mother’s womb‚ or even an embryo in the third trimester‚ gender is a predominate factor in the way they are treated. Whether it’s with gifts (pink for a baby girl and blue for a baby boy‚) or hypothesis about what this baby will grow up to be‚ oh this little one will be a nurse (referring to the delicate‚ nurturing three-day old female‚) emphasis is greatly placed on the gender or sex of the child‚ creating cultural/gender norms and limitations. Gender rigidity is primarily produced in a child’s first years
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A social history: women in europe One can think of European history and the mind tends to wander back to Greece and the days of Homer‚ Aristotle‚ and the Greek tragedies. But it is Herodotus and Thucydides that really started writing history‚ the history that was bestowed upon them to record without regard to whether it was true or not. The only women that are recorded in these ancient times are those of the gods. Women’s place in ancient society was that of wife and mother. They were property
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The Printing Press and the Cultural Emancipation of Early-Modern Europe‚ 1450-1800 Merriam-Webster’s English dictionary defines emancipation as the‚ "...[freedom] from restraint‚ control‚ or the power of another‚ and [freedom] from any controlling influence." The cultural emancipation that began in early-modern Europe prior to the Renaissance had a deep effect on the lives of its constituents. The printing press‚ invented in 1455 by Johannes Gutenberg‚ presented the public with a new forum for
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Status of Women in India: Problems and Concerns Internship Project (December 2010 - January 2011) Supported by Heinrich Boll Foundation‚ Germany CENTRE FOR STUDY OF SOCIETY AND SECULARISM 602 & 603‚ New Silver Star‚ 6th Floor‚ Behind BEST Bus Depot‚ Santacruz (E)‚ Mumbai: - 400 055. Ph. 022-26149668‚ 26102089 Fax 022-26100712 E-mail: csss@mtnl.net.in Website: www.csss-isla.com pg. 1 1. INTRODUCTION Keeping in view the nature of activities undertaken by the CSSS‚ certain NGOs and educational
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and Identity: Women in Early America The historiography of gender in American is a rich and diverse field that has made its presence felt throughout the discipline of history. Gender historians have found bountiful ground in the shifting social and economic structures of eighteenth and Nineteenth century North America‚ as well as the surrounding regions. The multi-national and multi-ethnic nature of the region has led to a multitude of new investigations on the roles played by gender and identity
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that women must hold a position that has less power than men‚ lowering the status of women. The only way a women could gain any type of respect was by birthing a son. It was taught that women should not have any type of rule and no one should care about a women’s ideas. However‚ communism took over China in 1949‚ forcing gender equality. Women could now work‚ go to school and get divorces. Although much has changed for women‚ many of the Confucian’s ideas on women still influence the way women are
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Early women of psychology‚ such as Mary Whiton Calkins‚ Christine Ladd-Franklin‚ and Margaret Washburn‚ made strides for women by being accepted into the APA‚ teaching at women’s colleges‚ and overcoming other hurdles that came their way. Women such as Calkins‚ Ladd-Franklin‚ and Washburn were the first eminent women in psychology. They began being admitted into the professional ranks in 1892 because of their papers that were published in journals‚ such as James Cattell’s journal Men of Science
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Modern Indian Women The status of women in modern India is a sort of a paradox. If on one hand she is at the peak of ladder of success‚ on the other hand she is mutely suffering the violence afflicted on her by her own family members. As compared with past women in modern times have achieved a lot but in reality they have to still travel a long way. Women have left the secured domain of their home and are now in the battlefield of life‚ fully armored with their talent. They had proven themselves
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| Gender Stratification and Women in Developing Nations | | Sociology – SOC/120Michelle March‚ PhDMarch 20‚ 2011Charlene W. | | | | Gender Stratification and Women in Developing Nations Gender stratification and women in developing nations is a serious issue women struggle to overcome. They are not respected by their own husbands let alone others within their communities. Women are forced to work in deplorable conditions with no financial rewards. They are denied jobs‚ education
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Religious Toleration in Early Modern Europe Emily Hannah 2A Most states in early modern Europe had a distinct religion set for them by their ruler; yet quite a few small splinter groups remained among the others. There are some states that allowed religious toleration‚ and in other states‚ anyone tolerating anything but Catholicism was quickly sent to the galleys or prison for the rest of their lives. The three aspects of this ongoing
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