...expectancy between men and women Latesha Mays Dr. Davis SOCI 402 May 9, 2006 Differences 2 Reasoning for differences of life expectancy between women and men In most countries the life expectancy at birth of women is longer than that if men. Historically it has been assumed that this was generally due to biological reasons. But on the basis of my graveyard data which consisted of 50 cases of people from High Point North Carolina, tables and graphs, the relationship between race, gender, and average age of death are summarized with four empirical generalizations that I got from the data. I will only present three to adequately summarize the data because only three have similar commonalities to express why women live longer than men. The first empirical generalization was on the basis of the gender table. The data showed that males have a 36 percent average age of death and females have a 64 percent average age of death and therefore males have 28 percentage points lower average age of death than females. The second empirical generalization was on the basis of the race and gender graph. In this graph females had a higher median age of death than any other category. The last empirical generalization expresses a graph that shows the data of race and sex. The data showed that white females have a significantly higher median age of death than men and black females, as well as black females had a higher average than men. The paradigms I choose...
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...In this paper I am going to be discussing equality amongst men and women. I am going to explain many different reasons why women should be treated equal to men. I am also going to get you a reason why some would think that women aren’t equals to men. While there are some things men to better because they are naturally stronger than women, I do think that women and men are equal because women are just as strong as men mentally and spiritually and that is very important. Women have proven over the years that as long as they put there mind to doing anything it can accomplish, just like a man, in the world today women are doing everything that men are doing and some are even doing it better than men. First, I think that women and men are equal because women are just as strong as men mentally and spiritually so why shouldn't they we are consider equals. In terms of equality, I do see that women are more evolved mentally, spiritually and emotionally. That's why women seem to have a heighten sense of a taste, smell, sound and even sight. However, the problem is that society doesn't promote these things society promotes male qualities and for that reason along women aren’t treated fairly. Additionally, Women have proven over the years that as long as they put their mind to it they can accomplish everything a man can. If we go back in time we will see that women are astronauts, doctors, lawyers, and construction workers as well, which were all male dominated jobs before. After doing...
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...According to our constitution, men and women have equal fundamental rights. She has been allowed to join any profession. Today, we have women-legislators, women-ministers, women ambassadors, women-governors and even had a woman Prime Minister in Smt. Indira Gandhi. There are woman-lawyers, doctors, teachers, clerks and even women civil and military officers—some of them are occupying top-most positions even. With the encouragement of co-education in the country, our modern sisters and daughters all have cast oil their old inferiority complex and today they are marching side by side with their brothers in every walk of life. Mrs. Vijaylakshmi Pandit, one of the oldest politicians of our country, created a singular record by becoming President of the United Nations General Assembly. Indian women have distinguished themselves in various fields of life as politicians, scholars, statesmen, orators, parliamentarians, lawyers, doctors, judges, diplomats and ambassadors. It is now a well established fact that women are more intelligent, hard-working, efficient and painstaking than men in every walk of life. In spite of the abovementioned situation, women in general, are not suited to every profession. There are certain professions and careers which the women should choose because mentally, physically and culturally they are more suitable to these professions. The best career for women in India is that of teacher. Women are academically better and socially more active. We come...
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...Because many African American men don’t go to the doctors regularly they unintentially put them selves at risk for developing lupus a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body. According to the Lupus Foundation of America one in 2,000 people in the United States has Lupus. But regularly check ups can help detect early stages of the disease, which in turn can help patients avoid the need for Dialysis or a Kidney transplant. As African American women whose brother has recently battled with lupus, I understand how debilitating and frightening this disease can be. I also understand how, in many cases, such suffering may be needless. Indeed, had my brother gone to the doctor’s and been proactive in his healthcare, his Lupus could have been averted. I argue all of my readers, especially African American men, to do what they can to protect their health, including receiving regular physical exams and adopting health maintenance habits. Around June 2009, my brother Justin 29 began to get ill. Most days he was fatigued and had some slight swelling in his feet. Expecting that the swelling was only temporary, he didn’t go to the doctor. However as the symptoms worsened and swelling continued moving from his feet to his knees he finally went to the doctor. “I thought I was having an allergic reaction to something I ate and would be better in a couple of days” he remembers. Months and months went by; doctor’s visits increased and the doctors still couldn’t give him a...
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...Women’s Studies 101 | Extra Credit Essay | | || Christine Roman | 8/7/2009 | | Women’s Studies – Historical Issues The first issue that I will be talking about is gender and the labor force. Since the beginning women have always taken the back seat to men when it comes to the work force. To start with, women were not allowed to have any kind of former education in order to pursue their dreams. They were limited in what fields they could do. For example the generally took jobs like teaching, service types and jobs that were not considered to be of any value or wealth to men. The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions set the start of women’s right to further their education. This would allow them to go to colleges or universities. As time passed other issues were being addressed such as wages. Women were paid less than men were. A report was done by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research done in 2002. White women were making $.70 to ever dollar men were making. Asian-American was making $.75 to ever dollar and African-American women were $.63 to ever dollar men were making. In 1964, The Civil Rights Act, Title VII was established to give fair and equal employment opportunities to employees and job applicants. The person’s race, religion and national origin could not be used against them in the whether or not they got the job. Also, with the Civil Acts Rights, gender could not be used. So based on the sex of the employee or job applicant, (female...
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...the waiting list, or maybe your race is not as relevant enough, maybe since you’re a women your less important, or maybe your just too old. There's always an excuse for a person being placed in a particular category and treated unfairly. So society and your health care all depends on your social class and the color of your skin. Due to the fact that there racial inequalities in medicine, which is also know as prejudice. "Emphasizing the gradient should...
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...This day women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day. 8th March is celebrated as International Women’s Day, worldwide. The day is observed to bring a social revolution aiming at gender equality. In fact, in some countries like China, Nepal, Vietnam, Russia, it’s an official holiday! Here are some fun-facts about Women’s Day and areas where women excel, which is sure to make every woman proud of herself! 1. The first Women’s Day was observed on 19th March 1911. More than 1 million women and men attended rallies to support women’s right to work, vote, hold public office and to end gender discrimination. Over the years, 8th March was fixed as International Women’s Day. 2. Research suggests that women possess much stronger verbal skills, compared to men. Women are naturally more articulate. 3. Yellow mimosa is the symbol of Women’s Day in Italy, Russia and Albania. In Italy, men give flowers to women. Chocolates and yellow mimosa tops as gifts in Russia and Alba 4. Women have better empathy and can interpret emotions better. Women are also faster to identify something visually different than usual. 5. According to scientists, women have a stronger immune system and female hormone oestrogen gives women this edge! 6. Women, if they receive proper medical care during her birth and pregnancy, have a longer life expectancy than men. 7. Women and caring...
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...Respiratory Diseases at a Closer Glance Respiratory Diseases at a Closer Glance Emphysema, like any other disease, affects millions of people all around the world. Researchers each year conduct more studies to better understand these diseases and how treat them. Researchers look at what populations are most vulnerable, if the environment plays a role, and how the community either promotes prevention or worsens conditions. First, it is important to understand what this disease is, the etiology, transmission, how outside factors affect it, and ultimately, why men are more vulnerable than women. Emphysema, which is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), affects the respiratory system. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are the two diseases that fall under COPD (Demirjian, 2012, para. 1). The most common known cause of emphysema is from cigarette smoking due to the pollutants in tobacco. Studies show that while cigarette smoking is the major cause, other possible causes are air pollutants, chemical irritant exposure, chronic bronchitis, and genetics (Zelman, 2010, p.197). The pollutants in tobacco release chemicals from within the lungs that cause damage to the alveoli. As time passes, this continues to do more damage to the alveoli. The chemicals that cause the alveolar walls to break down also cause the lungs to lose elasticity which prevents them from inflating and deflating correctly. Since the lungs are not able to deflate as normal, they fill over time with carbon...
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...to limit the population growth in China. The policy strictly allow couples in China to have only one child with a few exceptions in some areas. If couples disobey the law and have a second child, they would have to pay heavy fines. They can also lose their jobs and create a bad name for their family. In the government’s view when the policy was being introduced, fewer births ment fewer mouths to feed which ment that there is a better chance at prosperity for the people. (Evans 102) According to Paul Wiseman from USA Today, the goal of the policy was to keep the Chinese population below 1.2 billion people through 2000. As it turned out, the policy has failed because the population today is 1.3 billion. It did however lower birthrates due to birth control, abortions, and early deaths of infants. Throughout the years, China began to have an imbalanced gender ratio. There is a significant amount of more males than females due to the one child policy. One of the main reasons why there are so many males over females is because males are more preferred than females. Boys are more preferred mainly because they are the ones who will carry on the family name and they are expected to take care of their parents financially in the future. According to China’s latest Census, 116.9 boys...
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...Communication Differences and Strategies Understanding communication differences and the strategies to prevent conflict because of these differences is important when establishing relationships. According to Christopher (2008), “men and women have differing frameworks for how they view the world” (p. 1). The following presentation will provide information on types of verbal and nonverbal communication and how communication differs among men and women. Information on some common miscommunications and examples are also included in the presentation. The presentation includes a description of a situation that occurred that involved sexual harassment in the workplace, and recommendations for strategies to prevent this type of hostile conflict in the workplace. Types of Verbal and Nonverbal Communication People communicate verbally and nonverbally. Verbal communication is the exchange of words, for example, face-to-face, by telephone, or via technologies, such as a computer (Engleberg & Wynn, 2011).The language used is also important when communicating verbally. Language refers to the individuals’ ability to express his or her ideas and influence the listener (Engleberg & Wynn, 2011). The content and tone of a verbal message is an indication of the type of relationship between two individuals (Ivy & Backlund, 2008). For example, a simple “hello” to someone in a warm tone of voice conveys a sense of friendship and familiarity, whereas a hollow, perfunctory tone may indicate a more...
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...these roles made things ‘nice and functional’. He also said that men and women were biologically suited to these roles so it was only natural for men to be the breadwinners and women are the stay at home wives. This is a very traditional view. However, the march of progress can easily criticise this view; the idea that everything is getting better and that roles between men and women are becoming more equal. The future foundation (2002) supports the march of progress and found that 75% of women do less domestic chores than their mothers and 60% or men claim they do more domestic chores than their fathers. Young and Willmot (1973) said that the symmetrical family is becoming increasingly popular. This is a type of family in which the domestic chores, childcare and paid work roles are split equally between the man and woman. This family type is becoming so popular because women’s position in society has changed significantly over the recent years, it’s now normal for women to have a career instead of being a housewife. Also the burden of housework has decreased due to commercialisation of housework, the housewife role is disappearing and it’s now easier and quicker to keep a home clean by the use of hovers and washing machines. In contrast, Warde and Hetherington (1993) said that certain jobs were ‘sex typed’. This means that men and women are expected to do different jobs around the home. For example, women are expected to cook, clean and look after the...
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...individual to be excuse from normal social obligations. Hence an example will be school, family and work. Parson states that when an individual is ill then they are expected to be looked after there family but this can make individual be dependent on them. Additionally, the individuals need to make sure that they also looked after themselves so that can continue their functions in society. The individual should co operate with medical professions to make themselves better. The functionalist believes that illness happen because of social consequence. When an individual is ill they need to look after themselves so that they can resume their functions in society. This can be negative because the individual is ignoring their social role in society. This role includes father, mother, son, employee etc. I agree with this approach because to make run the society smoothly an individual has to be looked after and when the family will look after the individual as this is important for the individual to make them feel better. Moreover, I disagree with this approach because when an individual is ill their illness is consider as deviant. The illness should not be...
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...The difference in the disparity in Raja’s and Maya’s performance seems to be based on the patriarchal society in Bangladesh. Studies have shown that men do most of the household purchases, and women are influenced by the men as far as what to purchase. This might be a reflection of the difference in literacy rates between men and women, which is 27% and 12%, respectively. Women don’t have purchasing power. Raja, which means king, speaks to the masculinity of the men making them feel more powerful. Since Raja is a male condom, it is targeted toward the men in the villages. Maya, which means beauty, is a birth control pill that has been marketed toward women, but as stated before, women do not hold the purchasing power. Women both listen to their doctors or their husbands when it comes to contraceptives and do not do their own research. In a fairly crowded market, the Maya pill, produced by Population Services International, has a negative image. PSI’s mission is to sell subsidized contraceptives through commercial outlets because they are “there to create the climate in which socially desirable products become a part of the daily life of the marketplace.” PSI wants the availability of their product to become routine and expected. However, because PSI is selling Maya at a low price compared to its competitors, it is assumed that Maya is a low quality product. Even consumers of other pills believe they are taking Maya when they experience negative side effects; thus why sales...
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...Anglo time between men and women. Back then men and women did not have equal rights. Women were not allowed o do what they wanted to. Men did everything while women just stayed home and did house duties. Now women are very independent, working, and getting education. Now a lot of women are doing better than men. There was a time when women were lower in status to men in every respect. It was said that women could not amount to the men’s level and do what they do. Women were not allowed to study, work, or vote. There was no equality in the rights given to men and women. Women realized they needed to fight for their rights to change the situation. Before the 20th Century women had no legal identity apart from their husbands’. The role of women was to specifically give birth and take care of the kids. That was considered to be the main and only job of a woman. At times women were not allowed to go outside the house for any reason unless it was approved by their husbands. Women were denied any significant social and economic statuses. As time change women were given more rights and had more freedom. Men and women are now equally educated. Women are working and some are independent. Nowadays women have a voice and have the right to vote. Women also still have the options of being just a house wife for her family. Men don’t have to do everything now they have help from their wife. Women are becoming lawyers, doctors, policewomen, presidents, etc. Women have the right to do...
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...Functionalism The functionalist perspective is a very important perspective as it focuses on describing each part of society and how they all add to the overall society. The different parts all depend on one another and include the government, which provides children with the education they need, this will then lead on to them being more likely to get a higher paid job which means that there are more taxes paid which helps to keep the government running. With this system, society will be stable and promote productivity but if it does not go to plan, parts of the system will fail and have to find new order and stability. Functionalism highlights the order that exists in society and focuses on social stability and public values. Some functionalists focus on the function of human behaviours, one of these sociologists is Robert Merton who categorised human functions into two sections; ‘manifest functions’ which included the actions that were obvious and intentional such as attending a church to worship as part of a religion and ‘latent functions’ which are actions that are neither intentional or obvious such as when going to the church to worship they are unintentionally going to also separate their personal values from their uniform, work or religious values. Functionalism doesn’t encourage people to be an active role or go about changing their social environment, even if these changes could be useful and good for them. By using the basics to the functionalist perspective, Talcott...
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