Expectations for the varied genders are determined not by human instinct, but by social construction. ... Whether or not one wants to embrace that identity is up to him/her, but society enforces that races' or genders' social construct status with stereotypes, expectations, and close mindedness regardless of how that person acts. ... Race, very much like other socially constructed categories such as class and gender is only an idea- but -it has a social reality. ... " touches on the similarities that race and gender have regarding to their status as a social construct. ... Sex i...

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The lottery enforces an unfair distinction in class status between men and women. Women are subordinate in the social power structure of the village, as shown when Mrs. ... Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' (561) Forcing the individual to conform to social norms starts very early in life - as evidenced in this story and throughout history. ...

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Many decades ago, the role of the man was that of the caretaker; he was responsible for financial matters and status of the family. ... The rights and status of women across the world has improved considerably over the centuries. ... The status of women in Japan has changed greatly over the years since the end of the World War II (Shinotsuka 1989). ... The Constitution promulgated in 1946, states, "All of the people are equal under the law and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic or social relations because of race, creed, sex, social status or family origin" (Articl...

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One of the main points addressed is that all women, regardless of their economic status share the same psychological principles and social dynamics that influence attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. ... The concept of social constructionism plays a major role with how poverty is viewed through the eyes of "common" middle-class individuals. As discussed in class, social constructionism is defined, as the way society shapes us in how we should see things. In other, words the social forces within our society. ... From the time we are children we are shaped by our parents, peers, the media, etc. to...

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Abstract A common saying is that first impressions are very important in the way people will perceive others for the rest of their social relationship. ... Not only did this dress code show status and prestige, it also was believed to communicate a certain authority to the student and other people in the learning environment of a university. ... The professor needs to appear competent enough to be credible, but social enough to be Competence and likeable. ...

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It is an evaluation of my living status and social norms in the imperial times in China including the norms that the society held upon regarding men and women's statuses compared. ... This is the only way in the Chinese traditional community in which he could have displayed his status in wealth. ... However, as the wife that was married earliest among others, I held a rather higher status compare to others. ... Besides the oppression that I underwent after marriage in line with the social status of my husband as already mentioned I was required to give birth to a son who would be the legi...

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Does Antigone accept or reject the social roles attributed to women? ... Women were at the forefront of these social norms, it was believed that they should be well mannered, respectful and obedient to males or any authority without question. ... In a way, she was a rebel to the social norm and the standards of gender specific expectations and actions. ... There was a sense of independence with Antigone, as a women she challenged the status quo. ...

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ascribed status- a position arbitrary assigned to an individual by a group or society. Pai's twin brother's ascribed status was supposed to be chief. ... culture- the social heritage of a people, learned patterns for thinking, feeling and acting that characterize a population or society. ... gender- the social role of being male or female. ... role performance- the actual behavior of the person who occupies a status. ...

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They have been linked to men through residence, housework, economic condition, and social standing to specific men. ... The "white worker in the North, her status as a free laborer was no different from the enslaved worker in the south"(Davis, 65). Women in the north faced social oppression, where as in the South there was racism due to slavery. ... Davis concluded that until everyone is free, there will be little change in the status of women. ...

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Until now, the concept/definition of "women" has emerged from the androcentrism of the patriarchic society, a kind of "women" in the androcentric mentality, which is also a social and civic misconception created to harbor and enhance the ruling status of men. ... It is women who desire the equality of all humankind, a relationship which challenges between the status or men and the statue of women, as well as to and oppose any hierarchical structures, laws and customs that cause women to lose individuality, to be subordinative and inferior. ...

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One can clearly observe that males and females are different through their physical appearance, their attitudes, and their status in the social environment. ... Social acceptance has changed for the better half compared to what it had used to be. ... They are different through their physical appearance, their attitudes, and their status in the social environment. ...

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In her constant favouring of Tom, Mrs Tulliver repeatedly asserts Maggie's inferior status. ... Like many other heroines trapped in a limiting social context, Maggie finds a way to escape. ... This image conveys the extent of Maggie's affront to social convention and the rebellious and sinful implications such as desire carries. ... Maggie's social education is seen in all its painful detail. ... Stelling's sexist views of clever women, and her father's collusion with dominant social conventions all educate Maggie into accepting her inferior status as a woman in a patr...

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That of sheer insignificance in the country and in the social circle. ... In her constant favouring of Tom, Mrs Tulliver repeatedly asserts Maggie's inferior status. ... Like many other heroines trapped in a limiting social context, Maggie finds a way to escape. ... Maggie's social education is seen in all its painful detail. ... Stelling's sexist views of clever women, and her father's collusion with dominant social conventions all educate Maggie into accepting her inferior status as a woman in a patriarchal society. ...

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Certain text's such as Betty Friedan's 'The Feminine Mystique' explored the myths about feminity, and highlighted te role of social conditioning in shaping women's live's. Female's began to become more aware of their lower status and started to fight for theor well deserved rights. Nowadays, women are treated with as much respect and appreciation as men. we have managed to receive equal pay, vote, and be accepted socially alone with men. ...

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Not only were unrealistic goals forced on people due to their gender but also because of the social class they were born into. ... The books Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and David Copperfield by Charles Dickens were written in the Victorian era where gender and social limitations were forced upon the protagonists by society; both books use very simple characters to define and defy these limitations set before them, which ultimately created classics. ... Women were thought to be helpless and soft, they were just a woman.Girls were sent to religious schools or finishing schools based on their ...

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WHAT IMPACT DID THE SECOND WORLD WAR HAVE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN? ... Arthur Marwick has conducted much research in to the impact of the second world war and the status of women, and he reports that the war "led to a new social and economic freedom for them, as well as a marked consciousness." ... Housewives have often been neglected when examining the effect of the second world war on the status of women. ... A wartime social survey concluded that out of 2, 609 women, 25% replied that they would continue their jobs after the war. ... Another viewpoint of the impact of the second world war ...

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Interacting with different cultures on a day to day basis is such a normal event that very few really know how many different cultural rituals and traditions are active in today's society. Many people naively assume that people from different cultures accept and perceive things the same way as they ...

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In 1940's, the gap between the social classes was obvious, whereas today classes are intermingled and the conflict has disappeared. ... For instance, Stanley and his friends are immigrants and they are trying to acquire social status. ... If the difference between these social classes were not obvious, such a conflict could not occur between Blanche and Stanley. ... So, Blanche strives to get married to raise her social status. ... Back then, homosexuality was not accepted in society, so gay people like Allan, who is Blanche's ex-husband, could even find solution in suicide due to ex...

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Violenta's fall from a reputed paragon of feminine virtue and subsequent turn to violent measures is portrayed as a fatal consequence of a flawed social system rather than, as was the belief of the time, a violence innate to the female body. ... Violenta reiterates the conventional belief of the time: the notion that the value of a woman's life is linked irrevocably to her virginal status, and, that a loss of the latter implied a loss of the former as "modesty is rarely or never to be regained." ... As such, after more than a year of fruitless pursuit, Roderigo decides to marry...

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As a working woman, Jane would be expected to remain unmarried, or leave her job if she did decide to marry, and marry a man of a similar social status to herself, such as a clergyman like St John Rivers. ... The consequences are the downfall of the school and of Brocklehurst himself, as he loses all of his power and status. ... This is true in the case of Jane, although it is necessary for Rochester to become physically disabled (loss of sexual appeal) and lose his property (loss of wealth and status) before she feels necessarily equal or superior to him – reflecting the attitudes of Vi...

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In studies comparing white and African Americans in social environments, African Americans are usually stereotyped as disadvantaged. Studies should be incorporated into social status rather than race when comparing white and African Americans. ...

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Social inequality is also another way to look at this type of treatment. ... In this situation the achieved status of student athletes was looked at as being more important than nonathletes. In chapter 9, pg. 230, an achieved status is described as an open system that encourages competition among members of society. ...

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As outrage spread on social media following the report, a petition was launched under the name of the Brisbane Trans Community, demanding an apology from the newspaper, for the front page story. The newspaper's editorial code of conduct requires it to, "not make pejorative reference to a person's race, nationality, colour, religion, marital status, sex, sexual preferences, age or physical or mental capacity.... No one has the right to denigrate anyone's status for the sake of sensational headlines; especially if that person has been a victim of murder. ...

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A yearning for a class status that might afford her more breathing room as a Tran gendered person. ... Even as Jess struggles alone to construct a self amid a social milieu dominated by alienation, fragmentation and loneliness, she discovers that resistance to oppression and the refashioning of a resisting self is a losing battle outside a resistance community. ... Yet everywhere, women have resisted it, often at the cost of physical torture, imprisonment, psychosurgery, social ostracism, and extreme poverty Thus, there needs to be a continued and relentless unified resistance among Tran gende...

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It is the way of telling people about the "state " and the "status " of it owner [Barnes& Eicher 125]. ... Of course one of the primary messages clothes carry is the social message. ... Historically the social message has wildly transformed. ... Nowadays clothing is not an attribute of belonging to a clan, or to a restrained social level though it still can tell a lot about the financial status of a person. ... Historically, women wore traditional dresses, which signified their cultural and social status [Guy& Green 76]. ...

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