However, in the 1970s this term acquired its feminist meaning when Kate Millet used it to describe male domination over women (LeGates, 2001: 12). She stated that "every avenue of power within society -military, technology, university, police etc- rests in the hands of males" (LeGates, 2001: 12). ... From birth, women were trained to be subservient to male authority (LeGates, 2001: 14). ... Women were vulnerable to male violence ranging from sexual abuse, wife beating and rape to culturally enforced heterosexuality (LeGates, 2001: 17). ... Justifications of women's subordination were expl...

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Mating refers to the process in which eggs and sperm are brought together inside or outside the body of the female, a process used to reproduce. ... The male, red-bellied fish courts the female, plain-colored bellied fish with a "zig-zag" swimming that leads the female to the nest the male has made to hold her eggs. ... This fish is male, but it has a plain-colored belly resembling the female belly. This male fish patiently waits by another male's nest for a female to lay her eggs and then he unsuspectingly darts in and fertilizes the eggs before the rightful male can do so. ... Th...

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For it is women who are eaten – who turn their bodies into food – I gave up my blood – there was so much blood – and I gave up my body – but I couldn't feed her, could not turn my body into food, and she was so hungry. ... The purity of the scenery set by the snowy garden paired with their undressed bodies recharges the Givings' relationship, allowing Catherine to see her husband and the couple to finally come together fully for the first time. ... However, feminist theater scholar Jill Dolan has argued that reversing these gender roles in the represent...

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Almost twice as many girls die before the age of five than boys. 40% of India's women are literate compared to 64 percent males. ... b) Desire for a male baby Many women are forced to have an abortion if they carry a baby girl. ... There is a very large body of educated women in professions, many publications created by women and special courts for dowry deaths. ...

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This male dominance goes as far back as the human race, to the beginning of relationships and marriage between the female and the male. ... For many women, they find safety in allowing the male to dominate the relationship. ... Also, as one of the few women in the workplace, she was subjected to even more male supremacy. ... The wife lays awake, afraid to move because she is supporting his sleeping body. ... The male is often abusive or controlling in a dominant-submissive marriage. ...

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This male dominance goes as far back as the human race, to the beginning of relationships and marriage between the female and the male. ... For many women, they find safety in allowing the male to dominate the relationship. ... Also, as one of the few women in the workplace, she was subjected to even more male supremacy. ... The wife lays awake, afraid to move because she is supporting his sleeping body. ... The male is often abusive or controlling in a dominant-submissive marriage. ...

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Overall, the position of women in a marriage was equal to the position of the male. ... It is unknown if the role of female priests was the same as male priests but the fact that there were female roles in the temple is certain. ... Statuettes and artwork of the Old Kingdom showed women that wore tight fitting clothes that cling to the body. ... Their role in married life was equal to the male role and they acted on their own behalf in economic transactions. ... The female figure was depicted as very slender thus accentuating the sexuality of the body. ...

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She must be attentive to the comfort and wellbeing of her husband and must cover her body and reveal herself only to him. ... First, it is necessary to situate the body so that it faces Mecca. ... Generally, males are to wash males and females are to wash other females save for children and spouses. ... Next, the body is wrapped in a simple white cloth. ... When a body is buried, it is important to lay it on its right side and ensure that it faces Mecca. ...

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My understanding of his discourse is that the union between male and female is necessary. ... Let us briefly explain these roles of the male and female role, respectively. ... However, it is understood that the male is the dominant member of the union. ... Thus, they are partners in the body and in the household. ... The role of the male is to teach the woman what will be best for the both of them. ...

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She fights male dominance on a daily basis from her early years on. In fact, there are three males she has to deal with, Brockelhurst, St. ... Lady Macbeth embodies a strong intelligent woman who recognizes that even if you are a woman in body, which is considered passive and soft, you can let your mind and soul be male which is inherently evil. ... John because she realizes she will have to give in to male dominance and lose her independence. ... The author of Jane Eyre wanted to show that female character's can be the emotional equivalence of a male. ...

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Typically, we see the male objectifying and taking advantage of the female. These women have no need for the typical male, and probably never fall for their tricks. ... Some feminists may disagree, and claim it negative to use the body and sexuality to attain what one wants. ... This movie plays heavily with the ideas of the stereotypical gender-roled male, and possibly female. ... Either way the male is taken down a notch, whether it be Dean or a viewer....

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Our bodies are given to us to use for sex"(Chute,94). The Wife believes that it is perfectly all right to dismiss the Church's teaching on chastity because our bodies were given to us to use, so as she would say, "go forth and multiply"(Chaucer). ... "Medieval England was a very male-dominated society. ... This comes to be because "a girl was subject to her father until she married"(Singman,25) where then she becomes the subject of her husband, the new male figure in her life. ...

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Sex before marriage can be harmful to your body, your future, but the scariest of all your eternity. ... The purpose of sex is to unite a married couple as one loving body in consummating a marriage, to leave the possibility of procreation open, and to and to educate a child. The purpose of sex is to unite a married couple as one loving body. ... To do so a married couple must join as one loving body or to have sexual intercourse. ... Condom, the most popular choice for a contraceptive, is a latex cover for the male phallus, which prevents the sperm from entering the vagina and making it&#...

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Sex before marriage can be harmful to your body, your future, but the scariest of all your eternity. ... The purpose of sex is to unite a married couple as one loving body in consummating a marriage, to leave the possibility of procreation open, and to and to educate a child. The purpose of sex is to unite a married couple as one loving body. ... To do so a married couple must join as one loving body or to have sexual intercourse. ... Condom, the most popular choice for a contraceptive, is a latex cover for the male phallus, which prevents the sperm from entering the vagina and making it&#...

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The reactions to divorce between males and females differ greatly. The behaviors of females seem to be more of a disturbance while in males it is more severe. ... Males have a hard time dealing with the lack of a father figure. ... Males don't handle divorce as well academically as females. ... I can get better responses and I can also see the body language that was involved with them. ...

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The couple had been desperately trying to have a male child to carry on the family name, unfortunately the only results were four miscarriages. But finally, Roha was with child and the couple prayed to Brahma, the creator, every day for a strong male baby. ... The servants were traveling up a dirt road to collect supplies for their master when they found a body on the side of the road. Recognizing Jains" badly beaten, crumpled body, they rushed over to inform his wife and family. ... There were horrified screams from the crowd, as Reva slowly climbed up the funeral pyre of her husband and ...

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Sohail Shah, a thirty year old male clerk at the 7-Eleven located on Barbur Blvd. near Jackson Middle School, has been in the United States for four years. ... A type of perfume is sprayed on the resulting package to keep the decomposing body's smell in check. ... The body is then, if money allows, placed in a casket. ... The financial status of the body's family also affects the depth of the hole the body will placed in. ...

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Edna looks past the confines of societal roles, and sees her body as part of her identity, not as her identity itself- (Mckoy page 1). ... The Storm, another great story written by Kate Chopin expresses yet again the theme of a male dominated society. ... They were in male dominated worlds but still somehow found something that made them powerful. ... Mallard she finds her strength when the male figure in her story dies. ... The case of Calixta is a little more complicated, she fights against the mundane male society and decides that it would be better to pursue her own interests. ...

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An example of demography from the main camp at the Dobe area waterhole in 1964 had 9 elders (5 males and 4 females), 15 average adults (8 male and 7 females) and 4 children (2 males and 2 females). ... Mating among the Ju/"hoansi is done for the most part in through the monogamous marriage between a male and a female. ... Only about 5% of the Ju marriages were polygamous, this is usually done among males who have a great reputation as strong healers and multiple wives are seen as a symbol of their strength (Lee, pg. 85). ... Males are usually married between the ages of 18 and 25 but have b...

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"Don't go walking about like that " you'll get cold" "(Gilman 63) but in "The Story of an Hour ", there is a different type of male dominance as Mr. ... Mallard in "The Story of an Hour " had to deal with the same sort of affliction as the narrator in "The Yellow wallpaper " as her husband had control over her body and soul but in different ways. ... Body and soul free! ... Both husbands love their wives who are very weak and they both have a very strong hold and control over their women, but both are different type of male dominance. ...

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Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" was written in the late 1800's when male domination was conventional. ... The heart is a vital organ within the human body but it is also the center for one's thoughts, feelings, and emotions. ... The "dead weight" which pressed down upon her body crushed her own sense of being. ... Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" demonstrates through literal and symbolic meaning, the rejection, and isolation that women experienced from society and male-dominated marriages. ...

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In the first stanza of the poem the male speaker begins his seduction by telling her of all the wonderful things they could do if only they had enough time. ... He attempts to scare her by describing disturbing images of worms attempting to steal the lifeless body of the mistress's "long preserved virginity." He says that if they don't hurry up and sleep together now, like their bodies, their chances to be together will turn to ashes, because their time is rapidly running out. ...

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Since the year 221 BC, the philosophy of China has always been male dominance over women. ... Now "decent was traced through the male." ... These sacrifices could only be made by male descendants, and this meant that a male heir was necessary to perform the rituals and continue the family line." (Tan p. 13) Parents also valued male children for two reasons. ... It was believed that a woman's body was not to be seen by a man. ...

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There is a drastic shortage of positive male role models. ... They do not need just a body, a passive, silent presence. ... The lack of a male role model at home is compounded by the lack of male role models at school. ... Could it not also be that teachers are not ready for normal five-year-old male behavior? ...

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They also teach their children that no one can see or touch their sexual parts of their bodies except their spouse. ... Most mothers feel embarrassed to discuss any sex subjects with their children especially the males. ...

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