Women whom found themselves in this situation would often lie about their state, denying that they were in fact pregnant. ... If a woman was found guilty of hiding her pregnancy and murdering her child, "in reparation, [she will] be punished by death and the last agony". ... Often it took little evidence to convict a woman of witchcraft; any woman could easily be accused of the crime, even for forming an opinion. ... These brave women left their churches to find more suitable ones, preached and published religious works, and found charitable causes for social services. ... Some of...

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For the viewers themselves, Stanley is a character who is easily empathized with at this time when memories of the Great Depression are still fresh. ... Stella, however, is a married woman who has already found love, love for which she abandoned a privileged lifestyle. ...

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Furthermore, Dittmar (2000, 2001, as cited in Dittmar, 2008) found that women tend towards buying to bolster mood and fulfil identity-related needs more strongly than men; especially in purchasing consumer goods to express ones individuality. ... Furthermore, Jackson, Ervin, Gardner, and Schmitt (2001) found that women reported greater computer anxiety, lower computer self-efficacy, and less favourable attitudes toward the internet than men. ... Taken together, these findings imply that the shopping environment may be more of a concern for women as their emphasis on emotional and social-experi...

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This mentality is not easily resolved, because it is introduced and embedded in an individuals mind at a young age. It seems Blatant that society is bent on putting women in their places, this is evident when author Fetzer states I found a scolarship for veterans and asked my father to sign proof that he was a veteran. ...

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Gender identity is very significant in understanding consumer behaviors. There are differences in assumption about sex-typed behavior. We expect males to achieve "agentic goals, which stress self-assertion and mastery" and female to meet "communal goals, such as affiliation and the fostering of harm...

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Any denial of equality and opportunity on the basis of gender is gender discrimination. Gender discrimination has been a part of the Indian society for a very long time and has affected both the genders, but more so over women. In the present time, gender discrimination has comparatively decreased w...

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This mentality is not easily resolved, because it is introduced at a young age. ... In her autobiography, A Dream Deferred, she recalls the reaction of her father when she brought up the idea of college to him: I found a scholarship for veterans' children and asked my father to sign and furnish proof that he was a veteran. ...

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At other times, we can more easily see the social influence, like the growing number of people who have been diagnosed with eating disorders. ... Research has found a correlation between the amount of television people watch and the degree to which they closely follow the behaviors of their gender. A recent study found that children that had access to multiple TV channels were more likely to more closely follow the behavior of their gender than those children who had limited access to TV (AQA Psychology, 2013). ...

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Gubar and Gilbert concur with similar views of Carolyn Heilbrum and Catharine Stimpson in that a "presence of absence- can be found in female literature. ... Although Austen might have been forced to write her madwoman locked into a structure created by and for men, her influence cannot be stifled as easily as her speech. ...

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