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    Running head: A WOMAN ’S ROLE IN ANCIENT GREECE: 1000-500 BC A Woman ’s Role in Ancient Greece: 1000-500 BC A Woman ’s Role in Ancient Greece Most people can relate the city of Athens to freedom and democracy‚ as well as relate the city of Sparta to a highly restricted military dictatorship. This is because school has taught us that modern democracies are modeled after Athens‚ while military dictatorships are modeled after Sparta. However‚ history shows us that women had much more liberty

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    In the Republic of Gilead‚ gender plays a huge role. Gender can mean the difference between life and death sometimes as well as being the determining factor in how you are treated and viewed. The novel focuses on women in the Republic of Gilead‚ which are treated as government property and viewed as only a catalyst for childbirth. The women are withdrawn from society‚ forced to hide their identities with “red shoes…red gloves…[ankle-length] skirt...white wings…” (line 23‚ page 8)‚ with the wings

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    Are Gender Roles Natural?

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    Sociologists argue that the expectations we have of males and females are not based on any natural‚ biological differences between them‚ but‚ are the result of the different upbringing in different cultures. In ‘Sex and Temperament in Three Primitive Societies’‚ Margaret Mead describes three New Guinea tribes: The Arapesh‚ The Mundugumor and the Tchambuli. Among the Arapesh‚ the ideal male adult has a gentle‚ passive and cherishing nature and resembles the feminine type in our culture. In relationship

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    Gender and gender roles play a center role in Trifles as they dictate how the characters behave‚ emphasizing the differences between men and women in this time period. The men are labeled as the workers/investigators who are dominant in this society while the women are subordinate/lower status individuals that are confined to the home and feminine concerns. Mr. Hale even claims that he “didn’t know as what his wife wanted made much of a difference…” when referring to Mr. and Mrs. Wright (1108 Trifles)

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    overall change to the new place. Genders have different roles and expectations to meet in each of these cultures. Depending on where one is born‚ he or she will adopt the gender characteristics of that region compared to one that is born on the other side of the world raised with different standards. Males are usually expected to be independent‚ hard-working‚ and problem solvers. On the other hand‚ females are sensitive‚ caring‚ and are

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    1750-1850 Gender Roles

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    …..‚ 1750-1850 saw the start of changing ideas surrounding gender and gender roles across Europe. Although not empirically evaluated and synthesised during these years‚ it can be said that paradigms of thought were certainly were beginning to evolve‚ eventually marking a significant and more permeant change in gender roles and identities. During this period‚ many changes were afoot; The Industrial Revolution and as a result‚ the rise of the middle class‚ mechanisation and urbanisation. Barker‚ 1997

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    Greek theater served as an important aspect in history‚ this is because of the views of culture which were explained in it. Plays commonly referenced important cultural views such as; political‚ social‚ and religious themes. They offered new ways to view things‚ and helped to form what we have come to know as the base of Greek culture. Athens a city-state in Greece began a long on-going war with Sparta‚ the powerful city-state of southern Greece’s Peloponnesian Peninsula. Religion‚ politics and popular

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    Gender Identity Kenneth Williams Psy 340 4/1/2013 Raymond Bragg Sex may be biological and although we may be born male or female‚ culturally that is not only what defines our gender roles‚ agree or disagree‚ there are many cultural influences that affect today’s gender roles. We are at a point culturally were traditional definitions are often a moot point‚ in my home and the homes of my children traditional roles are followed‚ but in many homes today that is not the case‚ cultural influences

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    society and balance humans lives. The purpose of the ancient Mesopotamians about justice was to control over the people and bring peace to the region which needed hard work. The ancient Mesopotamians had both strength and weakness justice system that was different from other places. First‚ the strengths of their justice were that they could decrease the amount of murdering or stealing which were very common in the past‚ and because people in the ancient time were afraid of the justice‚ they were trying

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    “The ancient Greeks were particularly concerned with such fundamental questions as who should rule and how?”(Cartwright). This was a question many city-states had different opinions and thoughts about. Most militaries did the same thing. Even though there are different thought processes for the militaries and governments‚ they were both a huge part in how city-states’ lifestyle was. Government and Military determined success‚ safety‚ and warfare in the city-states of Ancient Greece. The Government

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