It was also the war itself which helped to pull the U.S. from the Great Depression due to the emergency war-time measures boosting the economy. The Great Depression was a time where the working class began to feel a great hostility towards the privileged aristocracy of the upper class. ... For the viewers themselves, Stanley is a character who is easily empathized with at this time when memories of the Great Depression are still fresh. ... She fears that she will never find a suitor who matches her expectations and she feels her lack of innocence is a major part of that. ...

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Over the decades, women have made great strides in all areas of society and have defeated and conquered the notion of superiority of the male gender as compared to the female gender, especially in western civilizations. ... In an effort to explain the male-female wage and earnings differentials, this paper will analyze the effects of some of the most important sources of wage differentiation including societal attitudes and expectations, continuity of work experience of the sexes, differences in productivity, differences in utility functions, differences in education, the impact of self-direc...

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Even before a child has been conceived, the parents and family members are already placing gender expectations on that unborn child. ... From the answer, given gender expectations start to roll out of people's mouths. ... But if it's a girl she will make a great nurse or teacher. ... The effects of gender expectations and discrimination are also seen in different cultures. ... In her essay, Sandra wrote about how her father had wanted her to find a great husband and have children. ...

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William Shakespeare's The Tempest provides a historical reference of the social expectations and stereotypes enforced upon women in Elizabethan times. ... From such a perspective, The Tempest can be furthermore used to compare and contrast the social expectations, and the treatment of women within the 16th and 17th Centuries to those of today. ... Sycorax is furthermore used in contrast with the other female roles within the plays, as she is also a witch and thus possesses great power. ... Despite the expectations placed upon women to be accepted by attaining certain characteristic and...

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The roles of women in ancient times have changed a great deal in some aspects and remained the same in others in present day society. ... Antigone goes beyond the expectations of women when she takes on the responsibility to burry her brother Polyneices. ... Ismene portrays the stereotypical expectations of women early in the play but later transforms her beliefs. ... Evidence of such expectations date back as far biblical times. ...

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The Cleavers were the perfect family with a strong husband, loving wife, and two great kids. ... Our society has certain standards and expectations for being a male. ... Our society has expectations of females just as they do for males. ... Who is to blame for these unreachable expectations we put on ourselves? Because of the unreachable expectations, the emotional impact on us is great. ...

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The tigers "do not fear the men beneath the tree", is very synecdotal in that it portrays the assertiveness that Aunt Jennifer must sublimate in order to uphold the expectations placed upon her. ... The poem was written in the 1950's, and in this era, the expectations and gender roles were much different than in the present. ... The oppressing gender expectations in the 50's have a connection with the domineering actions of men in this time. ... From a viewers perspective she is conventional and consistent with culture's gender expectations at the time, yet at a deeper level ...

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Many women were jailed, fined, banished and if the offense great enough executed. Though Protestants and Catholics differed in their theology, they both seemed to perceive women in the same roles and have the same expectations. ... The expectations of women were very clear during this time period. ... The Age of Reformation saw many changes, but the expectations of the morality of women did not. ...

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These diverse types of women all fell into the category fitted because of how society prefers women to behave and how the woman feels about society's/family's expectations for them. ... Jayanthi, an American Indian woman from Bells interviews recalls "[getting] confused [and] freak[ing] out and feel[ing] [the need] to settle down" (33) when her actions opposed her parents and community's expectations of her. ... Personal history is a huge factor in Janyanthi's success as a person and while creating her own she discovers "there is also appeal in the drama and ...

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Nora is a spirited young woman whose compassion and intelligence must be masked by her childish and supplicating behavior, thanks to the expectations of the society. ... This play was a great start in women's rights. ...

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As far as gender differences and the roles of males and females go, at an early age I learned that society had certain expectations even for boys and girls. ... Although, I always knew that society had different expectations for males and females, it was not until I grew into adulthood that these differences and inequalities truly became apparent to me. ... Although discrimination toward women in the workplace is still prevalent today, I realize that there have been great strides for women over the years, and there are many more opportunities for women today then there were even ten or twenty ...

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The drifter feigns great interest in Elisa's chrysanthemums and asks her many questions about them. ... Steinbeck makes it very easy to relate to this woman's struggle for strength and contentment in a life that does not meet her expectations. ... She sadly realizes that she can never live up to the expectations she places on herself....

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Within the play Antigone, Sophocles demonstrates many views of gender expectations in Greek life. ... As the new king of Thebes, Creon demonstrated his expectations that men are the primary actors in Greek society and that his word of law should never be questioned even if it isn't that of the gods. ... In a way, she was a rebel to the social norm and the standards of gender specific expectations and actions. ... Both sisters vary greatly in their respective attributes, Ishmene illustrated that she was a women who fit the bill of a women with femininity in society, where Antigone challen...

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In my talk I will be discussing psychological phenomena and disorders that are particularly prevalent among females as well as overview how sociocultural views and expectations have influenced and continue to influence today the mental health of women; affecting their overall physical and psychological well-being. ... Being a teenager is difficult because society tends to put a lot of pressure and expectations that are impossible for one to keep up with. ... In their model we can understand that girls who have expectations of helplessness (i.e. having not control over life choices), who hare ...

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Question What are the main ideas of Cooper Thompson's "We Should Reject Traditional Masculinity" and how do they work or not work in the movie/play "Billy Elliot?" Response Cooper Thompson discusses the stereotypical definition of masculinity in his article "We Should Reject Traditional Masculinity...

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Anh put the rent on the table next to the bar-cash, the restaurant-cash, and the cabaret-cash, mounting, heaping great big blocks of bills like brick-a mason laying a foundation. ... In America you will become a great engineer." ... His anger towards the land is a reflection of his unmet expectations for Saigon and his limited emotional capacity to deal with his guilt. ... The importance of gender and hegemonic masculinity are clear within the dynamics of Andrew's family in that there are expectations based on age, violence is ...

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Its no wonder that Cather describes the scenery so extensively, with quotes such as "The red of the grass made all the great prairie the colour of wine-stains, or of certain seaweeds when they are first washed up." ... Then there is Antonia, growing up away from all these social expectations, away from the cities and stuffy aristocrats. ...

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Her story is one that, while giving some insight to the lives of Roman women during her time, mostly shaped the expectations of women. ... While the events are not necessarily true, this drastic act reveals men expected women to go to great lengths to preserve their family's name. ...

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The sexes are different because their brains are different. (Moir, 1991) In the past ten years, there have been many researches concerning what makes the sexes different. Remarkably, these doctors, scientists, psychologists, and sociologists are not working together but still have arrived at a ve...

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Therefore, he will not be able to be intimate with those women who he has great respect and affection for, since they will effectively remind him of his mother. ... I stated above that a man chooses to marry someone whom he has great respect and affection for. ... This results in a great overvaluation of his wife. ... (Nietzsche 147) These things result in the woman once again feeling as if she has done something wrong, when really all she has done is conform to the expectations set forth by society. ... Yet as wonderful as this rebellion from the norms of society sounds, it is very diffi...

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Though she attempts to defy these expectations by cutting off her "great big nose" and "fat legs," in her death, the woman is displayed in her casket with cosmetics painted on and a beautiful turned-up putty nose. ... They went to great pains making themselves look perfect, hoping to attract a male. ...

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The play "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams, which takes place in 1940's cosmopolitan New Orleans city, is a great example of this evolution. ... In 1940's job opportunities for women were limited, whereas today, a great variety of jobs are available for them just as equal to men's. ... Also, the society's perspective on women's roles and expectations from women has changed. ...

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Gender roles influence women and men in virtually every area of life including family and occupation, but are women and men subject to different roles or behavior expectations? ... This was accomplished on one level by preventing women from gaining the sort of education offered to men, and while this has changed to a great extent in the United States, there are still inequalities in the opportunities offered to men as opposed to women. ... While it is true men and women's roles in the workplace are becoming closer in equality, there is still a great amount of room for improvement. ...

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Men had to provide for the helpless females, males were chivalrous and took great pride in being the head and protector of the household. Along with society expectations there were sexual beliefs that men had. ...

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This notion of social variables also ties in with a concept in the article Common Assumptions about Childhood by Perry Noodleman and Mavis Reimer "In this world, each child is his or her own person, an individual being whose values and abilities are influenced both by heredity and by environment; an environment that inevitably includes specific and highly variable class positioning, gender expectations and so on" "(Noodleman and Reimer, 90). ... It can be argued that adults have a great impact on children as they are growing up. ... Adult agendas and nostalgia have a great impact on childhood ...

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