http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/gender-studies Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:52:06 -0400 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:52:06 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1788/toxic-royalty-feminism-and-the-rhetoric-of-beauty-in-disney-princess-films By Stephanie X. Hu - At Disneyland’s Magic Kingdom, light cascades across the night sky before spiraling down through the stars. The castle that towers within the dark shines bright amongst the fireworks’ sparkling ceruleans and violets. Once the night show rises to a crescendo of color and song, the snaps of cameras coalesce with the symphony as spectators strive to capture the moment in time. Such a scene stands as a cherished childhood dream, cemented at the heart of the contemporary American identity. Since the birth of Walt Disney’s animation studio, countless children have become spellbound... Thu, 23 Jul 2020 02:11 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1788/toxic-royalty-feminism-and-the-rhetoric-of-beauty-in-disney-princess-films http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1787/the-process-and-barriers-to-legal-gender-transition-a-case-study-analyzing-the-yogyakarta-principles By Christian Borkey - Trans people experience a wide range of social and legal disadvantages, including an inconsistent, patchwork system - where one exists at all - to attain legal recognition of their gender. In the absence of such legal recognition, transgender people face more difficulty in navigating social or organizational institutions (ie bars, locker rooms, airports, care facilities, prisons, and other places that are sex-segregated or require an ID), less control over their healthcare, and a lower ability to gain and retain employment. Many states require one or more surgeries (including but not limited to... Thu, 23 Jul 2020 01:55 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1787/the-process-and-barriers-to-legal-gender-transition-a-case-study-analyzing-the-yogyakarta-principles http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1728/one-pronoun-at-a-time-gender-specific-pronouns-improve-reading-comprehension By Morgan S. Burke - The current study focuses on the effect of gender-specific (he, she) and gender-neutral (they) pronouns on male and female recognition ability. Crawford and English (1984) showed male pronouns (he) better aid male recall and gender-neutral pronouns (they, he or she) better aid female recall. The effect of female pronouns (she) on recall ability was not studied (Crawford & English, 1984). The current study recognizes this gap and extends Crawford and English’s (1984) study to include female pronouns. 151 participants (75 male, 75 female, 1 unidentified) were identified via convenience... Fri, 23 Feb 2018 09:52 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1728/one-pronoun-at-a-time-gender-specific-pronouns-improve-reading-comprehension http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/686/the-impact-of-parental-marital-status-on-gender-ideology By Alexandra G. Kissling - Even in the new millennium, divorce is a taboo subject. Society is inundated with statistics reporting high rates of divore, that divorce is ruining the lives of children, and that families cannot lead normal lives once parents get divorced. On the other hand, there are many young people being raised by two people who are not married to each other, but that does not necessarily mean that they are doing a bad job. Previous social science research has covered the effects of divorce, particularly on children. This paper examines how there might be a connection between the divorce of parents and gender... Mon, 27 Aug 2012 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/686/the-impact-of-parental-marital-status-on-gender-ideology