Women's groups such as Woman's Christian Temperance Union(WCTU), Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), and the General Federation of Women's Clubs consolidated into national organizations and achieved greater prominence for women - especially married, middle-class women, in public activities. ... The new flapper offended the older generation because she defied the acceptable femine behavior. ... In popular magazines throughout the period, writers called for a return to old-fashioned morals and codes of behavior that had been discarded by much of the younger generatio...

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Society is very apt in recognizing images seen in commercials and printed ads and viewing them as socially acceptable behavior. ... It is this societal ignorance that clouds the mind and allows the images to continue to influence what we believe to be socially acceptable. ... Medically feasible, yes; but is the androgy nous person socially acceptable in our everyday lifestyle? ... This too can lead to what society views as being socially acceptable. ... Now we are starting to use a mo re socially acceptable language and replacing such terms with fire fighter, flight attendant, domestic partner...

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Society is very apt in recognizing images seen in commercials and printed ads and viewing them as socially acceptable behavior. ... It is this societal ignorance that clouds the mind and allows the images to continue to influence what we believe to be socially acceptable. ... Medically feasible, yes; but is the androgy nous person socially acceptable in our everyday lifestyle? ... This too can lead to what society views as being socially acceptable. ... Now we are starting to use a mo re socially acceptable language and replacing such terms with fire fighter, flight attendant, domestic partner...

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She is her father's favorite and liked by everyone for her kind behavior. ... Petruchio's main objective is to bring Katherine into conformity with the acceptable social image of a marriageable young woman. ... Note her behavior at the marriage banquet. ...

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Ho's lecture on Medieval women, "Social reality reflects theological truth." In sports, there are different standards for men and women for what kind of behavior is acceptable on the courts and playing fields. ... Whatever the reason, it is considered acceptable behavior for men in most places. ... Behavioral expectations also stereotype women as being tentative, submissive and soft-spoken. ... Ho's comment about women in her lecture, it appears "Social reality reflects historical truth." ...

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Others see not only the physical but also the social, emotional and intellectual differences between male and female. 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? Gender roles by definition are the social norms that dictate what is socially appropriate male and female behavior. ... Society begins teaching them certain values and creating in them certain behavior patterns acceptable to their social roles. ... Many of these women were ladies of means and social po...

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However, Edna must face the fact that her ideas are not socially acceptable. ... Edna's behavior toward her children was viewed by society as being abnormal. ... Robert abandons Edna, leaving her a note, which allows Edna to come to the realization that her life is no longer acceptable according to society's standards and that she is alone in her awakening. ...

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However, Edna must face the fact that her ideas are not socially acceptable. ... Edna's behavior toward her children was viewed by society as being abnormal. ... Robert abandons Edna, leaving her a note, which allows Edna to come to the realization that her life is no longer acceptable according to society's standards and that she is alone in her awakening. ...

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Marriage defined social class for women during this time, so it was important for girls to get married so they could have an acceptable life. ... Beatrice uses her sarcastic and dramatic behavior to define herself in society but is also perceived negatively by many for this reason because she is passionate about her views and not afraid to stand her ground. ... In the end, Benedick wins her over, as well as the social pressure to get married. ... Leonato really wants his daughter to be happily married so she can have a good life and be socially accepted. ...

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Lucy's behavior proves that even though she had a desire, though a small one, to break free of the mold, society pushed her back into a pattern of "appropriate" behavior as she matured. ... They often know that, but, still, they find some excuses and try to think in a way which can make the actions acceptable. ... She shows through each character that living life inside a social construction is not rewarding, and, in fact, mostly causes pain for the character....

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Linda Loman, central male character's wife merely suffices as the acceptable notion of generic mother figure from its era. ... We get no explanation or motive behind this behavior. We are to believe that because she is a mistress, this type of behavior is to be accepted as norm without any explanation of her motive. ... Does intelligence gap between genders contribute this unlikely behavior? ... I suppose we are to accept that Miss Forsythe lacks the common sense and social experience to see through Happy's outrageous statements. ...

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"In one group of stories men and women are already established in a social identity and gender role, the men in the workplace and the women in marriage- (Brown). ... The Awakening by Kate Chopin was considered very shocking when it was first published because of the "sexual awakening" of the main character, Edna Pontellier, and her unconventional behavior (Evans no page). ... She knows what is acceptable and chooses her own fate. ... More specifically the power that men have over women and how the female protagonist disobey the social norms for their era. ...

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These positive and negative portrayals of women were shown to demonstrate the consequences of their actions depending on whether or not they followed their social roles. ... From a negative angle of representing women, artists would create scenes that showed the deadly consequences of a woman betraying her accepted social role. Some of these scenes showed reversed gender roles, men displaying their superiority, women suffering for betraying their defined social roles. ... Most of the symbolism was in reference to an historical event that led to a lesson in acceptable behavior. ... The images o...

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" Children are exposed to so much now because of social medias and technology which causes them to encounter such images. ... Women go through a menstrual cycle every month it is nothing out of the "norm" so why has the social media instagram repeatedly removed the image of a women in stained trousers? ... Because they are doing this in public and are showing their breasts it is seen as wrong yet when there are pictures of female breast (that do not show the nipple) in magazines it is socially acceptable. ... Some studies investigate behavioral blame, which concerns the victim&#...

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It wasn't until she received information of her son's death that her behavior changed dramatically. ... Gwyn page 67 paragraph 7) At this point Mother Savage's behavior is doubtful. ... Gwyn page 69 paragraph 3) Maupassant took the subjects for his pessimistic stories and novels chiefly from the Norman peasant life, the Franco-Prussian War, the behavior of the bourgeoisie, and the fashionable life of Paris. ...

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Sociologically, gender roles describe the behaviors and responsibilities prescribed for each sex by a given society. However, ideas of "appropriate" behavior according to gender vary between cultures, although some aspects are more widespread than others. ... Gender, however, comprises two "sets" of social characteristics, which combine to create the categories of "woman" (girl) and "man" (boy). ... In this way, gender is intimately connected to social expectations, rather than to sex: we allow the knowledge of the sex of a child to inform us which set of gender characteristics we are suppos...

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