The dual-sex political systems give women power in their society verses the Western single-sex political system where the roles are to be held by a man (485). ... A mother gives birth to their children but this is not true of all women. Birth does not always give the woman the role of a mother. ... Therefore, the fathers give the mothers full responsibility; their mothers also raised them as well, and they are where they are today due to their upbringing and nurturing from a motherly figure. ...

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However, in the case of the marriage between Lord and Lady Bracknell, Lady Bracknell seems to be the one in charge with the most power, therefore giving her the upper hand. ... This gives Gwendoline the upper hand as she is able to get the proposal she wanted whilst adhering to the social etiquette and conventions of the Victorian era, subtly letting Jack believe he was in control the whole time. ... This gives Lady Bracknell the upper hand as many mothers of this time would be ordinarily not be as involved in their daughter's marriage, but this way she gets to personally test whether Ja...

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This music video makes a big connection to gender and gender roles, it gives the male figure a strong role stating that a man should walk strong, act strong, act confident, have a big ego, and be able to back it up. It also gives the female a more submissive role by saying that a woman was created for the man when Beyoncé expresses these lyrics, "Some women were made but me, myself I like to think that I was created for a special purpose, you know, what's more special than you?... The man is shown explaining and being knowledgeable about what makes the tires perform so well, t...

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For women, status and hierarchy are not key, and women are not predisposed to giving orders, but rather express preferences and suggestions which are likely accepted" (14). ... He said it is like raising our 5-year-old child, it is sometimes impossible for our child to be consistent in one goal in a day; and yet giving commands to an adult is also challenging. He needs to give them exactly what he wants them to accomplish in one day and how to do it in timely manner. ...

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 Chari Harris 4/8/2015 Paper #2 Edna's Ultimate Awakening "I would give up the unessentialI would give up my lifebut I wouldn't give myself" (Chopin 89). ... To add to Edna's grief, Madame Ratignolle offers a strong warning while giving birth to her child: "think of the children" (173). ... Thus, she was willing to give up what she considered to be unessential for the sake of her children's future, her life; in order to save what she considered to be the essential part of her true self, her awakened soul....

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With only having six major media companies, it gives those in charge greater power to control what the viewer will inevitably see. ... This gives the advertisers power over the genders by giving them a guideline to follow that in turn fits the stereotypical role that oppresses the genders. ... This directly gives power to the mass media companies who control the advertisers and further oppresses the genders. ... Since these advertisements are able to reach so many possible viewers in any given area, it gives the viewers what is accepted as an ideal role for either the male or the female gender...

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The essay will then give further evidence that our sexuality is biologically driven, by describing the changes our bodies undergo when we reach puberty, changes that are triggered by hormonal transitions. ... The essay will give evidence that, hormones are a biological indicator that we are biologically driven towards our sexuality. ... It will look at different societies and the way in which they perceive sexuality and argue that sexuality is learned through a combination of expected social norms and observational learning, giving evidence from Bandura, Mead and Money along the way. ... So th...

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Gender restrictions have dramatically reduced, giving women the opportunity to enter into other leadership roles that were not previously available or considered possible. ... With change comes growth, the restrictions have been dramatically reduced, giving women the opportunity to enter into other leadership roles. ...

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The reasoning is that either the man thinks that the woman is playing 'hard to get' or that the woman does not want to seem promiscuous by giving in too easily. ... In the same study, 10% of the cases studied included the process of coercion by the male (Beres, 771), meaning that the woman never officially consented or changed her mind about the act of having sex, but it happened regardless, whether from full-blown rape, or the woman "giving in" to the man's persistence. ... In fact, a 1986 study by Edmonds and Cahoon found that men were more likely to give signif...

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By giving these women power and intelligence, Shakespeare reminds us that although his contemporaries (and many of our contemporaries as well) assume that men and women fulfill certain stereotypes, both genders are more than capable of superseding those limitations in order to attain their goals. But even with all the power that Shakespeare may give to the females playing male roles, in both plays there are occasions where the women are powerless in the scenarios that they find themselves. ... This means that although the drive is there, Orsino and Cesario cannot give in to their desire beca...

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She claims the hijab is a way for her to have power and security over her body, giving her the ability to control what she shows and what others see while still embracing her culture and religion. ... In Nusrats article, she says "I believe my hijab gives me the right to assert my body, femininity and spirituality as my own and under my authority alone". ... Princess Hijabs way of activism gives a mixed message to society about who she really is and her intentions unlike Nusrat that is straight forward and embraces the Muslim religion on a day-to-day basis. ...

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There are many times in our life it happens that we completely change our mind just because we get so much influenced by our surroundings. Cultural influence, social expectation, plays a huge role in people's growth and development. Now a day's television medium also plays a very important role when...

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" In this account, Freeman uses a variety of symbolism, along with the character of Louisa Ellis, to give women of the late 19th century a unified voice - to express through literature their desire for liberation and their quite pursuit of freedom from what men had determined them to be. ... However, Louisa decides not to marry him, and instead, holding onto a thread of independence, she "gives him away" to another woman. ... The typical stereotype at that time was that a woman needed a man to fulfill her life and provide her with a necessary lifestyle, and Freeman is telling us the ex...

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The aim of a woman's conversation is to emphasize fitting in, being equal with others, sharing and giving support to those with whom she is talking to. ... Men interpret questions as a request for information whereupon they enjoy giving detailed answers, and in their eyes, those who know more on a subject are ranked higher in status. ...

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When we are involved in making our community better we give ourselves a sense of purpose. ... When we are involved in making our community better we give ourselves a sense of purpose. ... When we are involved and linked together we give ourselves a sense of purpose. ...

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" Through the use of a rhetorical question, the author has emphasised the authority Mattie's father has over her and also shows us the underlying values of society at the time which forced the women in families to give up everything for their family duties. This also shows that Mattie knows her expected role to be the 'mother' at home and gives up her needs for the 'woman's work' loaded on her such as "cooking, cleaning, washing, sewing...... When Grace becomes pregnant, she is forced to give up her job and her dreams, as she is forced to hide the ba...

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Therefore, one can affirm that Heidi, culturally influenced by a society represented by her friends, understands that becoming a mother is the last alternative that she has to give a new meaning to her life and reach the self-fulfillment that she has searched for all her life. ... Such statement perfectly describes what Heidi confesses while giving a speech two years later: "I'm just not happy. ... Heidi spent many years of her life in searching for such self-fulfillment, and although she became a recognized art-historian who even gives lectures in Columbia University, it was not until ...

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This gives men in the narrative an enormous amount of power in film and their women are either glamorized or tamed. ... "4 This implies that an awareness of the way pleasure and beauty elicits a scopophilic gaze gives the power to surpass or subvert these patriarchal tendencies. ... " The scene segues into a montage of different women being sexualized for the camera in cinema: a woman being sexually dominated by a man on a rock by the ocean, a woman disrobing before entering a bathtub four times, a woman taking off her bra, another her pants, and a final scene of a woman refusing to ...

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The wife has disorderly defied her husband and ultimately God by declaring to stay behind and gives, what some consider to be an irrational reason to defy one's husband, which is to remain with her friends. ... It is in this marriage where she holds the least power because, unlike her first four marriages where she dominated the rich, submissive men and forced them, with sex or lip, to give her money, she actually loved her fifth husband. ...

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After a week, I will have fourteen different meals logged and close to eight hundred different people will have participated, giving me a sample size that is probably larger than necessary. ... Examining this topic would give me much insight into the effects that society has on people in respect to situations like this and would also serve to clear up my questions about why people choose certain types of food over others....

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This clearly links back to the hypothesis because it gives evidence to how our genetics influence our personality and characteristics. ... This also clearly links back to the hypothesis because it gives proof that young children's minds are very open to what is happening around them, therefore making it extremely easy for them to be influenced by their surrounding environment. ...

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However, there are two distinct groups within the Awlad" Ali society that contradict this idea and reassert the proposition that there is indeed a defined structure that separates groups, and gives some groups power over others - namely, the power of men over women. ... Men are given much leeway with their behaviour and it is generally expected that a man is to pursue a woman to request marriage, in an effort to procreate and give the community much-loved children. ...

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Also, the modern gender roles could be described by giving women more emancipation through making many opportunities for them. Women are to be an active member in the society by giving them more space, such as to be a manager of a company and to be a candidate in the election, and have the power in different fields of life. ...

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Identity is the image society gives someone based on what is observed and not by the individual's unknown past. ... Even if no one finds out, knowing that you have done something daring gives oneself a sense of self worthiness and praise. ...

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At the start of the play Medea Euripides gives Medea an opening speech to the chorus in which she reminds the audience of the powerless position of women in Greek society by referring to the women as "wretched creatures" and by stating that they do anything for their men. ...

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