Her behavior goes against societal norm and for that reason must obviously be altered. ... Earlier in the play, Hortensio, a man in Padua, being a friend, tries to offer warning to Petruchio about Kate's unlikable and socially unacceptable ways. ... Given the role of women in society during this time period, Kate goes against and defies the supposed "natural- role, therefore she is unacceptable as a woman and regarded with disdain among her fellow peers. ... By embarrassing her with his ridiculous costume, crass behavior in the church, and their abrupt exit, he robs her of her dignity...

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The differences between the sexes have long been debated in the scientific and social arenas. Anthropologists study the effects of bioligy (nature) as well as the environment (nurture) on human behavior. Biological determinists claim that human behavior and social organization are biologically ( genetically) determined. ... As Kottak describes "we can change our behavior more readily than members of other species can." ... In today's society it should be unacceptable to us that woman have not yet been chosen president, have to face double standards at the workplace and at home and feel th...

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I found it quite interesting that this behavior was tolerated and accepted some fifty or more years ago. ... As more and more women went to college, the idea that women were to take care of the home, kids, and their husbands was quickly fading. 3 Starting in the 1960's, there began a period of substantial social change for women's issues; such as equality, career opportunities, equal pay, and status. ... While the roles and social status of women changed significantly over the last century, I believe that a naked woman dancing around a bunch of drunk men hooting and holler...

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Ho's lecture on Medieval women, "Social reality reflects theological truth." ... Whatever the reason, it is considered acceptable behavior for men in most places. However, if a woman takes of her shirt and plays in a sports bra, it is unacceptable and many places have rules against it. ... Behavioral expectations also stereotype women as being tentative, submissive and soft-spoken. ... Ho's comment about women in her lecture, it appears "Social reality reflects historical truth." ...

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It wasn't until she received information of her son's death that her behavior changed dramatically. ... Gwyn page 67 paragraph 7) At this point Mother Savage's behavior is doubtful. ... Gwyn page 69 paragraph 3) Maupassant took the subjects for his pessimistic stories and novels chiefly from the Norman peasant life, the Franco-Prussian War, the behavior of the bourgeoisie, and the fashionable life of Paris. ...

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But what happens when a woman is faced with the socially accepted perception of women versus her own potential? ... This of course, as referenced before, ties into the idea of Esther being a social deviant. ... In other cases, The separative self in Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar," claims that some stereotypes of womanhood unacceptable to Esther, have nurtured some important aspect of her evolving identity (Bonds 7). ... To Plath, it becomes very evident of the unattractiveness of any female behavior deviating from heterosexual patriarchal norms (Bonds 11). ...

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Feeling Poetry Linda McCarriston shapes feelings of anger, rage, contempt and healing in her poetry through narration, metaphors with detailed sensory language as she unfolds the painful story of sexual abuse and family abuse at the hands of her alcoholic father. In an interview with Bill Moyers...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School