This feeling of "not being good enough" is exemplified through a woman who had moved from India to America. ... But my 15 pounds appeared overnight, after an airplane ride from my home in India to Boston" (Iyer 1). In India, the gender roles and the way women are supposed to look are different. ... One of them has to do with culture and media, of course. ... Our media and culture have so much influe...

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The unique nature of this synthesis lies not in the idea of the "melting pot" of consumption and assimilation into the prevalent hegemonic culture and tradition (though that may have been successfully attempted as well) but in that of the co-existence of various philosophical thoughts, religious customs and a projection overall plurality. ... Some historians notice a certain impetus gained by this movement in what is classified to be medieval India, specifically in the 12th and 13th century. ... Speaking further of the spiritual exploration within the realms of Bhakti in general and ...

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Surely patriarchal culture has for far too long not offered an alternative vision of manhood and the level of mockery, suspicion and animosity directed at men who stepped out of line has been profound. By the end of the twentieth century, the dictates of a consumer and media culture had trapped both men and women in a world in which 'top billing mattered more than building'. ... What could masculinity possibly mean in a display culture? ... While metrosexuality could be talked of as a phenomena which is comparatively newer, Pramod Nayar argues that homosexuality in India, be it l...

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Anthropology has always been interested in studying the role of women in different cultures, how they lived, how they organized and how they are valued in a society, marriage and family. ... Each culture has its system whereby that normalized sex." ... Different cultures have different conceptions of sexuality, and religion has much to say about it. ... In India, Muslim women face discrimination and the religious fundamentalist forces attack Muslim communities. ... According to Meredith Small, "The passage into womanhood is marked by this physiological event around which, and from ancient time...

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Women who should have equal status with men, have been degraded and disregarded in numerous ways in the Middle East. The role of women in the prevalent circumstances is restricted and their freedom is undoubtedly limited. Given the lack of freedom, women have been demanding basic human rights. The M...

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This phenomenon exists within all cultures from China to America. ... Intellectually and physically men are considered to be greater than women purely because of tradition of culture. ... Within the Chinese culture, villages are a tight-knit community, basically one big family. ... For example, in India, "The practice of killing newborn girls is largely a rural phenomenon " (The Burden of Womanhood: Third World, Second Class). ... Again, the presence of this inequality among men and women is felt, as it has been felt for ages throughout mainstream culture and history. ...

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It can be because they are from a certain cultures and religion and they want to have a boy, and or they have two or three boys and want to make sure that the next newborn is a girl. ... Also it's been said, "In countries such as China and India, the cultural preference for boys is well-documented and parents for years have been using ultrasound and amniocentesis, followed by abortion to avoid giving birth to girls." ...

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I recently saw a video on YouTube called "Sex Education in India" where the teacher tries to teach his students about sex, without even saying the word sex. ... Even though this video is a comedy skit, it represents the controlling of sex in various religions and cultures. ... Even in the United States, where women have equal rights as men, male dominance is still present in aspects of our culture that we never even think of, such as colloquial language; "be a man" or "grow some balls" are phrases that prove that man is still seen as the dominant gender....

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