Some of the most interesting female characters in Shakespeare's writing are Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Viola and Olivia in Twelfth Night, and Gertrude, the Queen of Denmark and Hamlet's mother, in Hamlet. ... In A Midsummer Night's Dream, the reader recognizes right away that Hermia is not ordinary woman. ... Interestingly though, she is using the delicate but weighty issue of power within her own defense, thus is offering a nod to the fact that there are such power differences between genders but not allowing this to completely dominate her and not allow her to m...

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Followed by the traditional idea of the 'American Dream', the 'ideal' way to live became to be the nuclear family. Functionalism directly supports this traditionalist approach, including heterosexual marriage and specific gender roles within the household, including instrumental roles for men and expressive roles for women. ... However, this view can be criticised due to a growing age of family diversity, and abuse within relationships. ... This links with Marx's theory of the 'chain of inheritance' within families, as kin passes down items such as proper...

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Inclusion in communities within the realms of cyberspace, however, can be as easy as few mouse clicks. ... Inclusion in technological advances associated with cyberspace, continue to be but a dream for the poor and least educated for whom computer and internet accessibility remains unattainable (Loader 1998, p. 65). ... Identities and Loss of Reality Real communities develop through physical interaction and face-to-face relationships requiring members to put up with each other's shortcomings and burdens and accept that within their community, opposing ideals, views, and personalities abo...

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