Although infanticide may sound socially wrong to the western cultures, it is understandable that these people had to do this so that they could survive the harsh winters. ... It was simply a survival technique and part of their culture. ... In India the average civil servant earns about 100,000 rupees ($3,500) a year. ... It happens everyday and all across India. ... In India, it has nothing to do with population control. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

But in some places such as Southeast Asia, especially India and China, these trends are occurring at a much faster rate and with an additional factor of cultures that favor males over females. ... But in China, the average sex ratio is 118 as of 2010 and in India it is 108 with even higher sex ratios in certain regions within both countries . ... And in India, daughters require the disbursement of an expensive dowry in order to be married off, which is economically undesirable. ... Unfortunately, this rudimentary interpretation of the situation does not translate to the truth in China and Indi...

• Word Count: 1009
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

From subtle favoritism in the Western world to the outright extreme cases documented in many Asian nations (China, India, South Korea), many families are under pressure from various fronts, whether it be religious, cultural, or social, to believe that a son (or sons) in the family bring true happiness that daughters cannot. Every nation around the world has remnants of the patriarchal culture that, even in "enlightened" nations like the United States, gave rise to this belief that "boys can do no wrong" and "boys are more valuble than girls". ... India, China and South Korea stand out parti...

• Word Count: 907
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Topic: Race and Gender in American Culture Subject: Kurt Bessel My Subject for this essay is Kurt B. ... I chose Kurt because of his strong knowledge of what race and gender mean to him personally in American culture and also for his strong German heritage and background. ... I having grown up in India where discrimination between different types of races exists to the maximum amounts was curious to know if there was any discrimination here in the United States. ... I asked Kurt if there was any discrimination between men and women from a more financial aspect, because there is a lot...

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Narayan writes, "It may sound hyperbolic, but I am prepared to state that every individual among the five hundred millions living in India is aware of the story of The Ramayana...... Not only is the epic the blueprint for a perfect leader, but also a guidebook for the construction of masculine and feminine gender roles in ancient India. ... Though The Ramayana continues to serve as a moral guardian of a patriarchal system, it also gives a prominent place to women, narrating their struggle against a male favoring culture-like the stories of Sita, Kaikeyi and Soorpanaka-and opening up a di...

• Word Count: 701
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The success of the satyagraha lay in the fact that Indian women were allowed to participate in the liberation movement of India. ... Women who participated in the liberation movement in hopes of attaining equality under the new government are often disappointed in that the new nation-state identifies itself by its culture. Certain cultures align women to perform only in traditional gender defined roles as seen this example of women in Algerian Independence. ...

• Word Count: 882
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate