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    Women were not equals in the Age of Reason. Their education was deemed of little importance. They were to accept their role as “pleaser”. In marital roles they had limited property rights and physical abuse was not against the law. Women were considered intellectual and physical inferiors‚ who were in need of both direction and protection from their male counterparts. In paintings‚ females were often depicted as soft and helpless‚ as shown in Jacques-Louis Davids ’ painting “Oath of the Horatii

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    The Gilded Age had more benefits for the men working. However‚ America still needed a way to put food on the table and having mass production in factories. Therefore both of the workers were important but factory workers were better in the sense of economic wealth‚ this means they both were affected greatly by industrialization. In the Gilded Age farmers reacted upset due to the amount if land being by the main men in power of the industries. This resulted in less farming for the farmers. The factories

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    A] social cultural environment: Social and cultural aspects of a society form its very nature. As "culture" is the essence of a society‚ this chapter will concentrate on a discussion of it only. Of all the so called "environmental uncontrollables"‚ culture‚ or at least the study of it‚ is one of the most difficult to comprehend‚ take account of and harness to advantage. This is particularly so when the product or service is "culture bound". Such products and services include those which are

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    1300’s. At first‚ it was thought to have traveled from the Silk Road‚ but actually came from trade ships returning from China. At the height of the Middle Ages‚ the Black Death spread quickly across Europe and Asia. Researchers believe that the plague began first in China and was carried by fleas‚ which then infected rats. During the Middle Ages‚ rats were in large numbers and were common on trade ships and caravans bringing goods from China to other countries‚ like Italy‚ France‚ Germany‚ and England

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    The Dark Ages Beginning in the 5th century‚ knighthood was introduced as a way of honor‚ chivalry‚ and courage. Men from all over Europe desired to become knights to bring fame and fortune to themselves and their families. To become a knight was to be granted an honorable title by someone of high power‚ to give allegiance to the Monarch or country. Becoming a knight was a very long and tedious process. It starts at the young age of 7 and does not end until being knighted at 21 years. At 7 years

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    SOCIAL CHANGE AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS Alejo-Alvarez-ArbonedaMalabad-Masesar-Sese-Villar What is CHANGE? • It is an enduring historical force with noticeable variations through time. • It may be hardly discernable or easily observable; it may be constructive or destructive. • It occurs EVERYWHERE and EVERYTIME. What is CHANGE? • It is intertwined with established patterns‚ particularly the socialization process. Socialization makes for conformity and predictability of behavior; change

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    During the middle ages‚ castles were great strongholds for its inhabitants and the town in which it dwelt. These fantastic structures were where culture and entertainment thrived‚ and members of the aristocracy lived. They were symbols of great wealth and power during the middle ages‚ and without them‚ the glory of the middle ages would not have been the same. Castles were great strongholds that were built solely to protect the inhabitants from attacking armies. They were normally situated on top

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    During the Middle Ages knowledge and civilization was in a decline until the Renaissance which was a birth of new culture. Renaissance means “rebirth” and from 1300 to 1600 that’s exactly what happened to Europe. Trade‚ knowledge‚ learning‚ and the quality of life had a very drastic increase during the Renaissance‚ and from this the most iconic painters‚ inventors‚ and sculptures were born from this period. The Renaissance emerged after the Middle Ages that were plagued with political instability

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    SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FORCES Introduction: Organization’s environment enriches and deprives an employee. In any organization human resource is running blood and deemed the cause of success and failure. Therefore‚ the most particular activity to get exceptional gains is to manage human resource. Hereinafter‚ in many organizations human resource management system has been implemented and works accordingly. On the other hand‚ conversely‚ there are several examples where human resource

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    The Gilded Age will be remembered for the accomplishments of thousands of American thinkers‚ inventors‚ entrepreneurs‚ writers‚ and promoters of social justice. The Gilded Age and the first years of the twentieth century were a time of great social change and economic growth in the United States. Roughly spanning the years between Reconstruction and the dawn of the new century‚ the Gilded Age saw rapid industrialization‚ urbanization‚ the construction of great transcontinental railroads‚ innovations

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