This movement's success inspired many other social movements, including the Women's Liberation Movement. ... Participation in the Civil Rights Movement empowered SNCC female members to challenge their inferior status to men by affording these women the opportunity to articulate their opinions. ... Once they realized that they had the skills necessary for initiating reform, they began "to resent performing the mundane tasks reflective of their second-class status" (Polletta, 2002, p. 155). ... The Civil Rights Movement also changed the culture of advocacy – it made soc...

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A women's ability to acquire an education as well as an opportunity to advance on a social, political and economic platform was dependent on where she lived, how wealthy and educated her father may have been and most importantly the color of her skin.1 The divide between customs and traditions were entrenched in the social hierarchies that persisted in the south. ... Marylyn Salmons study of the legal status of women in the early republic reveals that the literacy skills in the south amongst women were much lower than their northern counterparts. ... The institution of slavery heavily im...

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With the Code Napoleon, he sought to give france one uniform set of laws, and to maintain social stability by providing his citizens with something they've not been guaranteed before. ... Every citizen was also give the right to personal status, property, and the aquisition of property. ...

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Overall, the rights and status of women have improved considerably in the last century; however, gender equality has recently been threatened within the last decade. Blatantly sexist laws and practices are slowly being eliminated while social perceptions of "women's roles" continue to stagnate and even degrade back to traditional ideals. It is these social perceptions that challenge the evolution of women as equal on all levels. ... My grandmother through growing up during a time when women had few social rights, said she didn't experience oppressive sexism in her life. ... No one ...

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Also, the directive principles of state policy in Irish constitution were looked upon by the people of India as an inspiration for the independent India's government to comprehensively tackle complex social and economic challenges across a vast, diverse nation and population. In 1928, the Nehru Commission composing of representatives of Indian political parties proposed constitutional reforms for India that apart from calling for dominion status for India and elections under universal suffrage, would guarantee rights deemed fundamental, representation for religious and ethnic minorit...

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This section of the report deals with the connection between political and social violence in Palestinian society and the manner in which each of these forms of violence interplays with the other. ... Women's rights promote political, social and economic equality for women in a society that traditionally confers more status and freedom to men. ... This restoration of honour sometimes takes the form of murdering the concerned woman for her social trespasses. ... "Moreover, battered women are rarely able to benefit from the law as a result of social pressures on one hand, and the practical ...

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This is another example of the process described in Chapter 2, in which a social movement defines a problem and generates support from legal institutions and states. ... In 1990, the UN's Economic and Social Council adopted a resolution recommended by the Commission on the Status of Women stating that violence against women in the family and society derives from their unequal status in society and recommending that governments take immediate measures to establish appropriate penalties for violence against women as well as developing policies to prevent and control violence against women...

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It also fails to provide the correct social direction for the development of a society and its democratization. ... The politics until today remains the destiny of men; family defines the status of women in most cases. ... Shortly, all 103 respondents were people of both sexes, different ages and social status. ... The totalitarian society tried to construct true equality and improve the political status of women; the reforms of socialism could have a breakthrough effect in the development and resolution of this issue. ... Thus it undertook the functions of main official conductor of social...

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In 1969 Pierre Elliot Trudeau's government had regulated the White Paper, a legal document that had forbid negotiations with the Natives in regards to their aspirations and rights by removing their Indian status (Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian policy, 1969, Queens Printer). ... The White Paper was created to develop the standard of living of Aborigines by removing their Indian legal status, so equality would arise (Indigenous Foundations of British Columbia). ... The Indian Act is a Canadian statute that incorporates the issues of governance, reserves, and status among th...

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This ethical principle crosses geographical and cultural boundaries and recognizes the importance of inherent worth of all human beings regardless of ethnic origin or social status (www.un.org, n.d.). ...

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Once people have formed attitudes in general, and prejudices in particular, they are reluctant to change their minds for several reasons: 1) The cognitive payoff, 2) The social payoff, 3) The economic payoff, 4) The psychological payoff. ... It may be accepted social practice, as when members of one group refuse to hire or promote people who are different from them. ... But sometimes people who have prejudiced attitudes are prevented from discriminating because of the law, or social convention, or other interests. ... Discrimination against Homosexual's A widespread form of discrimination...

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These issues are global and social, and not primarily lesbian or gay, though their analysis of the subject is from a gay/lesbian viewpoint. ... He defines marriage as common emotional bonding and commitment between two people.4 Whereas, for Thomas Stoddard, New York University law professor and lesbian/gay rights lawyer, marriage is "legal status which rewards the two individuals" with substantial and practical advantages.5 (Stoddard, 14) Vacek and Steinfels put forth these definitions of marriage to oppose gay marriage while Wilson-Smith and Stoddard are staunch supporters of the legalizat...

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Mary Wollstonecraft argued that to obtain social equality society must rid itself of the monarchy as well as the church and military hierarchies. ... Wollstonecraft's works remains as a cornerstone in women's rights and laid the foundation for modern feminism, which sees education as the access to achieve greater economic, political, and social status. ...

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Since there is greater social reluctance to recognize the legitimacy of same-sex relationships, the benefit of automatic recognition that marriage confers is particularly important for lesbian and gay couples. ... The criteria for establishing de facto status, and the rights ascribed to de facto partners, are different between the Australian states and between Australia and other nations. ... The kids of same-sex couples - both adopted and biological kids - fare no worse than the kids of straight couples on mental health, social functioning, school performance and a variety of other life-succ...

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The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child now constitutes the most authoritative and comprehensive statement of the fundamental rights of children covering civil and political, social, economic, cultural, recreational and humanitarian rights. ... Parties to the Convention are required to "respect and ensure" that the rights in the UN Convention are extended to all children within their jurisdiction "without discrimination of any kind, irrespective of the child's or his parents" or legal guardian's race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, nat...

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The legislatures admitted that there was a serious problem that faced gay and lesbian couples both socially and economically. ... The court was also very worried "the Vermont Supreme Court never adopted an activist stance in reviewing economic and social welfare legislation, and history has shown we chose the right course ." ... The State of Vermont Legislature took the message that was sent to them from the high court in the state as one that the only way to make a social change was to change the laws and the way they read in books currently. ... The legislatures went on to say "While ...

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton, in her article, "The Degraded Status of Woman in the Bible"" (2006), discusses this view of the superiority of men over women in the Roman Catholic Church. ... Therefore, Stanton emphasizes that the Roman Catholic Church degrade women today in various spheres including "social life, the state and in the church ". ... In this context, women were denied the opportunity to exercise their rights in positions of social, political and religious leaderships. ...

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It determines our socio-economic status; it determines the livelihood of our offspring. ... This essay discusses Zimbabwe's laws, policies and social stance in relation to sexual and reproductive rights and unpacks how they impact on human rights. ...

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More than having the right to act without restriction, freedom allows us to pursue consistent harmony with other human beings regardless of our social status. Although the definition of freedom can be nuanced and changed based on any given context, it goes beyond its literal meaning, and encompasses social equity, and peaceful co-existence without restricting another's journey along the way. ... I am an advocate for social equity, where every person can access equal opportunities regardless of their social class, race, physical abilities, or any other factor that makes a person differe...

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The Executive Board is the governing body of UNICEF, providing intergovernmental support and oversight to the organization, in accordance with the overall policy guidance of the United Nations General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council [UNI1]. ... A lack of access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation coupled with the deteriorating food security situation is raising serious concerns about the nutritional status of children, while the weak health care and water systems are exposing children to infectious diseases. ...

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While the equivalent provision in Law 153 allowed funding from foreign institutions operating within Egypt (in light of their agreements with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), article 17 prohibits any funding from a foreign body, whether it is based in or outside of Egypt, without the prior permission of the Ministry of Social Affairs. " The Egyptian government establishes policies, which control NGOs boards of directors, stop foreign funding and dissolve NGOs if they are 'political', and seriously threatens meaningful human rights work in Egypt. ...

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Africa encompasses innumerable social groups, each possessing different foundations for their religion, culture, and tradition. Because of this, the reasons for practicing female circumcision vary among Africa's geographical locations and social orders. For example, the Mandingo, Massai, and Swahili, inhabitants of East Africa, believe that female circumcision makes the body fertile and prepares it for an assigned place within the social order (Little, 1988). ... In the female circumcision context, the West argues that the practice reinforces the devaluation of women in the social stru...

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The Copenhagen Document of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages are examples of the adjustments that have been made regarding minority languages, and all of them highlight the importance of individual human rights, including education, communication, policy, services, culture, economics and social life. ... However, we shouldn't conclude by saying that it has the same opportunities and status that languages like Spanish have and that Ÿs why Catal...

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Powerful regional and caste-based parties have empowered many poor people whose progress was hampered by the ancient Hindu caste system, but that system still impedes widespread social progress in Bangladesh. ... In addition, the status of women and their rights with regard to control over property, over their own body, the degree of their participating in politics, society, employment and many more. ... Also, due to the efficacy of microfinance in poverty reduction, studies have shown that in Bangladesh, female participation in microfinance activities has led to an increased sense of empowerm...

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The Watutsis were pastoralists (nomads with cattle as their chief commodity and status symbol) and warriors; in time they shaped and controlled a feudal society with the Bahutus at the bottom. ... This misapprehension of world affairs handicapped African governments in confronting dangerous and complicated social, economic, and political problems within Africa. ...

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