How Disney Movies Teach Straightness
Despite the perils of mistaken identities, evil stepmothers, and cruel curses, in a Disney movie the princess always finds her prince.
Marriage: Not What It Used to Be
Marriage and relationship advice has changed as the institutions evolve.
Goodbye to the Barbershop?
The decline of barbershops is not a sign of a disintegrating culture of manhood, but rather a transformation of masculinity.
Race and Sexual Harassment in Academia
Researchers theorize that minorities are especially vulnerable to sexual harassment in college due to both their outsider status and cultural stereotypes.
Jane Austen and Adaptation
In The Atlantic on Sunday, Devony Looser discussed the 20-year-old film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.
The Cultural Expectations of Breastfeeding
Society constructs women’s bodies as sexual, but mothers’ bodies as asexual—a quandary that presents a dilemma for women who nurse in public.
Women at Work
From finance to law and the sciences, women at work find themselves changing their personalities and habits to fit in.
How Advertisers Sold Housework to Housewives
The ad campaigns behind household products emphasized the seriousness of housework.
The Public Wife: Is Maureen McDonnell to Blame for Her Husband’s Downfall?
Maureen McDonnell was found guilty, along with her husband, Gov. Bob McDonnell. What role do spouses have in political scandals?