The second part of the essay will argue that, sexuality is greatly influenced by environmental factors, environmental factors such as rearing styles and differing cultural practises. ... After insemination, paternal and maternal chromosomes fuse, this fusion determines the sex of the child. The amalgamation of two X chromosomes creates a female child, while the combination of X and Y chromosomes, leads to the development of a male offspring. ... With female socialisation, the child soon began behaving like other girls. By the time the child had reached the age of five, the differences between ...

• Word Count: 1993
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Johnson was the middle child, fourth from the oldest out of all her brothers and sisters. ... Families actively play a role in gender-role-socialization by the ways in which they organize the environment for the child. ... Research has shown that a mother's child rearing style as well as her own beliefs on gender roles has a major influence on daughters. ... They had one child, her youngest son out of this union. ...

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Women, as the ones essentially producing children, have traditionally borne the responsibility of rearing the children. Men are expected to have a lesser connection to the child and thus a smaller role in raising it. ...

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In Rome, women are viewed as unintelligent and child-like; incompetent to achieve political or military success. ... They are valued for their innate abilities of child rearing not for individual abilities. ...

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In the United States, fathers currently owe mothers 24 billion dollars in unpaid child support"" (Pg. 75). ... How are they expected to earn money if they have children to care for and receive no child support from the father? ... "Within the family, women spend disproportionate amounts of time on housework and rearing children. ...

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Fuller's father Timothy "had hoped that his first child would be a son who could be reared in his pattern as his heir" (Wade 6). When his second child was a daughter as well, Mr. Fuller gave his eldest child the education normally given to a son. ...

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In our life experience we often see that when child is born, the first thing family members ask is the sex of the child. ... Just because women can bear children does not mean that they must be responsible for domestic duties, child care, and expressive roles. ...

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Throughout many decades women have been struggling to be equal to men, both at home and in the work place. Women have come a long way and are certainly fighting to gain that equality, but gender roles are very important in our society. They have become important in life from birth, and society con...

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• Grade Level: High School

TURNING POINT by HUGH MACKAY Turning Point is an expository novel by Hugh Mackay, a "social commentator". It was written to reinforce his series of "Mackay reports" and concentrates on Australia's changing attitudes and values in, and as a result of the 90's. Each of his chapters pertains to a s...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A healthy and strong mate who could provide and protect herself and their child would ensure its survival making them choosier in their choice of mate and so less promiscuous then males. ... The media, social relations, work and rules of institutions all seem to have ideas about what is and what is not appropriate behaviour for both genders, these play a very big part of our lives and social constructivists believe have a very big influence on us when constructing our identities and also what paths we take in life, from career making decisions , personal relationships to child rearing and ...

• Word Count: 2036
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate