Despite their unbalanced roles, all is well in their peaceful family until a "crime" from Nora's past comes back to haunt her and a struggle ensues. ... When Nora closes behind her the door of her doll's house, she opens wide the gate of life for women, and proclaims the revolutionary message that only perfect freedom and communion make a true bond between man and woman, meeting in the open, without lies, without shame, free from the bondage of duty. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Sofia is great to the family. ... Celie has only known the importance of standing up for other women in her family. ... Celie and Sofia, form a deep bond. ... There is a sisterly bond between Nettie and Celie. ... Sofia has a bonding with her sisters as well. ...

• Word Count: 1740
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• Grade Level: High School

It was expected for a woman to marry in her early 20's, start a family, and commit her life to homemaking. ... Male bonding was an acknowledged and projected eventuality--women bonding together was considered an act of betrayal within the man's world. The start of the feminist movement gave authorization for female bonding. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

___'s house, she goes to Africa with a family of Christian missionaries. ... Together they share a bond and she finds comfort in Nettie after her husband dies. ... One of the themes of The Color Purple is love redeems, hate kills and for Walker, redemptive love requires female bonding. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Now in a marriage it's expected of both partners to contribute in household chores and to help sustain the family economically. ... Marriage to me is a sacred bond between two human beings who love each other enough to promise to spend their life together. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

You don't hear of two females fighting over the man, this is because men were looked at as the big and tough ones that had to fight to protect their families. ... In this book, according to L'Amour, the only time a man and a younger boy can bond and learn is when they are out together learning about a man's duty. As one may tell by now; Men are the dominant ones and the leaders in the family. ... This shows gender roles because the men are the ones that are controlling the family/telling them what to do. ...

• Word Count: 1144
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• Grade Level: High School

The fundamental relationship between man and woman consists of a bond through marriage. ... Man is the head of the family, while the mother is the core of the family who takes care of everyone else by keeping the home, maintaining relationships, and educating the children. ... In Rousseau's perfect home, the father is the head of the family not only because it is natural or that he is stronger than the mother, but because she has household duties to attend to, and has no time to venture outside of the home. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They influenced who she associated with, as family friendships were mainly formed within the church and, therefore, with those of Swedish descent. ... As a result of her family's class status, she was not directly affected economically. ... It was during the few years prior to Alice's graduation that James began to drive her to and from their church, and their friendly relationship that had begun years before World War II in church evolved into a close sexual bond. ...

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Marriage, which brings together male and female to form thier own nuclear family. ... Each species has a certain male and female bond, but the physical, social, and emotional aspects are not like that of humans. ... This is such a taboo act one because of the effects of inbreeding, and beacuse family members have the same genes and therefore defecrive genes have a much better chance of coming out. Another reason for one such taboo is to prevent sexual conflicts between members of one particular nuclear family, which would be disruptive emotionally and economically. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Conflicts in Communication "I just don't understand men!" This expression is a popular one used by women of all ages. From adolescents to senior citizens, women are at a struggle in understanding why men do the things they do and vice versa. It is a general understanding that communication is the...

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• Grade Level: High School

In other words they are children of the same parents, members of one family, and have similar rights and duties. If the first principle represents God-man bond, the second stands for blood ties or man's relationship with his fellow men and women. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

His main focuses are on the preservation of environmental systems, social inequity, and family. ... Even as a women she held up her responsibilities and supported her family without her husband in the picture. ... Bellah et al. expresses also how to recognize values and gaining personal experiences of one another through communication helps lead to societal bonding. ...

• Word Count: 1394
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Other family members have to serve him. ... Not her individual dreams or expectations count but her loyalty to the male and, thus, the family. ... Marrying implied also living within the family-in-law and the provision of a dowry. ... In the Belgian matrimonial legislation, for instance, married women were expected to take over the husband's family name. ... First within the family were children are raised to function in well-defined roles. ...

• Word Count: 2675
• Approx Pages: 11