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Health and Gender Inequality

2000). Even as recently as just a couple of decades ago, conditions such as cramps, pregnancy nausea and even labor pains were oft...

US Supreme Court and its Power

the government to an extent. They must abide by local and national laws. Yet, sometimes these laws are deemed unconstitutional by ...

Media Coverage and the Consumption of Alcohol

alcohol as a positively valued activity (Snyder, et al, 2000). In other words, drinking, as it is portrayed in ads for wine, liquo...

Japanese and British Societies and Cultures

Time is also significant in respect to the use of time, measures of time, as well as time orientation (2001). There are difference...

Evolution of Women's Roles in the Islamic Tradition

in 7th century Arabia" (Time, 2001; 50). For example, while many pagan societies of the time buried unwanted female infants alive,...

Medieval Women's Role in The Romance of Tristan and Beowulf

In five pages this paper examines the role of women in Medieval society in a literary analysis of The Romance of Tristan and Beowu...

A Howard Stern Analysis

persona. People would think "Howard is all right. He speaks his mind. So what." But with a single Stern, the picture changes. He i...

Female Deities in the Nordic Pantheon

In eight pages this paper compares the contemporary society of Scandinavia to the Nordic Pantheon's female deities and their role....

Societal Influence of Queen Nefertiti of Egypt

In eleven pages this paper discusses Nefertiti's influence on society in a consideration of women's roles, politics, religion, and...

The Way in Which Technology and Telecommunications Have Transformed Urban Spaces

This 14 page paper discusses the way in which technology and telecommunications have transformed the urban environment, which is w...

Major Female Characters in Mohicans and Van Winkle

Women had few meaty roles in early American literature. This report deals with Cora and Alice Munro from The Last of the Mohicans...

Social Responsibility, Business, and Globalization

In ten pages issues such as the business role in society, whether or not organizations have to be socially responsible, business p...

Women's Role in the Epic of Gilgamesh

lost natural state, at which point Shamhat offers to take him to the city where the joys of "civilization shine in their resplende...

Ancient Greece and Roles for Women as Portrayed by Homer

and also provided insight into the character when she brazenly broke with firmly held tradition. For example, in Homers Iliad and ...

The Netherlands and the Law's Role in the Development of Social Attitudes Regarding Euthanasia and Gay Rights

of that which we elect of have as law ... as ... writing some statute into a code book, having a court interpret a law, does not m...

Ibo Society and Lost Male Status Following the White Missionary Arrival

head position was responsible for "settling family disputes, and because he controlled the channel of communication with the all-i...

Issues of Stereotypes and Prejudice

of a belief concerning that type of individual, something discussed often in Jones book "Social Psychology of Prejudice." A black ...

Racism Themes in William Shakespeare's Othello

In five pages this paper discusses the racism themes in this play and also considers the role racism plays in contemporary America...

The Role Models of Athletes

In six pages the ways in which professional athletes have emerged in society as role models are examined and considers if athletes...

Language Differences between Men and Women

The writer argues that society assigns certain acceptable roles to men and women, and that much societal behavior is learned. The ...

Children and Their Role in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

In eight pages this research paper examines children's role in Medieval society in a consideration to their portrayal in The Cante...

Ernest Hemingway's 'Hills Like White Elephants,' James Thurber's 'The Unicorn in the Garden,' 'The Catbird Seat' and Gender Conflict

In 5 pages this paper examines how gender conflict is presented in these stories with Hemingway seemingly supporting conventional ...

A Historical Perspective of Gender Inequality from the 1990s

that the bible does make careful distinctions between the role that women and men each play, but these are not ontological distin...

Roman Society and Etruscan Women's Behavior and Legal Status

to see an Etruscan woman naked, nor for her to be seen naked. And, in terms of using their sexuality, "They do not share their cou...

Society of Canada, the Church, and Homosexuality

was not the case just a few years ago in Canada. The Conservative Era was an era exemplified by a societal policies which...

Women's Roles As Seen by Woolf and Conrad

size." This, of course, refers to the way that women have, traditionally, bolstered the ego of the man in their lives. The man per...

America's Monetary System

their health and their morality. How can something that fits in the palm of ones hand evoke such cultural tension and strife? To ...

Group Life and Conformity

In six pages the positive and negative aspects of conformity and its role in group life are examined within the context of society...

The Gendered Workplace and Workforce

has been filled. Kimmel (n.d.) states that today "or a colleague of the other sex who does the same job, for the same...

Counseling Ethnic Minorities

at once the most primitive and most efficient means of communication throughout time: the art of narration, or storytelling. Huma...