Whether her vengeful actions are triggered by the death of her daughter Iphigenia, her love for Aegisthus or the jealousy of her husbands mistress Cassandra, either is motive enough to make her turn to evil. ... It is evident that Clytemnestra is not the typical Greek woman of her time as she is described by the watchman as "male strength of heart" (11). ... It is partly the intolerable insensitivity and brutal pride of Agamemnon, who sacrifices his daughter's life to help carry on his political scheme, which drives the Queen to plot the murder of her husband. ... Clytemnestra's c...

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Pollitt highlights how even scientists have sought to demonstrate genetic differences, proving that boys and girls have different preferences for toys and that even parents believe, at times, that if boys chose to opt out of sports, for instance, and spend time journaling or baking, there would be concern. ... Even if mothers and fathers hope that their daughters will grow up to shatter the glass ceiling in a male-dominated career or their son will be a wonderful father, who will help change diapers and clean house, they would be in a group of nonconformists if they taught this to their child...

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In the Victorian era, wives, daughters and sisters were left at home all day to oversee the domestic duties that were increasingly carried out by servants. ... Even though this would make her daughter unhappy, she is still willing to follow it as it is the way it is expected to be done by society. ... This is a major gender reversal, as women of Gwendoline's class at this time were expected to be proposed to, not take charge and offer it themselves. ... This gives Lady Bracknell the upper hand as many mothers of this time would be ordinarily not be as involved in their daughter's mar...

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Particularly when focusing on the relationship between parent and child at the time of adolescence. ... This fact alone largely contributes to the void that grows between fathers and daughters and sons and mothers. ... This may cause young boys to demand freedom from their mothers and young daughters to grow distant and indifferent towards their fathers. In essence, relationships become vulnerable to drastic change in this short period of time. ... Television not only impacts our societal values; it also has a great impact on the relationships between fathers and daughters and mothers and...

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Parent-child relations also go through a transformation as a consequence of daughters who work the night shift in order to provide a 24/7 service to the American citizens (Patel, 2008). For younger girls, the shift in parent-daughter relations also rejects the foreseen climb in the familial status. ... Parents usually encourage girls' education as it improves their chances on the marriage market and often disagree with their daughter working the night shift, as a woman working in the call center industry is socially looked down upon (Patel, 2008). Patel explains: "Working in a call c...

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Abigail didn't have formal education-like most women of her time, but her intelligence was fostered by the many books she read and was reflected in the two thousand letters she wrote throughout her life. ... (Akers 8), as a daughter of a minister and because her family was well-off, Abigail was never short of books. ... In her marriage to Lincoln, "individual expression of power" was part of their union, which was very uncommon to the values of submissiveness and dependency of both her and Abigail Adams" time. ... (Baker 114) And while Abigail Adams concerned herself about educating daugh...

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It is not until she sees how her friends have moved on with their lives that she finally discovers her "emotional body-; she realizes of her unhappiness and decides to have a daughter. ... However, Susan's character evolves considerably during the play, since, by the time that they meet in a restaurant, she is no longer the woman interested in political activism that she was before: "I'm not political anymore. ... I'm afraid I haven't been happy for some time I feel stranded the point was that we were all in this together- (232). ... She realizes that she has one daughter t...

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Even female characters onscreen are questioned all the time just because they female. ... For example Buffy from "Buffy the Vampire" was criticized so much at the time that it underwent major revision between two texts, because it was not what everyone was used to of seeing. ... In some poor families, there are double standards of just educating their sons and not daughters. ...

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And that's why the urchin can saved them from the police and they were able to save Lin and the queen on time. ... one as the assertive woman pursuing her own dream and the love that she desire and the other as the subordinate daughter in the home. In fact, I found that the gender roles of Indo- American women attempt to limit their identities to those of a daughter, wife and mother. ...

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Desdemona's loyalty represents the role of women in the male-dominated society of the time. ... Their marriage is described to Brabantio as one which "an old black ram is tupping you white ewe", and "you"ll have you daughter covered with a Barbary Horse", highlighting that Iago sees Othello as an inferior being. ...

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The New Women of the Ice Age demonstrates a view of female hunter/gatherers that was, up to that time, not part of the popular archaeological ideas of Paleolithic women and their lifestyles. ... As one of the archaeologists stated, "These terribly stilted interpretations with men hunting big animals all the time and the poor females waiting at home for these guys to bring home the bacon-what crap" [Hea98]. ... As one article states, "women own all of the property and they pass it on to their daughters. ...

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Shelley was born in London in 1797, daughter of famous radical writers Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin; both of whom exemplified the ideologies of the French revolution. ... Shelley uses these characters to challenge the male orientated values and attitudes of the time by creating them as stereotypical constructs of 19th century European society. ... The early 19th Century was a time of great technological and scientific advancement. ... This scientific discovery, and others similar to it, would have had a significant impact on society at the time. ... In creating a character, which ...

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The author does not like the ways of the Victorian times and its patriarchal society and dees not waste any time with 'thoroughly British dissatisfaction' the author sets the scene early on with the estate agent when he describes the house to family and sets the image of a typical Victorian family with George being the head of the house, provides for the family brings the money in and makes all important decisions, the wife knows exactly what her role in the family is having to beg 'George to see about getting a nice house in the town for season' although she does go on...

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Elvira, Antonia's mother, views her daughter as, "young and artless, uninstructed in the world's perfidy and with charms sufficient to render her an object of seduction" and takes control over matters of Antonia's heart and sends away a man that Antonia has strong feelings for (162). ... The eighteenth century was a time period of several ideological changes and radical revolutionary events; these historical events can be seen in several different works. ... These women went against everything that was standard for the time and paid dearly for straying from the norm. ....

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In Udry's actual study, he cites the basic hormone model, and shows that in the sample of women he studied, the mother's prenatal hormones have an effect on the gendered behavior of their adult daughters thirty years after data was originally collected. ... She goes on to say, "What men and women "typically" do differently is extremely difficult if not impossible to determine and differences vary by culture and over time." Risman suggests that if the concept of femininity is what Udry makes it out to be, then the specific differences he's highlighting should be expected to cha...

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However, he also feels he need to, "exact vengeance and redeem the family's honor," when his sister and aunt are offered jobs as prostitutes for extra money at a time when, "food was barely sufficient," (139). ... It is in the beginning and middle of his journey that he tells of spending time with prostitutes. ... This is specifically true during this time because he admits that sometimes the prostitutes will trap their clients, by having a police officer come and claiming that they were assaulted, if they don't have enough money or are unwilling to pay. ...

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Once her evil stepmother sends a huntsman to kill Snow White her fate is in the hands of a man, much like the power in the world at that time. ... The one non-absent mother is Mulan's, but she only plays an inoperative role in the story and poses no threat to her daughter's autonomy. ... It could be argued that there has been some progression in the portrayals of female characters in Disney over time. ...

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Over the past ten theses unfounded fears dissipated over time as one of Bandura concepts of Reciprocal Determinism comes into play. ... This indicates that parents often underestimate their daughters' academic capabilities. ...

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