Purchase Solution

"About Men" by Gretel Ehrlich

Not what you're looking for?

Ask Custom Question

This tutorial offers notes from the piece, "About Men," by Gretel Ehrlich using a critical strategy (or strategies).

Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary

"About Men" by Gretel Ehrlich is briefly explicated in terms of gender.

Solution Preview

Welcome to BM! Please rate 5/5 for my 500 words of notes to jump start your own exploration. I'm honored to assist you on your future academic endeavors. Your business is valuable to me! Thank you so much for using BrainMass.com!

Please note that I employed both reader response and feminist together. Some areas overlap here in my brainstorming! :)

First, Ehrlich's piece reminds me of Brokeback Mountain in its reader response implications for me since both pieces demonstrate how stereotypes of cowboys are shallow since this group is quite diverse and multifaceted, not just John Wayne-ish and Clint Eastwood-like in terms of gender roles and masculinity.

I feel like she shows ranchers and cowboys in a realistic yet sympathetic manner, not just as stereotypes like we often see in films. I admire how she unravels the stereotype by clarifying, ...

Solution provided by:
Stacy Shaneyfelt, MA
Education
  • BS , Slippery Rock University
  • MA, Slippery Rock University
Recent Feedback
  • "thk u"
  • "Thank you. Posted one more.. if you are online pls help. "
  • "thk u"
  • "thk u"
  • "thnk you"
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Introductory Vocabulary for "The Pearl"

Introductory Vocabulary Terms for "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck. The novella that presents a family in Mexico who suddenly has riches and the impact on their lives.

The Third Wave Reading Comprehension

Check students' understanding of initial reading of The Third Wave (found at http://libcom.org/history/the-third-wave-1967-account-ron-jones). Great ESL exercise!

Paradise Lost - Milton

Students will be able to test themselves on their knowledge of Milton's Paradise Lost and gain a better understanding of key points that their instructor may ask them about.

Chasing Lincoln’s Killer Quiz 2 (Chapter 2 & 3 Content with Vocabulary)

The following questions are taken from chapters two and three of the novel, Chasing Lincoln’s Killer. Read each question carefully and choose the correct answer.

Vocabulary for Poetry

Vocabulary definitions matched to terms related to poetry. As poetry moves from rigid forms to more flowing, an understanding of language is needed. This quiz offers a brief introduction to the language arts.

View More Free Quizzes
Related BrainMass Solutions

  • Ecological Footprint

    Does the concept of ecological footprint developed by Wackernagel and Rees relate to the Ehrlich Equation? Explain.

  • US Population Sustainability

    In November 1992, in an article written by Gretchen Daily and Paul Ehrlich, they posed the same question but on a more global scale.

  • Drugs and Crime

    "Why Do So Many Young American Men Commit Crimes and What Might We Do About It?", Journal of Economic Perspectives, 10 (1), pp. 25-42. [28] Freeman, R.B., (1994). "Crime and the Job Market", in Wilson, J. Q. and J. Petersilia (Eds.), Crime.

  • Globalization & the Environment

    Ehrlich, P. & Ehrlich, A. (2013). "Can a collapse of global civilization be avoided?" in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, vol. 280 no. 1754. URL: http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1754/20122845.full 2. Smith, M.

  • Population Growth Around the World

    Some countries are equipped and would like to see a rise in population, while others will be overwhelmed by the rise in population.

  • Children's Understanding of Bias

    That is what 'environment' is all about and it is very significant to the development of a child into becoming an adult. It is said that a child generally has accumulated the basics of his personality by the time he is 7 years old!

  • Communication and Gender

    Women should try and understand that men usually always think about upholding their status. This is usually the reason behind the fact the men usually refuse to accept being directed by anyone.

  • Opinion about a social or cultural condition - AIDS misconception

    AIDS is a disease that gay men gets most often. In fact, the California Office of AIDS reports that homosexuality, bisexuality, and transsexuality cause about 83% of HIV infections in California.

  • The role of women in early civilizations.

    As such, their roles were largely unnoticed or deemed unimportant by the men in leadership positions. The same could be said for the men who made up the workers, peasants and slaves in a society.

View More Related Solutions