The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[4][5] From equal status with men in ancient times[6] through the low points of the medieval period‚[7] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have held high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime Minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and
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The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[4][5] From equal status with men in ancient times[6] through the low points of the medieval period‚[7] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have held high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime Minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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Critically discuss the contribution of positivism to the study of society The positivist research method in the social sciences become more influential by August Comte‚ who tended to build a methodology based on facts rather than speculation. For Comte‚ the social sciences should concentrate on scientific laws rather than contemplation (Marcuse‚ 1941‚ p. 345). This theoretical perspective continues to be the present method of conducting research. This essay argues that positivism has accelerated
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severity of sexually explicit materials grows in our society questions of these materials hurting people have risen. It is said that men get explicit ideas from certain types of music‚ movies‚ and pornography. As a result of these explicit ideas‚ men force women into what they want them to do and to degrade them. The idea that men use force in their relations due to pornographic substances is preposterous. "Men who use force in their relations with women have done so for centuries before the camera [was
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feel that our concepts of gender and sex contributr to the way we embrace gender and sex in diversity. I feel that we look at males in one light and females in another‚ we all at some point expect men to the ones that are tough and brave and look at women as being emotional. When it could be the other way around.
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Men‚ Women‚ and Unequal Pay For many years‚ women have been treated unfairly in the workplace; whether it is through a form of discrimination‚ harassment‚ or unequal pay. Women who are in the same position are paid less than their male counterparts. This is a major issue in the business world but it is also a problem in sports and the medical field. This problem is known as a gender gap‚ any difference between the characteristics of men and women in areas such as educational accomplishment‚ wage
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Why are women in their early twenties waiting longer to get married? What’s the difference between 2015 and 1960s? What could be the possible cause of this change? It seems to be more common for the women to wait until their late twenties or early thirties to settle down and tie the knot. Women are no longer feeling pressured to start a family straight out of high school. The most likely reason of change in this generation is that women are continuing their education after graduating with going to
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constitution‚ women are legal and prominent citizens of the country and have equal rights when compared to men. Due to lack of credence from the male dominant society‚ Indian women suffer immensely. Women are responsible for baring children‚ yet they are malnourished and in poor health. Women are also overworked in each and every field and complete all of the domestic work. Most Indian women are illiterate. Although the country’s constitution says women have equal status to men‚ women are powerless
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“Unequal employment opportunities is the main cause of armed conflict within a nation-state.” Do you agree? Explain your answer. I agree that unequal employment opportunities is one significant cause of armed conflict within a nation state. But another factor leading to armed conflict is divided loyalties. The case study used in this essay is Northern Ireland. Unequal employment opportunities is one significant cause of armed conflict in Northern Ireland. In Protestant-dominant Northern Ireland
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Why are People Unequal in Society? According to Philosopher’s of the time of enlightenment the nature of society created inequality. These philosophers also believed that it was the job of the government to limit inequality and try to create conformity. Now we are able to see that inequality emerges with each and every interaction. This is because every individual possesses qualities which may be better or worse than another’s. These qualities include things such as intelligence‚ athletic ability
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