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    How the family has changed over time? The institution of the family has changed dramatically over last 50 years and the main sociological perspectives‚ functionalism‚ Marxism‚ feminism and interactionism have described this changes in terms of family structure‚ divorce rates‚ marriage rate and gender roles. Defining family in Britain is problematic as until 1960’s few sociologists questioned the importance of the benefits of the family. Family is a group of people living together related by blood

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    created. Cars have become one of the quickest mid-distance or long-distance travel ways and for every three people in the U.S‚ one will have a car. Cars have changed the we travel. They have allowed faster and and safer travel that allows the car to be more highly rated as a way of transportation. Cars have also developed many new features as well and people need to learn how these changes came to be. Cars have impacted society at an extreme over the past 100 years. Automobiles changed the ways humans

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    In what respects has the character of women’s work changed since 1918? Answer with reference to at least two countries in Europe. The character of women’s work greatly evolved throughout the twentieth century‚ both progressing and regressing at different times within this period. Working for many women in 1918 and the years before it often meant menial wages in low quality jobs or not even being allowed to work at all as women were deemed as inferior in most European societies. Unemployment benefits

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    of the children without taking any credit they were just expected to do it without questioning. However Women’s rights have changed extremely after WWI‚ They got the right to vote and was able to take care of themselves without the need of needing men. All woman became much more independent. Some people may argue women’s rights were changed for the better‚ others say it was changed for the worse. But I do Believe that woman’s

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    early marriage. Unmarried couples living together has almost become the norm now. Many decide to see how they get along living together before they decide to marry. It is also common for couples to live together‚ and possibly have children‚ without ever getting married. They live the same way as a married couple without ever making it official. Children It used to be rare for people not to have children. Most people would conform to a very specific lifestyle‚ marrying young and having children

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    John Doe Professor Mansito ENC 1101 12:00-1:50 21 October 2013 Essay 1 Sexuality: The 1950s to Today Sexuality‚ like many other things in our world‚ is an ever changing thing. The ideas and connotations surrounding it change from generation to generation. Because of this‚ the idea of sex in the 1950s is completely different from the idea of sex today. Today‚ sexuality can be expressed in almost anything we do. Commercials‚ billboards‚ TV shows‚ movies‚ magazine articles‚ and many other

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    School Life in the 1950's

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    School Life in the 1950s School Life in the 1950s was harder than today because the facilities were few and inadequate. Teachers were stricter and corporal punishment was still in use. They had fewer subjects and wealth‚ discrimination‚ sexism and racism meant they could only do certain subjects. After World War 2 there was a baby boom and as a result in the 1950s schools were quickly filling up as the children enrolled. The enrolments increased as much as 30% over the ‘baby-boomers’ decade. In

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    How Do Atoms Have Changed

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    As Chemistry Summary of how the atoms have changed throughout the years? One of the first founders of the idea of atoms was called Democritus‚ which was in 430 BC. He argued that there were an infinite number of different types of atoms. They were all different shape however they were made from the same stuff. He describes atoms as indivisible particles and also explained certain natural occurrences such as the existence of elements. Atomos (in ancient Greek) means “that which cannot be further

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    founding in 1789‚ and we can also say that it was great in 1950‚ then how must we change our definition of greatness in order to account for the difference between the country at these two times? America was great at both of these points in history‚ but it was great for different reasons. By the 20th century‚ the definition of “American greatness” had changed to place emphasis on military power‚ wealth‚ and size. The greatness of America in the 1950s was understood in America’s economic and military power

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    developed for a long time‚ but there are still discrimination against women. I think many women are still distressed by discrimination. How have women’s rights changed? Between 1848 and 1920‚ there was firstwomen’s rights movement in the U.S. At that time‚ women did not have the right to vote. Thus‚ women could not help to make society or law. They did not have any voice. Many women joined the first women rights movement to get the right to vote. The women picketed in front of the White House

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