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. ... While females traditionally outscore males on standardized tests of verbal skills and males outperform females on mathematical skills, males who have experienced family disruption generally score higher on verbal aptitude. ... Because gender identity is usually developed by age 3, the effects of the father being absent...

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

The Fourteenth Century was a restrictive time based on the social conventions of social hierarchy, gender, and religion. ... McCall's only real problem with the tale is not with Griselda, but rather with Walter's testing of his wife. ... Griselda is willing, but unaware that Walter is testing her patience and obedience. ... The testing of wives is a strange action for Walter because she has already vowed her obedience and devotion to her husband. ... The Clerk suggests that values such as; obedience and patience are important and they should be respected rather than be tested. ...

• Word Count: 3668
• Approx Pages: 15
• 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. ... 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 depressing foothill ranch on the sunless Salinas Valley and ultimately suffering a breakdown she cannot escape. ... She possesses the traits of a well rounded woman, being energetic, intelligent and has a great deal of ambition towards her chrysanthemums, Nevertheless, the positivity to ...

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

The test of cruelty is quite 4 subjective, and may vary considerably by circumstance and the parties involved. ... The committee would also like the courts not to favor one parent over another on the basis of gender when making their decision. ...

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

Every marriage is put to the test of time and while some give in to the problems, others manage to escape divorce and somehow strengthen their marriage further more. ... The two main hypotheses tested were The Role Specialization Hypothesis and The Economic Opportunity Hypothesis. ...

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

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. ... Women's Non-Spousal Multiple Victimization: A Test of the Routine Activities Theory Theories such as "routine activities" focus attention on th...

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