this structure against falsely viewing the past as formalized into something…

Few men choose to become primary school teachers. Those who do move into a world often thought of as feminized and contend with a publicly-voiced rhetoric which simultaneously idealizes and demonizes them. This paper turns a spotlight on one student's stories of being a man and a student primary school teacher. It considers how he negotiates the…

These papers present a counseling approach emphasizing the individuality of the client. Additionally, the physical and social environment in which the individual client interacts and the constraints this environment might place on that client should be considered. Counseling strategies maximizing the individual's potential within her environment…

The role and treatment of women in the development of educational philosophy are explored in three articles: (1) "Genderism and the Reconstitution of Philosophy of Education " (Ann L. Sherman); (2) "The Ideal of the Educated Woman: Jane Roland Martin on Education and Gender" (J. C. Walker); and (3) "Bringing Women into Educational Thought" (Jane…

Collins considers the paradox that masculine domination of the arts has not altered popular identification of art as a "feminine" and therefore low-status activity. She reviews writings on gender identification in art and examines approaches for increasing women's participation in art and art education without further lowering art's status. (SJL)

Queer pedagogy is rife with possibilities for outdoor educators to challenge the status quo of heterosexism and sexism. From recognizing and addressing the heteronormative assumptions that influence the outdoor classroom, to subverting oppressive gender norms, to noticing the cultural constructs through which we view nature, queer pedagogy can…

Sex stereotyping coupled with low salaries, a perceived lack of status, and fears stirred by highly publicized sex-abuse cases involving male teachers have helped to keep early childhood education a predominantly female field. (JD)

While the impact of the women's movement has made therapists more sensitive to societal influences on the behavior of women, comparable attention has not been paid to men who violate stereotypical sex-role expectations. (Author)

Claims as the twenty-first century approaches, counselors will be increasingly called on to assist individuals and society in adapting to changing conceptions of gender. Contends counselors must be aware of the impact of gender on the way in which our society is defined, organized, and functions to do the best possible job for clients. (Author)

The problem of sex stereotyping in children's literature has been around for as long as the genre itself, but it was brought to the forefront because of the women's movement in the 1970s. From the 1700s, critics were aware of the problems that arose from children's literature and its portrayal of characters and ideas, including…

Noting the pervasiveness of rock music videos beyond cable television, this paper explores the exploitation of women as sexual objects that characterizes many of these videos and the rock music industry itself. The paper first discusses the sociocultural male-female attitudes that underlie the misogyny implicit in the videos. It then illustrates…

Presents interviews with a female college graduate and a male factory director concerning women graduates' opportunities in China's labor force. Suggests that Chinese managers fear that women will abandon job obligations in favor of family concerns. Lists four reasons that the factory director gave for failing to hire female workers. (SG)

Discussion of problems in library reference services focuses on the influence of gender roles. A historical overview of gender roles in the development of American librarianship is presented that highlights stereotyped views of and attitudes toward women, which the author suggests still have influences on librarianship today. (17 references) (LRW)

Sport values follow societal values, and, in American society, it is evident that men have determined the social, political, and economic values upon which this country has established its laws. An overview of the social influence of men in comparison to that of women in the development of American society points out how men and women have assumed…