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    Through the sociological theory of cultural variation‚ the differences in social behaviors that prevail within cultures justify the differences in one’s perception of the ideals in terms of family and gender roles.For what one may consider the perfect functional family system may not grasp another cultures familial system.Different cultures share different perceptions of family such as;Siberia’s ideal kinship involving polygamy‚meaning a man having more than one wife at a time.Aswell as India’s expectation

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    Examine the reasons for changes in the patterns of marriage and cohabitation in the last 40 years (20 marks) In order to assess reasons for the changes in the patterns of marriage and cohabitation; it is necessary to first establish the term marriage and cohabitation. Marriage is traditionally conceived to be a legally recognized relationship‚ between two consenting adults‚ that carries certain rights and obligations. Cohabitation is an arrangement whereby couples who are not legally married

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    Using information from the items and elsewhere‚ examine the reasons for changing patterns of marriage‚ cohabitation and childbearing in the last 40 years (24 marks) According to the Office for National Statistics‚ the highest number of couples in 1972 was 480‚000 and was due to the baby boom generation of the 1950’s reaching marriageable age and the fact that people chose to marry at a younger age compared to pervious generations. However the annual number of marriages in England and Wales then went

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    Living together before making our vows would have reassured us about a lifelong commitment. From my own experience‚ I believe that couples should live together before getting married‚ so they can start to know each other on a closer‚ more personal level; moreover‚ they can start thinking about the compatibility of their future spouse. Couples start knowing each other on a closer‚ more personal level when they live together‚ which prepares them for a married lifestyle. For starters

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    Polygamy in Igbo Culture

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    the participation of female laborers and hence have reduced the incentive to have multiple wives (Boserup 1970; Kuper 1985; Timaeus and Graham 1989). As a value system‚ it has been highly resistant to the competition of the imported ideology of monogamy and to the impacts of various structural changes (e.g.‚ the transition from subsistence to a money economy and urbanization). As a reflection of the persistency of this value system‚ the decline in polygamous unions in the urban areas of sub-Saharan

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    Courtney Griffin Van de Motter American Lit 26 September 2014 Women in the Puritan Society Rights for women in the Puritan community were very scarce. The women lacked rights because men were seen as superior to them. Even though men were the ultimate leaders of the Puritan community‚ women still played a vital role throughout their society. With the limited rights women possessed‚ they impacted the Puritan community in many ways. Puritan women had little to no rights back then; however‚ they

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    A Dangerous Method A Dangerous Method was nothing short of intriguing and moving. It was a film based on psychoanalysis and the careers of some of its most well-known practitioners‚ Carl Jung‚ Sigmund Freud‚ Sabina Spielrein‚ and Otto Gross. I feel that each one of these characters was well played. Each one helped to put the viewer there with them and understand each circumstance clearly. This movie truly displays the reality of what can happen even in such a professional field. While

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    6/3/10 Improving vocabulary skill chap 20 Ten words context 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B Matching word with definition 1. Endow 2. Disdain 3. Expulsion 4. Ominous 5. Divulge 6. Diverse 7. Mortify 8. Detract 9. Elation 10. Nullify Sentence check 1 1. Detract 2. Ominous 3. Averse 4. Elation 5. modified 6. endow 7. expulsion 8. distain 9. divulge 10.

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    portrayed as the new example of female sexual freedom. She’s engaged to be married to a wealthy man but sleeps with whomever she pleases. This is one of the recurring themes of moral decay‚ the casual sex‚ the lack of respect to long held traditions like monogamy and marriage. Jake says to her “I guess you like to add them up” referring to her enticing men to fall in love with her‚ sleeping with them and then tossing them aside‚ again showing us the decline in morality. Mike who is Brett’s fiancée is another

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    Judy Brady’s lighthearted yet heavy depiction of her daily struggles as a wife illustrates the burden placed on women and the dismissive attitude that addresses it as natural. She introduces us to her mindset with the following: “I want my wife to quit working and remain at home so that my wife can more fully and completely take care of a wife’s duties. My God‚ who wouldn’t want a wife?” Brady’s deliberate manipulation of her tone allows her to take a light jab at the notion that women are simply

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