HOBBES & THE SEXUAL CONTRACT Without doubt, one of the most influential critics of Social contract is made by feminist thinkers, or let put it more correctly, by the feminist thought. ... However, Pateman rejects this view and claims that although he is not at the same degree with the other contract theories in sexism, Hobbesian thought has a patriarchal outlook. ... She states that thorough the contract theory Hobbes replaces the patriarchal political right with the individual contract and consequently, overturns paternal right as the origin of political authority, but retains conjug...

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It became a history that was defined as "an attempt to relate the social experience of the lived past to the social structures that limit [as well as] define such experiences.... Elizabeth Marsh is a perfect example of the importance of gender in social history. Her personal experiences were documented, illustrating a social history and giving background on global events, ultimately working towards a social history.5 Elizabeth Marsh shows readers how social history, with regards to women, has changed over time. ... There was also a marked increase in women's non-fiction including ...

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Both parties of the relationship would sign a marriage contract and a copy of the contract would also be given to the parents of the wife. This would assure that if the couple would like a divorce, the reliability of the contract would remain dependable. Divorce clauses were included in the contract, which varied depending on the circumstances of the divorce. If a man divorced his wife with no fault of her own, he may be subject to lose twice the amount of the dowry fixed on the marriage contract, one third of his possessions he earned while married or even 100 blows with a cane. ... This impl...

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Although the decision is the first step towards protecting workers, it is still unjust because it interferes with the freedom of contract between employers and employees and the court reinforces the patriarchy gender formation, enhances the dominant ideology of male supremacy rather than remedy class inequalities. ... At the end of the nineteenth century, America moved from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era where the social activists, politicians, and professionals called for social reforms in order to deal with the social problems associated with the rapid industrial growth. ... Rawls de...

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A woman's domain was in private life, which was more of a social custom than an official doctrine. ... Since this service was a legal institution, a legal contract was drawn up to determine the conditions and responsibilities of the involved parties. Women in Egypt were consistently involved in contracts, including marriage and divorce settlements. ... Anyone who had drawn up a marriage contract would have to honor those terms; those who hadn't could invest in a legal document if they wish. ... She could appear as a contracting partner in marriage, divorce, adoptions and even ...

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Also, a study sponsored by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs showed that from 1974-80, federal contractors who adopted affirmative action goals "added female officials and managers at twice the rate of non-contractors. ... International studies have shown that "a group's low ethnic status or position in a social structure" directly correlates to a group's significantly lower performance on standardized tests. ... These studies suggest that standardized test scores are unintentionally biased against Americans who suffer a lower position in the U.S. soci...

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In the essay, "unpacking the Knapsack," Peggy McIntosh contracts multiple rhetorical strategies to contain her readers to validate her claim about racism as well as privilege. ... A privilege is a right or advantage gained by birth, social position, effort, or concession. ... She states that "to redesign social systems we need first to acknowledge their colossal unseen dimensions". ... The purpose of the essay was to create a call to action to the privileged because McIntosh has written to an audience that has unearned privileges, and asks for their recognition in such unf...

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Also, women could not enter into a contract without her husband's signed say-so, nor could they have a credit card, open a bank account or deal with any of the financial part of the marriage. ... Marriage was therefore socially and economically important to a woman, they would not be able to live a decent life without a man. ...

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Desdemona was a vibrant courageous woman who decided against social norms to marry a black man, adventurous and dedicated to her husband through everything. ... During a conversation with her husband, who is a scientist that believes in logical facts, he brings to her attention that their marriage is an agreement, a contract if you will, not necessarily an emotional attachment. ... Even though she does not outright kill her husband, she disposes of him in a manner in which nullifies the requirement of living by his rule but keeps the marriage 'contract' intact so she may benefit fro...

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Men's social status and power are much higher and bigger than women. ... In contract, in modern society men and women are equal in law through the efforts of several generations of women. ... Modern parents now share this responsibility together because of social and work constraints. ... In modern society, the social emphasis and degree of concern for women has been an unprecedented increase. Along with the development of social process, it will develop towards in a good direction in the future. ...

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Gender refers to the psychological, social and cultural differences between males and females; sex therefore is the physiological and anatomical differences between the male and female bodies. ... Thus gender structures every aspect of an individual's life through social relationships and all forms of interaction with the wider society. ... Bristow (1997) argues that social and cultural relations are affected by economic change. ... John Stuart Mill (1869) wrote one of the first political tracts to address what was to become "The Woman Question" in Victorian society, Mill outlined in his ...

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It is an evaluation of my living status and social norms in the imperial times in China including the norms that the society held upon regarding men and women's statuses compared. ... Another important aspect of marriage within the history of the Chinese in the Ming dynasty is the aspect of marriage being a contract between one family and another but not between my husband and I. ... Besides the oppression that I underwent after marriage in line with the social status of my husband as already mentioned I was required to give birth to a son who would be the legitimate heir and carry on the...

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In 1996 mothers aged 25 to 54 who worked full time in the paid labour market received 87.3 per cent of the income received by women who had never had children (Statistics Canada General Social Survey 1996). ... According to the study done by Phipps, Burton and Lethbridge (2001:418) using data from the 1995 Statistics Canada General Social Survey, women are not only three times more likely to experience job interruptions than men, but duration of their experience of job interruption tends to be significantly longer v/s an average total duration of women's experience in any kinds of job in...

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Chaucer has come under critical disapproval for not adhering to socially prescribed gender roles for feminity in his character WB. ... The lesson that WB learns is obvious: marriage is contracted for money, and the acquisition of money is equivalent to the attainment of honor, respect, and independence (Carruthers 214). ...

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