...Caribbean mother teaches her daughter to be independent in her own way. Written in 1978, “Girl” teaches the lessons of a typical Caribbean woman in her short literary pieces. Kincaid’s story explicitly defining the roles of a woman in a manner to Kincaid’s may appear sexiest and seem to limit what a woman cannot do. However, Kincaid’s piece empowered allots various degrees of power, freedom and control to woman. In the story, a mother was giving her daughter advice about life, cooking, cleaning, men, and keeping up her reputation. Firstly, the mother stressed on woman and ferminity. She said “ this is how you iron your father’s Khaki pants so that they don’t have crease; this is how grow okra-far from the house, this is how you sweep a corner; this is how you sweep a whole house, this is how you sweep a yard” (14). Here the she meant that ferminity means hard work but not just makeup and high heels but rather cleaning the house; keeping the house nice and neat. Accoording the mother being a woman synonymous with keeping a house clean and wants to pass it from generation to generation. Although ironing, preparing food, and house cleaning are traditional feminine roles and may seem insignificant, it should be not be forgotten that these roles cannot be ignored as a woman in Caribbean culture and some part of the world. The mother seems to be serious on telling her daughter on how to do those house chores which is a good behavior. Because a typical Caribbean...
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...written by Gabriel Marquez, is a story filled with drama, honor, an interesting plot, and of course a death. The story’s roots back in a very conservative time in the 1950’s Columbia. Santiago Nasar is a hardworking man who took the lead of his Father’s ranch when he died. He is described to be rich, handsome, and has a love for guns. Everything suddenly changes when he is assassinated right in front of his home. There are several reasons for his death, but it is mostly due to the strict gender roles in the story. Gender roles are set of norms that Men and Women follow and there are certain things each gender must follow. For example, Men have to be strong and independent, while women need to know how to keep up a household. The gender roles that killed Santiago are women have to be virgins when they are married, the honor system of her brothers taking action and killing the man who took their sister’s virginity, and lastly, men are ranked higher than women are in this society. In the story, the gap between Men and Women roles is huge. Women could only do a handful of things and were valued less than Men. "The brothers were brought up to be men. The girls were brought up to be married. They knew how to do screen embroidery, sew by machine, weave bone lace, wash and iron, make artificial flowers and fancy...
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...How are the following sociological themes explored in the film “The Iron Lady”? For each refer to societal problems and change and use as many sociological concepts as you can. The opening scene of the Iron Lady shows a frail and old Margret Thatcher. You can see the loss of ambition in the way she shuffles across the corner shop and the perception of her is that of a typical old lady who is very slow in movement. As the young, boisterous man pushes in front, you could argue that from a feminist point of view this is the typical behaviour of a man in today’s society. The man in this scene would, for a lot of feminists, be seen as very rude and patriarchal and would strengthen the argument that many feminists believe, a patriarchal society where the men are seen as the dominant gender through the idea of patriarchal ideology. Further on into the film, now a young women, Thatcher, after acquainting and furthermore flirting with a young Denis Thatcher, is seen at a meeting where she is patronised and condescended by the local Tory party grandees or high ranking Tories as a result of not taking Mrs Thatcher’s application to become a candidate for parliament seriously, this is undoubtedly due to the fact that she is a women. This, from a feminist point of view, would be seen as very much patriarchal and shows the complete disregard for Thatcher and her application, supposing that women are inferior to men and that even the attempt of a women trying to get a position in parliament...
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...Angela: Good Morning Everyone and I am your host for today..... Lance: And I’m your co-host. (Insert name here) Angela: Now, we will talk about the real gap between Men and Women. Since the beginning of time, scientists, and philosophers and the common man and woman alike have been struggling to understand what, besides the obvious, differentiates the genders. Lance: Are behavior deviations a product of societal expectations or something more deeply hard-wired from birth via hormones and DNA? There’s still a lot we don’t understand about the relationship between gender and behavior, and even more regarding gender and education. Angela: Today, we invite some guests that will share their point of views, opinions and reactions regarding both genders. Lance: We have students from University of the Philippines. And let’s see who will stand among them. Lance: From girls, we have Nicole Bernal, Angeli De Leon, and Jozelle Gonida. Angela: From boys, we also have Steven Evangelio, Ricky Park, and Mel Lloren. Angela: Ok, to start the face off. Let me know who do you think among you is smarter? This has been a worldwide controversy notion since the beginning of creation. Let’s start with the girls.. Juicy: For me, we girls are way smarter because we are deep thinkers and imaginative. We are much better than boys mentally speaking. We think before we act and we remain calm in crisis. Angeli: Yes yes and Boys on the other hand tend to reason things out and find practical...
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...The role of mainstream media and social media in Nirbhaya Gang rape case The media plays an important role in today’s society through strengthening individuals to express their opinions about the morals and vices in the world. Kumar (2013) noted that media has become as necessary as clothing and food in society since it helps both the marginalized and the powerful to get the justice they deserve in various situations. The mainstream media and social media are considered to be mirrors of the contemporary society since it shapes the people. Hallam (2012) noted the purpose of the social and mainstream media is to keep the people informed about the current affairs and the latest fashion and gossip. The social media such as facebook and twitter are used to market and trade products and services since most of the people are using digital devices. Adi (2014) noted that Media in the community is in charge of education, information, advertising, entertainment and correlation of various parts of society. Nirbhaya gang rape case A female physiotherapy intern 23 years old was beaten and gang raped on 16 December 2012 in Delhi and died few days later while she was undergoing treatment for gastrointestinal and brain damage from the disastrous ordeal (Bhandopadhyay and Singh, 2015). The lady and her male companion had gone to watch a film in Saket in South Delhi that evening. After the movie they boarded a bus at Munirkwa that was headed to Dwarka that they thought was public. There...
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...Prompt: What are some overarching motifs and symbols embedded within the text of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s dramatic novella: Chronicle of a Death Foretold? The novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold was written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and further published in 1981. It is based on the true story of a man by the name of Santiago Nasar who had been accused for taking the virginity of an unmarried woman named Angela Vicario. The story takes place in a small town in Colombia, South America, set in the 1950’s. According to the Colombian culture, it is a terrible sin to take the virginity of an unmarried woman, so in the novel, this sinful man is murdered by two of the woman’s family members. Many motifs and symbols are embedded within the text of...
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...Male entitlement. Oh what a wonderful privilege. Throughout history men have been bestowed with wonderful blessings and liberties that have not been afforded to women. In recent times, the playing field has leveled off quite a bit, but one aspect that has not changed, is the self-assured entitlement of men. Now before I scare too many of you off with that rather blunt statement, I must stay that I recognize the progressive changes that have already been made and that as with any gender topic, it is dangerous to make widespread generalizations about one gender. But I must also argue that it is naive to ignore the fact that male entitlement is a concerning and pervasive issue in our society. I’d also like to recognize that yes male entitlement...
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...Title Mary Felene Varon and Fleur V. Garagan BA Sociology University of the Philippines Visayas TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. QUESTIONNAIRE 3- 4 3. FIELDWORK OUTCOMES 4 Response Outcomes 4-7 4. EVALUATION 8 Experiences, impressions, and pictures of the second fieldwork 8-10 5. APPENDIX 10 Appendix A: List of Questions in Kiniray-a Version 10-11 1. Introduction According to a research conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute, there are factors that change and reinforce connections between rural and urban areas. These factors include information technology, improved education, paved roads, and yearning for employment. Each year, ruralites in low- income countries such as the Philippines are going to urban places in exchange of economic security for the households that they have left in rural areas. Recent studies in Bangladesh, Thailand, and the Philippines provide insights into reasons for migration and how it plays a part in a household’s strategy to escape poverty. For our second paper in Rural Sociology, we were tasked to look for two families with unmarried children working in the city. The search for two families was not easy due to the fact that it was one of the poblacion barangays of Miag-ao which meant that they have easy access to opportunities and enterprises that are prevalent in the town. The establishment of the University of the Philippines also contribute...
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...(12188874) WORKPLACE GENDER EQUALITY INTRODUCTION: In earlier century, the role and importance of women were totally different as compared to today because in the past, there was a general belief that the man was responsible to take care of woman in all sense as men are stronger than women. But today situations has been advance, women have various duties related to inside of home and outside of home. In the past, women have handled only the household area and they have been restricted to go outside for earning money but due to globalization, the role of women have been changed and women are being capable to work in all areas like economical, business, political, social and many more with same responsibilities and duties like men. Nowadays, “Gender Equality” is one of the debatable issues. Gender equality means men and women get equal importance, value, rights, treatments, positions and opportunities irrespective of their gender. Gender equality is obtained when people are being capable of getting equal awards, benefits, means, freedom, scope and chance nevertheless even if they are men or women. In the latest era, most of the countries in the world have shaped symbolic development in the direction of gender equality. The main purpose of gender equality is to obtain just identical results for both male and female and not the uniform results for all human beings in the workplace. Due to all these reasons and to control the situations, the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 is...
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...extent labour is divided. For some the division of labour represent doing what we are naturally inclined to do, to others it represents specialization in certain tasks and yet to others labour is most productive when decisions are left in the hands of the worker . There are many distinct definitions of the division of labour, yet the most famous are found in the teachings of Plato, Karl Marx and Adam Smith. The division of labour for Plato stems from the natural capacity of human beings. Plato believes people are naturally suited for specific jobs, it is not through the acquired skill that they chose what they will do in life. He states “…we must infer that all things are produced more plentiful and easily and of a better quality when one man does one thing which is natural to him and does it at the right time and leaves other things”(McNulty, 1975). Simply stating this indicates that one should not gravitate towards another job, as the result would be all but optimal for society. He states that division of labour is formed due to the diversity of human talent (McNulty, 1975). Simply put, not everyone is made out to be a basket weaver, blacksmith or baker, yet when society calls upon its members to meet its demand people while naturally do what they are naturally good at. Plato puts heavy focus on nature’s ability to decide what is best for the state or society. Plato adapts this philosophy from Socrates, whose prime example of the division of labour comes in his definition...
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...sacrifices the entirety of her labor power neither for compensation, commodity nor social agency. Therefore, a mother must, as witnessed throughout history, become dependent on a man for comprehensive support. Through this devalorization of women’s reproductive labor, gender inequality has been further intensified; not only are women unable to exercise autonomy, but once they are contracted into marriage, they have no footing within the relationship. Women are devalued to the point of nonexistence within the...
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...All the contestants presented in every gambling scenario are males, this implies that males are the breadwinners of the family whereas women typically stay home and care for the children. It plays into traditional gender roles established by society. Males being the breadwinners will generally have more power as they control the flow of financial resources in their family and they will typically also have a high degree of knowledge. This creates an inferior view of women in society in the sense that it creates a self-perpetuating cycle in which women must continue to fulfill the traditional roles that the women before them fulfilled showing that women are only capable of having a particular set of skills, where as in reality their true skills are suppressed by society. All of the rich individuals presented in Kaiji the ultimate survivor are also males. By controlling a majority of the wealth in society they have a high level of control on political issues as they have the ability to lobby for policies which they want established. This way they can use their economic advantages to farther suppress women and stay in power. The patriarchal society presented in Kaiji uses self-perpetuating cycles to continually repress women in society by placing traditional gender roles on them. In Kaiji’s world men generally outperform women in non-domestic activities. There is only one representation of women in “Kaiji the ultimate survivor”. After Kaiji experiences his first trial he...
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...The novella Chronicle of a Death Foretold, based on a true story from the early 1950s, tells the tale of Santiago, a young man falsely accused of taking the virginity of Angela, a woman who was to be wed to another, and the events that unfolded leading up to his gruesome murder. Though no one believed Santiago actually seduced Angela, it was to greater misbelief that no one did anything to prevent his wrongful death at the hands of the Vicario twins. The story focused on how the townspeople's cultural beliefs had led to their inaction in preventing his untimely death. Cultural values play a considerable role in this novella; it is the primary factor to why the crime took place. In the novella, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Marquez’s use of...
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...of human behaviour and individual life changes. It examines the ways in which the forms of social structure -- groups, organizations, communities, social categories (such as class, sex, age, or race), and various social institutions (such as kinship, economic, political, or religious) affect human attitudes, actions, and opportunities.” For example feminists, they have strong opinions and have changed gender issues in relation to power a major change accorded , and according to (http://tutor2u.net/sociology/what-is-sociology. 3/3/12) “Feminists argue that society is dominated by men. In this patriarchal society men discriminate against women in order to prevent males and females gaining equal rights. There are various strands of belief within feminism; such as radical feminism, liberal feminism and Marxist feminism. Feminist theorists include Germaine Greer and Ann Oakley.” This enables me to understand that Feminists have a perspective or view which looks at gender in the relation to power, .they believe strongly in equality, women were forced to take a seat back and allow the man to take control and dominate, whilst now we can see a drastic change for the better as women such as Martha Layne...
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...Alana jones Throughout society women were considered to be second class citizens who were expected to obey their husbands, stereotypically they were seen as the weaker sex and insecure. Women were also socially neglected, as they were expected to remain at home whilst their respective husbands ensured the upkeep of the family by managing the family finances. The male population at this point in time ignorantly viewed women as, innocent people, seemingly unaware that women had the same feelings and emotions as themselves. In the literature studied women are portrayed in a more dominant and powerful people. For instance Lady Macbeth would not be your typical Elizabethan woman. Steinbeck`s Of Mice And Men was influenced by its social, historical and cultural context. `all the main characters in Of Mice And Men and men acknowledge, at one point or another, to envisaging a different and better life. Before her death, Curley`s wife confesses her desire to be in the movies. However, Steinbeck`s view of the harsh reality of 1930s America is alluded to before the story begins: circumstances have robbed most of the characters of these dreams before they could become reality. Curley`s wife for instance, has resigned to being married to someone she doesn’t love. What makes all of these dreams typically American is that the dreamers wish for perfect happiness. Steinbeck presents Curley`s wife in many different ways throughout the text. Overall, we should consider how Steinbeck wants...
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