This study aims to discover if gender stereotypes still exist in today's modern society and, if they do, why they are perpetuated. ... Using the qualitative methodology of focus groups, this study aims to encourage participants to discuss their views on gender stereotypes in a relaxed, open environment. ... Furthermore, the study aims to answer the question 'can stereotyping ever be of benefit to a group' and to find out from a younger generation why they believe stereotyping is still prevalent in a modern society? ... At the seminar, the aim and procedure of the study was exp...

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Elizabeth Gaskell was deeply concerned with the social situation of her time and expressed her attitude towards the social system and the neglected by means of her novels. She used her writing as an instrument of social criticism and to express her overt attitude toward the widespread distress. ...

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Political parties must perform a multitude of pressing tasks in the political system, which often results in the exclusion of certain social interests. The Canadian electorate, therefore, has become disillusioned with political parties and social movements have emerged as key actors in the promotion...

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Abstract In recent years, many critiques expressed their concern about the social issue of gender in Western cultures. ... The aim of this assignment is to discuss how Critical Psychology helps to develop a critical view on gender, also discussing sexual ideologies in our culture and how these are formed throughout our life-span. ... According to their gender they will know how to behave, how to dress, what to like and what aims they should work for in life. ...

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Literature itself has no defined meaning. In the beginning introduction of Literary Theory: An Introduction, Eagleton states numerous definitions of literature to prove the point that there has yet to be one specific definition. Eagleton's definition of literature involves a text that is written in a language that sounds different from the reader's one: "If everyone used phrases like 'unravished bride of quietness' in ordinary pub conversation, this kind of language might cease to be poetic" (5). Eagleton's definition connects literature and society by giv...

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In the case study, the assignment will be looking at the notion of equality and diversity in contemporary society. The study will focus on the topic of poverty and how it affects the emotional, social and educational experiences of a child, positively and negatively. Relevant literature, as well as up to date legislation and policy involving equality and human rights will be used to look at the issue critically, by identifying the inequalities related to class and how it can have an impact upon the social, personal and educational experience of the child within school as well as parent and tea...

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The aim is to make as large a profit as possible, thereby maintaining efficiency and taking advantage of available opportunities to innovate and contribute to growth. ... The new contract represents the idea that business has "an obligation to work for social as well as economic betterment." [20] This idea was expressed by the Committee for Economic Development as follows: [21] Today it is clear that the terms of the contract between society and business are, in fact, changing in substantial and important ways. ...

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Peoples identities are increasingly expressed through consumption rather than production, and as a consequence it is argued, that outdated nineteenth century class theories, obsessed with productivism, should be finally abandoned. ...

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Based on the research done in this article (Murphy, 2002) goes on to highlight that the expansion of the process was to assure that equality, poverty and redistribution were more clear aims of the later rounds of the agreement. ... Qualitative research is aimed at gaining a deep understanding of a specific event, rather than a shallow description of a large sample of a population. ...

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Pluralists argue that power is distributed around society through representatives who act on behalf of others or other groups, and are controlled in expressing the wishes of the groups involved. ... The argument is that in reality, power is concentrated in the hands of a few, a very small group of people (an elite ) who manipulate the masses through control of the media, visible government leaders, with a right wing conspiracy version which argues that the elitist ideology is subversive, anti-capitalist, anti-individualist, anti-patriotic, pro-welfare, and pro-one world government, with the so...

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Robert K. Merton has contributed some of the most influential theories on the issue of deviance. Unarguably one of the most influential sociologists of our time, Merton has also made numerous contributions to the field of criminology. Merton's influence has also been felt by historians of science, economists, political theorists, anthropologists, humanities, law, and the world of science (Cole, 2004, p.37). Merton is best known for introducing such concepts as: self-fulfilling prophecy, anomie, strain, focused group interviews, middle-range theory, and deviant behavior. ...

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Marketing techniques aim to get the product sold, and hence there is a tendency to keep any 'negative' information to a minimum, in advertising to the general public, as in the case of the high-oestrogen oral contraceptive pill, Maya.5 Thus it is not The Journal of Social Studies/30 It's hard to imagine a situation where unrestricted promotion of birth-control measures help to convert the Bangladesh market into a dumping ground for drugs or contraceptives rejected by developed societies or as an experimental ground for trying new ones. ...

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