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5 percent (Ember, 2001, p.2337).
             LANGUAGE.
             Throughout the UK there are different dialects spoken, foreign languages spoken in minority groups, with English as the dominant language spoken in the UK. People may speak differently due to their educational background, geographic location, and ethnicity. An example of educational background is BBC also referred to as Oxford English, this language is spoken by those enrolled in private schools (Ember, 2001, p. 2332). In recent years native languages have gained importance in the UK. Some examples of Celtic languages spoken in these areas are as follows: Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, and Irish (Ember, 2001, p. 2332).
             TREATMENT OF WOMEN.
             "In the 1970s, there were national debates on the changing role of women in society and their women's employment prospects. By the 1980s, the debate had shifted to the implications of the increasing participation of women as the economy was restructured and the balance changed form manufacturing to service occupations. In the 1990s, national debates concentrated on the relationship between work, family life, consumption levels, and the socialization and educations of the next generation (Countries and their cultures, p.2339)."".
             In the UK, 75 percent of couples agree that there should have a fifty-fifty level of sharing the preparation of meals. Even though 75 percent of the couples say there should be an even share of work done, only one-third actually carry out the act of sharing the duties of preparing meals (Ember, 2001, p.2339).
             HOUSING.
             In 1991, 22,972,00 people were living in the UK. In total there were 67 percent of people owing their own home, 26 percent were owned by public authorities, and only 7 percent were being rented. When financing homes in the UK, the process is done much like financing a home in the United States. They may choose to go through a bank, building society, insurance company, or another financing institution when planning to finance their homes (Henderson, 1998, p.


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