Illness does not only have biological causes but is also influenced by social factors such as the socially imposed roles of gender and socioeconomic differences. ... This cannot be completely explained by biological causes but the affect of social factors must be taken into account. There are two types of gender difference disease: completely biological and biological amplified by social. ... The other class of gender difference diseases is disease with biological causes but amplified by social factors. ... Those of higher socioeconomic status are often healthier than their low socioecon...

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Expectations for the varied genders are determined not by human instinct, but by social construction. ... Whether or not one wants to embrace that identity is up to him/her, but society enforces that races' or genders' social construct status with stereotypes, expectations, and close mindedness regardless of how that person acts. ... Race, very much like other socially constructed categories such as class and gender is only an idea- but -it has a social reality. ... " touches on the similarities that race and gender have regarding to their status as a social construct. ... Sex i...

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You can see this everywhere, in the media, social networks, magazines etc. ... Based on Karl Marx, Conflict theory focuses on how society is a opposition between different groups with different social classes and their struggle to maintain or achieve resources and/or social status. It emphasizes how society maintains its order by Capitalism, the higher class struggles to keep their status, and dig up as much as profit from the lower class. While conflict theory focuses on different social groups, the feminist theory shows how gender roles play out. ... Gender roles in work, men tend to have t...

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The lottery enforces an unfair distinction in class status between men and women. Women are subordinate in the social power structure of the village, as shown when Mrs. ... Used to be a saying about 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' (561) Forcing the individual to conform to social norms starts very early in life - as evidenced in this story and throughout history. ...

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Many decades ago, the role of the man was that of the caretaker; he was responsible for financial matters and status of the family. ... The rights and status of women across the world has improved considerably over the centuries. ... The status of women in Japan has changed greatly over the years since the end of the World War II (Shinotsuka 1989). ... The Constitution promulgated in 1946, states, "All of the people are equal under the law and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic or social relations because of race, creed, sex, social status or family origin" (Articl...

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One of the main points addressed is that all women, regardless of their economic status share the same psychological principles and social dynamics that influence attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. ... The concept of social constructionism plays a major role with how poverty is viewed through the eyes of "common" middle-class individuals. As discussed in class, social constructionism is defined, as the way society shapes us in how we should see things. In other, words the social forces within our society. ... From the time we are children we are shaped by our parents, peers, the media, etc. to...

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Abstract A common saying is that first impressions are very important in the way people will perceive others for the rest of their social relationship. ... Not only did this dress code show status and prestige, it also was believed to communicate a certain authority to the student and other people in the learning environment of a university. ... The professor needs to appear competent enough to be credible, but social enough to be Competence and likeable. ...

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(Loutfi) The influx of women into the workforce has major social, economic, and organizational consequences. ... Particularly problematic is the use of marital or family status in selecting women. ... That term refers to the social constructs " the institutions " that greatly influence our behavior and interactions. ... It is quite appropriate to seek both equality between men and women and gender equality, with the latter implying roles that may well be different but are equal in status and social esteem. There will always be social and institutional const...

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Gender roles, unlike gender itself, are socially constructed. ... Parents are, of course, not the only social agents to influence children's sex typing. ... Theorists on personality would use the status quo as a means of describing the "true" nature of men and women, but in recent years, masculine and feminine roles have come to be viewed as socially constructed rather than naturally occurring (Worell & Remer, 2003). ... Gender refers to the psychological, social, and cultural differences between male and females. ... The social construction of gender, as it intersects with oth...

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ascribed status- a position arbitrary assigned to an individual by a group or society. Pai's twin brother's ascribed status was supposed to be chief. ... culture- the social heritage of a people, learned patterns for thinking, feeling and acting that characterize a population or society. ... gender- the social role of being male or female. ... role performance- the actual behavior of the person who occupies a status. ...

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They have been linked to men through residence, housework, economic condition, and social standing to specific men. ... The "white worker in the North, her status as a free laborer was no different from the enslaved worker in the south"(Davis, 65). Women in the north faced social oppression, where as in the South there was racism due to slavery. ... Davis concluded that until everyone is free, there will be little change in the status of women. ...

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Until now, the concept/definition of "women" has emerged from the androcentrism of the patriarchic society, a kind of "women" in the androcentric mentality, which is also a social and civic misconception created to harbor and enhance the ruling status of men. ... It is women who desire the equality of all humankind, a relationship which challenges between the status or men and the statue of women, as well as to and oppose any hierarchical structures, laws and customs that cause women to lose individuality, to be subordinative and inferior. ...

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One can clearly observe that males and females are different through their physical appearance, their attitudes, and their status in the social environment. ... Social acceptance has changed for the better half compared to what it had used to be. ... They are different through their physical appearance, their attitudes, and their status in the social environment. ...

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Certain text's such as Betty Friedan's 'The Feminine Mystique' explored the myths about feminity, and highlighted te role of social conditioning in shaping women's live's. Female's began to become more aware of their lower status and started to fight for theor well deserved rights. Nowadays, women are treated with as much respect and appreciation as men. we have managed to receive equal pay, vote, and be accepted socially alone with men. ...

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In society we find equality, and inequality as a result of social stratification; where people are placed into categories based upon their income, wealth, occupation, and their social status. ... Gender roles are socially constructed. ... Social stratification is real thing and it not only affects women as a whole, but society as a whole. We can find social stratification in the workforce, in school, at the mall, and etc. Like Jennifer Lawrence, many women face social inequality, which is why it is important to tell the world, and maybe this, will lead to more changes....

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Interacting with different cultures on a day to day basis is such a normal event that very few really know how many different cultural rituals and traditions are active in today's society. Many people naively assume that people from different cultures accept and perceive things the same way as they ...

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In 1940's, the gap between the social classes was obvious, whereas today classes are intermingled and the conflict has disappeared. ... For instance, Stanley and his friends are immigrants and they are trying to acquire social status. ... If the difference between these social classes were not obvious, such a conflict could not occur between Blanche and Stanley. ... So, Blanche strives to get married to raise her social status. ... Back then, homosexuality was not accepted in society, so gay people like Allan, who is Blanche's ex-husband, could even find solution in suicide due to ex...

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During the Mesopotamian era the Hammurabi code was the written legal system for society based on gender and social status. ... Women were seen as "House Slaves" no matter their social statuses and expected to be humble and consider their primary duty to be industrious within the home. ...

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In studies comparing white and African Americans in social environments, African Americans are usually stereotyped as disadvantaged. Studies should be incorporated into social status rather than race when comparing white and African Americans. ...

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Social inequality is also another way to look at this type of treatment. ... In this situation the achieved status of student athletes was looked at as being more important than nonathletes. In chapter 9, pg. 230, an achieved status is described as an open system that encourages competition among members of society. ...

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As outrage spread on social media following the report, a petition was launched under the name of the Brisbane Trans Community, demanding an apology from the newspaper, for the front page story. The newspaper's editorial code of conduct requires it to, "not make pejorative reference to a person's race, nationality, colour, religion, marital status, sex, sexual preferences, age or physical or mental capacity.... No one has the right to denigrate anyone's status for the sake of sensational headlines; especially if that person has been a victim of murder. ...

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Even when education was made compulsory back in 1763, females were (regardless of class or status) still left out, being given only the opportunity to learn how to read and then were sent off to schools where they had to learn how to sow, etc. ... Female subjects had lower status than male subjects and a lower market value, therefore they were meaningless.All these reasons led to a discrimination against females. ... Difference in educational achievement does also occurs between males and females of the same social class.Television programs on education often only celebrate male working class ...

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The status quo of the male dominated World system is a social construct that can be overcome in the realisation that the characteristics associated with gender are not natural and neutral but are rather social constructs that do not hold firm universally. ... And so, in the quest to uncover the hidden assumptions about gender, the liberal feminist approach provided by the film affirms that the traditional norms of gender that have been maintained and evolved through social constructions can be reversed by the same means. ... The social constructions surrounding the traits we associate with ...

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In patriarchalism, the professional standards and the important social positions are specifically for men, impeding women to improve their social and professional status. ... In "A Jury of Her Peers" women are not looking for a better social status; women are designated to be housekeepers and nothing more. ... Even though these three actions to displace woman, Glaspell references that women deserve the same social and professional position as men at the story´s end. ...

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Virginia Woolf has been recognized as one of the most important and influential feminist writer's in the twentieth century. In her book, A Room of One's Own, she discusses many views on women in the sixteenth century. She says that women have served all these centuries as looking glasses possessin...

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