It reflects the current status of the society and allows us to realize the hidden part of human conditions and understand a better world. ... Besides sexism, discrimination between different social statuses is also reflected through literature. ... In the novel Girl With A Pearl Earring, we see the different roles among the social classes. For example, Griet, a dedicated maid, through circumstance and opportunity, begins to break out of her low social status. ... Although Griet did not bring any trouble to the household, her status as a maid, supportably speaks about her nature. ...

• Word Count: 1988
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• Grade Level: High School

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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Introduction Marriage and family are key structures in many social orders. ... " Getting married is a legally and socially recognized status that is actually a contract between the concerned persons (usually two). ... In 21st century, this term has shaped even more complex definition because of complexity in social behaviors. ... Men who are mostly observed to marry more than one woman are found to be older in ager, having wealthy status or being more popular public figure. ... However, this is a generalized concept and may not fit for every social life. ...

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Economic Status and the Maternal Figures in No Matter What and "A Mother" From as early as the days of ancient Rome and Greece your economic status and place in society determined what kind of life you and in turn, your family would lead. ... Kearny and Marie Giovanni and the effects that their economic status has on their lives. ... In No Matter What, Marie is very unsatisfied with her economic status in life. ... She married a man she did not love but for his ability to economically and socially provide well for her and the family she wished to have. ... Kearney's strict valu...

• Word Count: 1045
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First, Logan Killicks, the man with security and social status, introduced to Janie by her grandmother, serves to delay the growth of Janie, but helps her to refine her search for a good husband. ... Logan did the work he needed to do and he had social status, but the thing that was lacking, was personality. ... Jody's life centers around his power and status in the town, and although he achieves the two, he continues to suppress Janie as a woman. ... First, Janie marries Logan Killicks, a man with a stable job and status, but he is the opposite of Janie. ...

• Word Count: 844
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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...

• Word Count: 1804
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My mother wasn't a bad person, but with her unstable mental status and her constant longing to find a man to validate her, turned her into a woman I have strived my entire life not to be. ... Because of the financial status of my family we were judged in many ways. ... Macro-level sociology looks at large-scale social processes, such as social stability and change. ... "Macrosystems can be used to describe the cultural or social context of various societal groups such as social classes, ethnic groups, or religious affiliates. ... I understand how your financial status, the color of your s...

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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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The status of a person can even be seen in their speech as they have different ways and terms when approaching a superior, equal, and inferior. ... Weddings were important and showed the hierarchy status by the couples gifts and guest. ... Kinship is the relationship of people and gives social status to the individual or group. ... Kin is important as it places you withing a certain social class and ranking. ... It links families, marriages, social hierarchy, power, and personal influence. ...

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This becomes challenging for her because she cannot escape the local populations tendency to judge others based on concepts such as race, physiological states, and family or social statuses. ... Antoinettes prolonged binary thinking of social classes and race removes the possibility of seeing herself as having ties to both the black and white populations. ... Factors such as judgment and categorizing from other social classes force Antoinette to realize that she doesnt have one to call her own. The twisted perception of Antoinette by other social classes transforms Antoinette into a product o...

• Word Count: 1121
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They are provided with food and water, so they spend all of their time socially interacting with one another. ... It seemed that each animal played a very similar social role in the family compared to a human family. ... It was very apparent that status in the troop is something that is observed by everyone. ... Apart from their social roles, I was interested in their human-like mannerisms. ... Socially though, I believe that we are incredibly similar. ...

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The other was the population of the serfs that had been liberated for good, bringing about a social change. The social change and the importance of the community pervaded the play and even perhaps drove the plot. ... It shows the social change of the times in Russia. Firs on the other hand notes that social change is coming about but it has not progressed his life. ... The most important thing they had taken from them was their status. ...

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Her religion is Pentecostal and her marital status is currently single. Her current employment status is working as a host at Olive Garden. ... Michelle has always been bullied in school because of her family's financial status. ... Human Rights and Social Justice Michelle is very happy with her choosing to be a lesbian. ... Personal History Michelle has been able to maintain her job status. ...

• Word Count: 2495
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She often times needs ride to and from school, practice for basketball, band practice, riding lessons, and social events. ... My adult status has made things slightly easier for me through the process because I don't have to travel back and forth every other week. ... So, even though I am 18 and have adult status, I haven't really gotten the opportunity to use it. " All in all, divorce has several effects on a family. ...

• Word Count: 608
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McCreedy is tired of his family and civil status so he complains to his pals at the pub and they understand him. ... He meets at the pub with his faithful friends who, I think, are dealing with some of the same social problems as McCreedy. ... It symbolises that he has not cleared the things out with his family, and that it is very hard to change your social possession, even your best friend can be an obstacle in the road when you try to change something. ... I think this story tells the life of an ordinary alcoholic or other kinds of social losers, who deeply wants a better life, but is una...

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Up to the middle of the year my group of friends and I would laugh at the other students who looked weird or make fun of the students who were socially awkward. ... My beliefs about social status' and popularity disappeared and I realized that diversity is a good thing. Children who are looked at as different or weird, may have social anxiety or developmental issues, but they all have a story and are very friendly and caring people....

• Word Count: 614
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The novel depicts the different facets, cultural social and political systems that together humiliate and degrade women, both Miriam and Laila experience violence and abuse. ... Because of her status in the household, she tell, Marium"The children of strangers get ice cream. ... She calls women a gender classified on the basis of sex that overlaps social economic and racial boundaries (365). ... Analyzing the text from a feministic perspective shows status of women in the Afghani society. ...

• Word Count: 1256
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• Grade Level: High School

Sausalito, a small town, is homogeneous in almost every social aspect, including race, financial status and marital status. Los Angeles is a major city that represents a wide range of social levels. ... Although, parts of Los Angeles have the same demographics as Sausalito, the city is generally diverse in many social aspects. ... He bought a picture phone to seek acceptance from his mother and to impress his mother with his status. ...

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These youths are to as status offenders. Status offenders are youths who commit offenses that, if committed by adults, would not be considered crimes. A prime example of a status offender is a runaway. ... In some jurisdiction status offenders are helped by the child protection system; in others, by the juvenile justice system; and still in others, by social service agencies or in a combination of these three systems. ...

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These experiences are the most important part of social life of most people. ... Edward Westermarck, who wrote the classical three-volume History of Human marriage, concludes that marriage has been part of the social structure of all settled society (qdt. in Marriage and family 14). ... This system is often linked with economic and social status of the man. ... As indicated in the Social Science Encyclopedia, in European Union, Denmark had the highest divorce rate, which is 12.8 divorces per 1000 existing marriages. ... Graham Allan, in one of his article in Social Science Encyclopedia ment...

• Word Count: 1272
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In Nigeria there are a variety of roles that both men and women are required to accomplish to increase the success rate of their families. Men and women depend on each other to acquire their everyday needs. Without each other a family in Nigeria would slowly deteriorate. Men hold superiority in a ho...

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The role of women and the supernatural are obvious themes present in the Shakespeare play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. These themes are used currently as well; however during the Elizabethan Era they had very different understandings. The role of women was used in a more negative context and the supe...

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Father is still considered head of the family and mother is responsible for the home matters but in today's society both take a role in economic status. When in need, often family members are willing to help others out if there are economical or social problems. ...

• Word Count: 557
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"Everyday Use" In "Everyday Use," Alice Walker navigates the cultural gap between a mother and her two daughters. It is a story which depicts life from two perspectives, but seen through one set of eyes. One daughter stems life from tragedy, seeing the world for what it is, and welcomes each o...

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Joel appears angry, grunts, cannot hold eye contact and presents with quiet anti social behaviour, I would ask Holly if this was normal behaviour for Joel. ... Identify at least five questions you could ask Holly and her children to gain a further understanding of their developmental status. b) What tools/strategies would you use to engage the children to help understand their developmental status? A) I would ask Holly the following questions in order to gain a better understanding of her and her family's developmental status. ...

• Word Count: 2194
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: High School