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    SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS BUSINESS CASE ASSIGNMENT 1 Name: Dharavath Gautham Naik (Student ID: 1314288) LECTURER: JAMES ROTIMI FACULTY OF DESIGN AND CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY TE WANANGA ARONUI O TAMAKI MAKAU RAU School of Engineering PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION. Name Dharavath Gautham Naik ID Number 1314288 Paper Name CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS. Assignment BUSINESS CASE Number of words (excluding appendices)

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    Typically‚ a woman’s job is to nurture‚ teach‚ and take care of domestic chores. During the 1930s and in modern times‚ there is a softness associated with femininity (Armengol 62). Such activities women would be expected to be involved in at the time would be tending to gardens‚ hosting parties‚ and cooking. All of these are done by the female characters in Lee’s novel. Jem even tells Scout‚ “ You know she’s [Aunt Alexandra] not used to girls’...’leastways‚ not girls like you. She’s trying to make

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    According to Itulua-Abumere (2013) “The sociology of masculinity concerns the critical study of men‚ their behaviors‚ practices‚ values and perspective” (p. 32). It’s important to study with this critical approach because it essentially highlights the way in which men’s power come to be differentiated‚ naturalized and embedded across all institutions (family‚ education‚ work place‚ government‚ etc.). In addition‚ it brings a different perspective to preexisting and gender-biased thinking. The critical

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    Michael S. Kimmel’s article of‚ “Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear‚ Shame‚ and Silence in the Construction of Gender Identity‚” is exploring how men perceive this idea of masculinity/masculine and how it came to be. It discuss the pressure of what men have to prove to show their idea of “manhood” in society. This article points out the important part of masculinity where men have to compare themselves to others and live up to what a masculine man really is. The approval of other men. Michael describes

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    TV‚ radio‚ computers‚ phones are all a change in people lives. The media is so influential that people today still constantly be fooled by certain un-true facts. When you decide to believe everything you hear and see your drawn into society’s beliefs. When on the computer they advertise‚ selling‚ talking‚ promote‚ and try giving away free money that don’t exist. They try to give jobs where you can work from home which also may be a scam. Computers and technology have benefited business growth

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    Is social media ruining people by making them less social? It is often thought that social media makes people less social‚ but it actually is not bad for you. Social media is helping many individuals become social. This may be true but social media can affect many people in different ways. Social media is making people more social. To start off‚ social media helps individuals find and make new friends. According to "The upsides of selfies: Social media isn’t all bad for kids" "When it comes

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    Hegemonic masculinity refers to the culturally normative ideal behaviours of males. This concept is based on the assumption that there is a hierarchy of masculine behaviour‚ suggesting that most societies encourage men to exemplify a dominant version of masculinity. Hegemonic masculinity is competitive and reflects an inclination for males to pursue domination over other males and subordinate females. Contrary to feminism‚ anti-femininity demonstrates a male’s strong aversion and fear of being attributed

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    consequently‚ the interactions we have with them. For men‚ abiding by these norms is complicated by masculinity. Known informally as “guy code”‚ these unwritten rules are “carefully monitored by the self-appointed gender police‚ ensuring that everyone constantly complies with ... [it] - even if they don’t want to” (Kimmel 98). Because of this‚ boys are socialized through masculinity; that is‚ masculinity outlines the ideal characteristics and specific behaviors that boys must learn‚ adapt to‚ and embody

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    to High School The article “The Dangerous Effects of Toxic Masculinity” written by Sarah Sheppard‚ describes toxic masculinity as ““a concept used to define unhealthy and often traditional characteristics or attributes associated with men. men should be protectors‚ breadwinners‚ or leaders; or associating men with anger‚ selfishness‚ and aggression can be problematic and damaging”” (Sheppard). Sheppard describes toxic masculinity as what a portion of people believe a man should traditionally be.

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    As previously noted in this paper. The media has shown to have a propensity to use veiled or un named attribution in many stories on many occasions without having to verify it’s sources. If the information is erroneous‚ than the publics perception of the controversy can become skewed. This could become something that escalates into the public taking action on a controversy that has not been reported correctly‚ example‚ the Tawana Brawley. This was a story about a African American

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