Medieval India was the foundation for inept gender relations within India. ... It curtailed the freedom of women, as India began to become gender dominated. ... Despite the frailness of their role in society, to overthrow the British Empire nationwide efforts were essential. ... The feminine qualities, and their roles as mothers, 'empowered women to find places in the public arena of protest". 17 In order to improve gender issues within India, women had to be active and pursue independence, to show men they were in fact of use. ... This is influential when specifying gender roles, ...

• Word Count: 2806
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In this essay I will convey information of how society plays an important role of kinship and how gender have an impact and blinded many societies. ... In parenting, lesbians and gay claimed that it is not sex nor is it gender which makes up a family but is merely the love for these children that draws a family more closely towards each other. ... Kinship is defined as culture system that recognized the roles of family and relationships and identifies the human rights, and borders of relations between members of a sub ordinal group. ... 'These agents of social control develop the children...

• Word Count: 1494
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the novel "One True Thing- by Anna Quindlen we are presented with a paradigm of a "perfect family- who complies with gender-based assumptions. ... He remarks "You and I have different role to play-, likening the situation to a literary scenario where the characters have clearly defined roles that evidently supports his behavior. ... Kate is a conventional wife admirably keeping house as appropriate for her gender. ... Although she does not support the established gender roles within a family, she does not renounce "paternal approval- agreeing to return home to nurse her mother. ... Brian, t...

• Word Count: 844
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This depiction of the American family no longer applies to most families in the US today because of the progress in culture especially towards gender equality. ... This family suggests the widely accept norm that the man, the masculine partner takes the role of a provider, while the woman, who is the feminine partner takes the role of caregiver. According to Staricek, the gender role assignment within the family originated from cultural beliefs in biological essentialism. ... The Hispanic wife plays the role of the conventional trophy wife, with much importance on her beauty and ethnicity. ....

• Word Count: 895
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the novel "One True Thing- by Anna Quindlen we are presented with a paradigm of a "perfect family- who complies with gender-based assumptions. ... He remarks "You and I have different role to play-, likening the situation to a literary scenario where the characters have clearly defined roles that evidently supports his behavior. ... Kate is a conventional wife admirably keeping house as appropriate for her gender. ... Although she does not support the established gender roles within a family, she does not renounce "paternal approval- agreeing to return home to nurse her mother. ... Brian, t...

• Word Count: 834
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Personal adjustment includes self-control, leadership, responsibility, independence, achievement orientation, aggressiveness, and gender-role orientation. ... As age appears to be one of the factors affecting the outcome of divorce, gender is also another one trailing along. ... Most of the evidence indicates that boys without adult male role models demonstrate more feminine behaviors. ... Because gender identity is usually developed by age 3, the effects of the father being absent on gender appropriate behavior may be most evident among boys who are very young (ages 5 and under). ... A child&...

• Word Count: 2097
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Throughout the ages, society and the traditional representation of gender roles, have truly masked us from what is morally correct. Things have indeed progressed for the better in the sense of what a woman can stand for and produce to the world, but for the past 1000 years there has been a sense of entitlement and a role of higher importance for men and an undesirable neglect for what a women can contribute to. ... With the factors of a misunderstanding husband, lack of sexual fulfillment, and a sense of inequality due to her gender, Elisa finds herself confined within the walls of a depre...

• Word Count: 1174
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These stereotypes, designated by society, determine what type of role each gender fulfills in society. But male and female roles change over time, and as traditional stereotypes begin to fade, so do gender roles. ... Stereotypes and gender roles had a strong hold on society in the late 1800's, and because many women silently desired independence above all else, their wish for equality was a common theme in literature of that era. ... Additionally, while Joe is in Australia, Louisa experiences the loss of her entire family which further embodies her role as an independent woman. ... Essent...

• Word Count: 2223
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The state legislature went in and revised current laws so that it would do away with gender roles. ... Johnson said "My dissent form the majority's mandate is grounded on the government's limited interest in dictating public morals outside the scope of police power, and the differing roles of the judicial and legislative branches in our tripartite system of government ." ... Granting benefits and protections to same sex couples through a system of civil unions will provide due respect for tradition and long standing social institutions, and will permit adjustment as unanticipated...

• Word Count: 2060
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the last 50 years, there has been a drastic change in the roles of women. ... The system was created as a gender-neutral program, yet the basis on which Social Security was created was a male work cycle. ... When considering Social Security as gender-neutral, one must be cautious of relying on Social Security to affect all individuals equally. Although the system may not specifically hinder one gender, the declining gender differences in the labor force and income distribution must be considered when looking at the neutrality of Social Security. ... There could be many reasons for this slow...

• Word Count: 2482
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Some findings that are important to the socialization of marriage include education and work, children, family life-balance, influence from immediate and extended family, the role of friendship, and domestic abuse. ... The role that friends play isn't typically considered when thinking about a marriage or intimate relationship, but is in fact very important. ... Lastly, the concept of gender norms and "the notion that the domestic realm belongs to women and the provider role belongs to men"...

• Word Count: 1752
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In those previous conversations with my grandmother she spoke strictly of responsibilities tend for a husband and separate responsibilities for a wife and these roles have been fixed in the societies culture. In their society responsibilities and roles are expected of a person according to their gender, distinguishing them from masculine and feminine characteristics. ...

• Word Count: 729
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The following essay will compare the difference between traditional and modern society, specifically focusing on the change of family pattern, the role of women in society, child labour, mass consumption and other relevant aspects. ... In addition, with the increasing trend of social differentiation, the role that the family plays in society is not as much important as before, the family is no longer the only group you can rely on, and it has been relegated to one of many social institutions like school, trade unions, political parties and so on, each organization play special role in modern s...

• Word Count: 1927
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

These factors are expressed through the exploration of feminism and the vast fundamental changes this movement generated for the role in which women play in society. ... Previously, marriage was the only acceptable role for women and the alternative; spinsterhood, prostitution or work for low wages was viewed as socially unacceptable (Aspin 1994, p. 42). The dramatic increase in paid workforce participation of women has seen a major shift in the role that women play within society. ... An increase in the type of labour saving devices and an adjustment in the role of male partners to become ...

• Word Count: 1029
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Family contains several relationships all of which represent a unique way of living together, that is, a person has to act in different roles. ... However, the reality of a family in actual situation is not idealistic, issues like family violence, parenting, gender roles, ageing always exist. ... Second, what we believe and how we act in the family will reflects the way we are in our social life out of the family; that is, family is an initial place where individuals practise and act in roles without having to take risks. Family is the group where children experience their first relationship, ...

• Word Count: 1120
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The media and mainstream social science research play major roles in characterizing the Black family. ... The media has recognized the dichotomy between the white and Africa-American families in America, and therefore has taken the television programs where Africa-Americans play lead roles and made the shows resemble the norms of the white family. ... Family privileges and disadvantages are attained through race, gender, and class. ... Within our families and community, there are more flexible roles, meaning that our parents do not necessarily have to be there all day everyday for us. Our ...

• Word Count: 1387
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" The restaurant scene introduces reversed gender roles where women have preferences for men, shown through Tai's objectification of a male waiter "break me off a piece of that.... Despite having an increased empowerment, similarities between both societies is portrayed through women's role as domestic goddesses and their continual dependence on a protective male figure. ... Sexual activeness and physical appearance played significant roles in determining popularity and hence status in Bronson Alcott High School. ... The shift from Regency England to 20th Century America ha...

• Word Count: 1249
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Courtship/ Roles/ Marriage Courtship in Germany is much like any other country in where a woman and a man have interest in each other in which they pursue their feelings by getting to know each other by dating. When going on a date the gender roles remain basically the same as the United States, in which the male usually pays for the expenses unless the female desires to pay. ...

• Word Count: 1278
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They must choose between the uncertain prospect of setting out on their own and the extensive limitations of submitting to society's assigned gender roles, their independence often suppressed, confined to roles of the dutiful housewife and the china-doll wife. ... This shallow and superficial system meant that women were often trapped in roles as either dutiful housewife, or doll-wife, without their need for independence being taken into account. ...

• Word Count: 1558
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The causes of divorce discussed in this paper include, equity of housework and its relationship with two-income families, the Exchange theory and financial problems, Role Specialization Theory, age at marriage and premarital sexual activity and cohabitation. ... These case studies are relevant to everyday life and demonstrate that role specialization and a stable net attraction combined with barriers can have detriment effects on the survival of marriages. ... In the article Women's Employment, Marital Happiness, and Divorce published in the December of 2002 in Social Forces author...

• Word Count: 3231
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The greatest stress on marriage in the late 20th and beginning of the 21st century has been the transition from a clear-cut gender-based division of labor to a much less focused one. Men and women are now sharing roles that were once consigned to one sex or the other. The old ideas have been hard to overcome, but as women have sought equal rights in regards to employment and social circumstances the shift has gotten a little easier, and both men and women are shedding their old roles. ... Parents have a variety of economic roles when it comes to work, including two-person single career, househ...

• Word Count: 2040
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Clerk's Tale and The Franklin's Tale address the social convention of marriage with reference to the role of obedient women and conventional versus unconventional marriage. ... The Fourteenth Century was a restrictive time based on the social conventions of social hierarchy, gender, and religion. ... The Clerk's Tale acts as a response to the The Wife of Bath's Tale in terms of ideals and the role of women in marriage. ... The role of women in The Clerk's Tale is restrictive, whereby they should obey their husband and never question them. ... Arveragus, in public, ...

• Word Count: 3668
• Approx Pages: 15
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

According to Amato and Keith, "When it comes to a divorce, children in single parent families are worse off due to reduced parental attention, lack of paternal role models, and reduced family income" (Vanassche et al., 2013). ... The explanation given for the gender difference has to do with custody issues, as mothers usually retain custody" (Greenwood, 2012). ...

• Word Count: 848
• Approx Pages: 3
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Divorce In 1995, Statistics Canada data shows that 30% of marriages split (McGovern). Since the 1960"'s, marriage and divorce have been undergoing profound changes which have altered the meaning of marriage, the chances of its ending in divorce and the circumstances attached to marriage. These chang...

• Word Count: 1752
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Most people want to build a new society where gender is not the central factor discriminating between individuals, who should be free to choose the life styles that suit them. ... Feminist theories have focused much of their attention on structured gender inequality on a societal level. ... Better questions could have been asked about gender inequality within the family and it would have also been useful to know the husband's sole income. ...

• Word Count: 3590
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate