The values of Mackay presents in Turning Point are those of the majority of Australians. ... One of the dominant themes of Turning Point is that Australians are now in the midst of a culture shift so radical that it amounts to the discovery of a new way of thinking about Australia. Through his thorough research, Mackay has uncovered the hopes, fears and beliefs of the rapidly changing Australian society. Turning Point discusses the changes Australian society has experienced in the last 30 or so years. Mackay deals with these changes and the response of average Australians through his researc...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The concept of power differs greatly from culture to culture. ... Australians very rarely understand how other countries perceive authority. ... Ethnocentrism is the tendency to view our own culture as superior to others, and relates to all cultures. Western cultures tend to discriminate against eastern cultures because of the roles that gender play. ... Many cultures strive for equality of the genders but in this department no culture will ever be equal. ...

• Word Count: 956
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Anthropology has always been interested in studying the role of women in different cultures, how they lived, how they organized and how they are valued in a society, marriage and family. ... Each culture has its system whereby that normalized sex." ... Different cultures have different conceptions of sexuality, and religion has much to say about it. ... According to Meredith Small, "The passage into womanhood is marked by this physiological event around which, and from ancient times, different cultures have established myths and taboos. ... In some Australian tribes, women needed to be isolate...

• Word Count: 1289
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It can be stated that the agents of socialisation have major effect on the construction of masculine and feminine gender roles in Australia because of the psychological power of conformity and the need for approval among adolescence. ... In the norms of the Australian Society action figures are considered a male toy, where plush toys are usually connected to females. ... In referencing another part of Bem theory she explores a notion of androcentrism which states that masculinity is superior to femininity and the actions of men in our culture is more important than women's. ... Schools wi...

• Word Count: 2543
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Inequality for women in sports dates back to the year 776 B.C. when women were not only not able to participate in the first olympic games but not allowed to attend as well. Within sports, heroes are made, goals are set and dreams are lived. However, up until the last forty years women were being d...

• Word Count: 2215
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The sample of this research consisted of 120 female managers, 184 male managers, and 588 subordinates (of which 477 were female and 81 male) who were all employed at an international bank in Australia. ...

• Word Count: 2707
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate