This reinforces the capitalist system of the dominant and the oppressed, which creates social inequality. ... According to Conflict Theory, capitalist societies reproduce themselves through the transmission and the perpetuation of a dominant culture. ... The major theoretical paradigm of Conflict Theory and Feminist Theories will be used to critically examine the educational system of elementary schools with regards to the social reproduction of gender relations, which leads to inequality. ... Chapter One is an in-depth examination of the major theoretical paradigm of Conflict Theory in...

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Sandra Bem created a theory based on these socio-cultural conceptions. The 'Gender Schema Theory' is based around associations that work with a cognitive system to form an organisation of ideas of an individual's perspective, which are called schemas. ... With an understanding of gender schemas, Nancy Chodorow's psychoanalytic theory can be understood. ... This theory can be supported by 80% of survey participants stating that their mother was their primary caregiver (see figure 2). ... Schools within the Australian educational system, in particular private same sex scho...

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Abstract Gender Stereotyping affects everyone in society, both male, and female, young and old and is one of the most researched topics amongst social psychologists. This study aims to discover if gender stereotypes still exist in today's modern society and, if they do, why they are perpetuated. ...

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Rousseau was a 19th Century philosopher who introduced theories concerning the irrepressible confinements of familial obligations. ... To embrace and raise his five children and marry his mistress would be a contradiction of his theory which rejected all social obligations; so, instead of sacrificing his potential for glory, Rousseau sacrificed his own children. ...

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To make it easier to observe and understand the levels of authority that are meant here and the theoretical explanations of rights and liberties that have been already given to the "weaker sex", the chapter Theoretical Framework was provided with the theories, written laws and norms. ... It should be noted that the majority of formal laws concern exactly the rights of women, including their political rights (Ibraeva 2003:11) Inequality between the sexes is mainly based on gender stereotypes, which mean that women's rights were limited both in traditional nomadic Kazakh culture and in t...

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India's nation-state is widely inhomogeneous throughout history between both male and female social status in society. In order to fathom the extent of gender inequalities, a chronological view over three distinct phases ensues. The Women's Movements; Nineteenth Century Social Reform Movement, Twen...

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It can arise among more senior employees due to the regarding self-beliefs that the longer a belief system is maintained the more difficult it is to alter. ... Social cognitive theory does not provide gender with all the motivational factors as other personal factors could factor in self-regulatory differences in individuals. ...

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In the 20th century, structuralism is used as an important theory and in different contexts in a number of disciplines. ... The woman sunbathing leisurely and the men toiling hard in the sun (and even the men who is relaxing and reading newspapers) all form part of that complex structural system. ...

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Title: An Investigation into Sexist Language. Name: Andrew Verrijdt One of the most important political and social movements of the twentieth century has been the drive towards achieving complete equality for all people regardless of race, colour, class, gender identity, mental state or physica...

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