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Mexican Culture and Chicana Feminism

This paper examines the gender inequality that has always characterized Mexican culture in a consideration of Chicana feminism con...

An Examination of 'The Yellow Wallpaper' by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

In five pages, the author's employment of voice, imagery, and gender themes are considered....

Different Types of Sociological Research Approaches

those aspects (religion) and rather than offering alternatives, asks the subject to place religion on a sliding scale of importanc...

The Cultural Construct of Gender

been responsible for designing womens role in myriad societies; many of these devices used in earlier centuries were related to re...

Differences in Gender in the Peasant Residences of Central Europe and Southeast Asia

tended to marry much earlier in Europe than in Asia. Both peasant groups seemed to have grown grain crops: rice in Asia and whea...

Life Analysis of This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff

- Toby and his mother are escaping an abusive situation (one that, ironically enough, Tobys mother was used to, having dealt with ...

House of Mirth by Edith Wharton and Patriarchy

the century is likely to demonstrate far more social constraints and strict behavioural codes which mediate against gender equalit...

Male Sexual Harassment

In seven pages this paper discusses how contemporary society defines sexual harassment and considers how the law addresses victimi...

Wolfinger and Rabow's Article 'The Different Voices of Gender'

the content. This is a part of gendered speech that needs investigators. These were all reasons for the investigators to undertake...

Gender and Culture in America by Linda Stone and Nancy McKee

In five pages this book is examined and various questions regarding gender, biology, and culture are answered....

Various 'Pickup' Approaches

In seven pages this paper considers how both genders employ 'pickup' lines in an outmoded meeting approach that is still being use...

Dangerous Minds Movie and Gender

well into adulthood. However, Lorber points out, "Individual actions construct social institutions and therefore... changes in in...

U.S. Contract Law

In a paper consisting of five pages contract law among the various states are considered in a discussion of differences and a cons...

Gender and Delinquency

of girls during the same period rose 6% (Siegel and Welsh, 2005). Even more striking and troubling is the fact that arrests for se...

The Communication Skills of Men and Women

are differences when conversation takes place. In fact, in marriages, communication styles differ, but gender is very important in...

Gender, Identity and Communication

intuitive sense of a subject, but keep it to himself for fear of being made to feel "girly"-intuition is after all supposedly conf...

Gender and Society

violence is a concern. The idea that men batter women and vice versa is disturbing. Yet, Kaufman (1985) argues that when a man be...

The Dangers of "Ordinary Construction"

fires to "spread into concealed spaces" running either horizontally or vertically (Dunn). The largest concealed space in an ordin...

The Occupation of a Firefighter

Degree. For most fire departments, the minimum required education is a high school diploma, with the passage of a written entranc...

Is Organizational Analysis Blind?

inherent biases. The questions is really are organizations blind? To start considering whether organizations are blind the concep...

Female Entrepreneurship

of female entrepreneurship and female career choices as well as underlying economic conditions (Mayer et al, 2007; Baughn et al, 2...

Cultural Influences on HRM

arguments regarding the lack o of equality and the presence of the glass ceiling, the way that the issue is seen and the ways it i...

Safety Practices Not Followed by Firefighters

things get done and how, it is the personality of the organization. This firehouse has lapsed into a culture based on competition ...

The Issue of Motivation in the Fire Service

(Thatcher, 2002). It has been argued that the good will of the fire-fighters is used and abused in the way that some disputes have...

CASE STUDY: MEMPHIS FIRE DEPARTMENT

but lost the appeal. Court ruling In 1983, the Supreme Court ruled that the district court exceeded its powers in issuing ...

Existential Therapy Case

that individuals want to take responsibility for their own behaviors and decisions. People especially must take responsibility for...

Firefighters and the Communities They Serve

dangerous job, but without it, modern life would be impossible. This paper considers two aspects of firefighting: how firefighters...

Assessing and Reducing the Level of Violence against Firemen

The writer looks at the increasing level of violence that faces firefighters, determining the extent of the problem and then look...

Search Teams and Rapid Intervention in Fire Safety

This paper addresses the practices of rapid intervention and search teams in insuring the safety of both firefighters and civilian...

Bioterrorism and Hazardous Materials

such as ease of production, infectivity, toxicity, and ability to retain aerosol dissemination are taken into account, the list na...