1. What does it mean to say gender is socially constructed? Give at least one example from Lorber’s article. Saying gender is socially constructed means there are widely-shared and deeply-rooted social expectations on how men and women suppose to behave. Such expectations build a clear division between men’ and women’ roles in the society and enforce them to adjust their behaviors to suit the assigned gender roles. For example‚ as Lorber points out in her article “The Social Construction of Gender”
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Rica Angela G. Canlas August 6‚ 2011 4AAC BENE2 Reaction Paper: The Emperor’s Club There are things we circumvent for the belief that it would be for the better‚ making our morality‚ values and virtues compromised inadvertently‚ but at the end of the day we end up regretting because consequences of our past decisions are not what they supposed to be or they turn out to be the opposite of what is expected. The Emperor’s Club is the sad story of a man who has lived his life to expect certain
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Which one of the Superpowers was most responsible for the outbreak of the Cold War? From the late 1940s to the early 1990s‚ the USA and the USSR were in a state of "Cold War". The United States and USSR never fought each other in a direct military confrontation‚ but both superpowers threatened each other with nuclear annihilation and participated frequently in "proxy Wars" by supporting allied nations in numerous "hot" Wars. Such as‚ the Vietnam War‚ the Korean War‚ The Angolan War‚ etc. What seems
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HSC 024 1.1 Define the following types of abuse: • Physical abuse Physical abuse involving contact planned to cause bodily harm‚ feelings of intimidation‚ other physical suffering or injury • Sexual abuse Sexual abuse is the forcing of undesired sexual behaviour by one person upon another • Emotional/psychological abuse Emotional/psychological abuse may involve threats or actions to cause mental or physical harm; humiliation; voilation • Financial abuse Financial abuse is
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Outline and assess the view that crime and deviance are socially constructed There has been a pleather of research regarding the issue of crime and deviance. A definition of crime and deviance can be explained in relative terms which are dependant on any particular society’s interpretation of crime and deviance. Cultures differ from one society to another and the general consensus of right and wrong can also evolve throughout time. Definitions of crime and deviance can evolve with factors such
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Hard Life "Eyes of the Emperor" by Graham Salisbury was a very interesting novel. Eddy Okobu lives in Hawaii. Eddy is an Asian-American. After Eddy lies about his age and signs up for the army Hawaii has been introduced to the Pearl Harbor explosions. Now everybody sees all of the Asian-Americans as an enemy and the Army makes them do the dirty work: dig trenches‚ set up barbed wire along the beach‚ and stand watch all night. After a couple of months they put the Asian-Americans on a remote island
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for the administration of each of the following medications? At the start of her admission‚ Mrs. J is going through many complications throughout most of her systems. I would follow the rules of ABC and control her respiratory problem first. Mrs. J has an oxygen saturation of 82% and is probably going to continue dropping. She will require oxygen first‚ possibly a nonrebreather mask. The symptoms she is facing is of a person going through acute heart failure which includes shortness of breath‚ coughing/wheezing
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How has McEwan constructed the narrative in Enduring love? McEwan has constructed the narrative within Enduring love by using a wide range of techniques. For the reader to be able to understand the story line‚ and to be able to come the correct conclusion that McEwan has aimed for them to come to Throughout the novel McEwan has included a lot of information about scenes and places. In the very first chapter McEwan has included a lot of detail about where they are‚ and the items they have around
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Following directions is very important for many reasons. It can also be used in different ways. One of the reasons that following directions is important is because when you don’t‚ you are disobeying and disrespecting an adult. Another reason is that it can help you. For example‚ if you are taking a test you’re not supposed to talk. Talking will disturb the other people around you who are trying to concentrate. It will also distract you from taking the test. Not following directions doesn’t affect
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Following others into trouble The 1st reason why following others into trouble is bad is that following their actions can lead me to expulsion or suspension. The definition of expulsion is the action of depriving someone of membership in an organization. Being suspended is a huge punishment that totally effects my freshman year. Getting behind 1 week of homework is a huge setback which can lead to bad grades. Also why following others into trouble is that I can acquire a three day lockup for trespassing
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