Abstract
The writer discusses five case studies and draws several conclusions about the complexity of human sexuality in a culturally structured relationship such as marriage. The paper explains that when choosing a spouse, thinking that the union is to last for life, women are succumbing to cultural norms and values that guide their behavior and their choices. The paper shows that no matter what culture a woman is from, she will have expectations that the marriage will prove to be a support unit in both a physical and an emotional way. The writer explains that sexual coercion and rape that typically occur in abusive relationships have a way of imprinting on the victim a sense of helplessness and hopelessness because they are characterized with fear and lack of control of the victim over her own body. The writer examines the psychological damage of this abuse and its relationship to other medical problems. The writer explains how in some cases, as in honor cultures, neither partner is aware of their choices due to a standard accepted way of dealing with marital difficulties. In conclusion, the writer proposes that education is the key to prevention of marital rape and sexual coercion.

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"DeMaris states that even though other variables such as direct measures of the levels of testosterone and the levels of sexual coercion were not obtained, this study's results are relevant to the study of human sexuality in that they adequately address the issue of unrecognized marital rape. Levels of violence in a marriage that go beyond simple conflict of interests result in wife's fear of the husband's aggressive behavior, and are shown to be used as a mechanism to obtain sexual intercourse against the wife's free will. Such situations are proven to cause serious depressive symptoms that affect women's long-term mental health by denying her the control that any person should have over their life and their body (DeMaris, 1997)
"Another study by Langhinrichsen-Rohling and Monson, "Marital Rape: Is the crime taken seriously without co-occurring physical abuse?," responds to the inadequately addressed but prevalent social issue of recognizing marital rape and supporting the victims. Several hypotheses were made in this study; firstly, Langhinrichsen-Rohling and Monson hypothesize that the subjects in the study will be most likely to view forced marital intercourse as rape and to foresee greater psychological damage to the victim if they were told that there were previous incidents of violence in the marriage. The second hypothesis was that subjects who had no knowledge of the history of the marriage would suppose that there were previous incidences of violence and therefore label the intercourse presented as rape. Lastly, subjects that were told how there was no previous violence in the marriage were hypothesized to be the least likely to see the situation as being marital rape, most likely to give into cultural "gender role stereotypes" and therefore to be "rape supportive" (Langhinrichsen-Rohling and Monson, 1998)"

Tags:cultural, education, equality, stereotypes

Abstract
This essay is a discussion of how great a role coercion played in the enforcement of Japanese imperialism in Asia. The paper focuses on the Japanese occupation of Korea, while also alluding to other areas that the Japanese controlled. Various examples of coercion are presented and discussed at length.

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"In the course of Japanese imperialism, the Japanese used coercion extensively to maintain their rule, but also employed some other methods at times. Their coercive policies were often harsh and brutal, with the Japanese authorities refusing to relent until their goals had been reached. In certain instances, however, they allowed their subjects to have some level of choice in matters like education and employment. In response to the Korean Independence Movement that developed after World War I, for example, the Japanese appeared to "return to the Koreans a modicum of personal choice" and allowed them to publish their own newspapers, create their own schools, and to be employed in the government (Kang, 15). Such concessions certainly existed outside the realm of coercive policies, even though they were somewhat cosmetic in nature. The people were still often subjected to the same horrid treatment and the same unreasonable regulations that they had become familiar with from the coercive rule of the Japanese, but there were glimpses of light that shone through the dark cloud of Japanese rule."

Tags:asian, colonialism, history, japan, korea

Abstract
The paper relates that from the dawn of the age of exploration in the 15th century to the present day, the influences of Western civilization in shaping the world have been undeniable. The paper discusses how while nations like the United States have risen to great power and influence, other less fortunate countries have seemingly been manipulated in a vicious cycle of political and economic exploitation. The paper looks at how documentary film maker, Ana Maria Garcia, shed light on one such story; in her work "La Operacion", Garcia shows how the so-called imperialistic agenda in the United States worked to undermine Puerto Rican society and the personal rights of women (Rodriguez 198). This study examines the historical record of eugenics in Puerto Rico. The purpose of the current study is to determine whether critics like Garcia are correct in their assessment. In other words, this analysis seeks to determine whether eugenics in Puerto Rico was a matter of choice for women or coercion.

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"From the dawn of the age of exploration in the 15th century to the present day, the influences of Western civilization in shaping the world have been undeniable. However, while nations like the United States have risen to great power and influence, other less fortunate countries have seemingly been manipulated in a vicious cycle of political and economic exploitation. In the early 1980s documentary film maker, Ana Maria Garcia, shed light on one such story. More exactly, in her work "La Operacion", Garcia shows how the so-called imperialistic agenda in the United States..."

Tags:eugenics, puerto rico, birth control

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This study will discuss the views of Thomas Hobbes on law and coercion, with emphasis on coercion, from a political science perspective.
Hobbes' theory of political philosophy begins with his notion of men in the state of nature, in which they existed before the emergence of political or civil society. As we read in Stumpf, "In this state of nature all men are equal and equally have the right to whatever they consider necessary for their survival. Equality here means simply that anyone is capable of hurting his neighbor and taking what he judges he needs for his own protection . . . The word right in the bare state of nature is a man's freedom 'to do what he would, and against whom he thought fit, and to possess, use and enjoy all that he would, or could get'" (Stumpf, 1966, pp. 243-244)."

Abstract
The paper looks at Mark Bowden's ideas in his book, "The Art of Interrogation" where he notes the difference between torture and coercion. The paper then discusses how it is an age of violence in the world and in the entertainment industry and so it is not surprising to hear Washington politicians rationalize, backtrack, dip into semantics and find euphemisms that work well when it comes to issues of torture. The paper contends that when Bush says, "We don't torture," he is drawing a line between the truth and what he wants the public to know.

From the Paper
"Drawing the line between what is torture and what is coercion, on one level, is an exercise in semantics. Mark Bowden, in his book, The Art of Interrogation, explores all the various words and their semantic applications at they apply to torture. There is enough material within the discussion of torture - and the people who torture, who have been tortured, human-rights activists, among others - for Bowden to fill a whole book. He says the public has a simplistic understanding of torture, and that may be true but does lack of knowledge on the part of citizens make it okay to torture captured enemy soldiers in any context? And why would the public - especially in the U.S., a democratic nation that has not hitherto been known to torture prisoners - know much at all about torture in the first place?"

Tags:violence, Anscombe, euphemisms, semantics

Abstract
This book report highlights the essential issues discussed and fundamental points displayed in the book "Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War" by Robert A. Pape.

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This paper examines how Islam's long history of persecution and discrimination aimed at religion outside the realm of Muslim belief, leads to the conclusion that Islam is neither a tolerant religion nor a compromising civilization. The violent terrorist actions of many of today's modern Muslims serve only to underscore this basic belief.

Table of contents

The Seventh Century - The Peaceful Pact of Dhimma,
The Medieval Era - The Deterioration of Dhimma

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It was tolerance and patience that Paul the Apostle preached with these words to the Thessalonians of biblical Greece, along with a warning that iniquity, or gross injustice, was even then rampant among mankind. As history unfolded, Paul's words of warning were to materialize among the Thessalonians, as well as among the majority of Eastern Europe's civilized world, disguised in a face of tolerance. This face of tolerance called itself Islam.

Tags:coercive, tactics, actions, medieval, Muslims, treatment, dhimmis, faith, principle, prejudice, mercy, void, tolerance

Abstract
This paper looks at how Douglas Rushkoff, author of "Coercion", claims that marketing techniques are infringements on consumers' liberty. It also discusses how, in comparison, John Stuart Mill's principle in his work "On Liberty", shows us marketing techniques in a more positive light and how more often than not, they do not infringe on our liberty of choice. The paper discusses the various reasons why we are not subject to coercion when we shop.

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" The difference between watching an advertisement and listening to propaganda or abiding by societal influences, is that your livelihood is affected in both the latter situations. You would not lose friends, or your job, or even your life, when you block out marketing techniques. But the same might not be true when it comes to government or societies trying to persuade you. Many a times, these influences affect your livelihood, and you are forced to allow them to influence you. Many listen to political rallies because they are worried that they would vote for the wrong party, resulting in loss of benefits or bad government (i.e. the 'harm' in the principle). "

Tags:consumer, advertisement, choice

Abstract
This paper compares and contrasts John Stuart Mill and Niccolo Machiavelli?s view of political power and the role of Public Opinion in relation to power and authority. The author provides a brief outline of the historical and ontological context of their respective works. The paper defines power as the justified use of force and coercion, and authority as obedience without the use of force and coercion. The main arguments in the paper are built using Machiavelli?s ?The Prince?, and John Stuart Mill?s ?On Liberty,? and ?The Subjection of Women.?

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?Perhaps the hardest part of comparing Machiavelli?s ?The Prince? with Mill?s ?On Liberty? and ?The Subjection of Women? is the different audience to which each focuses upon. Machiavelli is writing to a sovereign government in which public opinion holds little or no direct action with it; ?The Prince? thus takes on the tone of how public opinion should be nurtured by the ruler to favor him- not of interaction with the government. Mill, on the other hand, is writing in a time of republics where public opinion has become a main component of government, as will be evidenced later in part III, and thus portrays a role and view of public opinion completely different from Machiavelli?s.?

Tags:arendt, authority, hanna, liberty, prince, subjection, women, machiavelli, mill, john, stuart

Abstract
The paper discusses and draws conclusions of the coercion between multiple sclerosis, depression, and the adolescent psyche.
The paper is written as follows:
INTRODUCTORY PHASE
History of Multiple Sclerosis - Historical Origins, facts, and progressive timeline of MS.
Description & Characteristics of Multiple Sclerosis -Detailed description of MS; causes and symptoms.
Description & Characteristics of Depression - Detailed description of Depression; causes and symptoms.
ESSENTIAL PHASE
Multiple Sclerosis, Depression, & Adolescence - Overview of two schools of thought towards the relationship between MS and adolescent depression.
Psychological Effect - Detailed description, with examples of the Psychological Effect's school of thought as it pertains to adolescents diagnosed with both MS and clinical depression.
Treatment - Summary of the primary treatment used today for adolescent depression with MS.
Future of Depressed Adolescents with MS - Quick glimpse into recent progressions made in MS research.

From the Paper
" Afflicting people of all ages, and of all walks of life, Multiple Sclerosis (commonly referred to as MS) is a disease of the central nervous system and is prevalent in all nations across the globe. In spite of the fact that anybody can develop MS, the disease is predominantly found in adolescents, and most especially in female adolescents. Approximately 2,500,000 people around the world are diagnosed with MS. In the United States of America alone, statistics show that one in every seven hundred people has multiple sclerosis (Rose & Mackay, 1998). With roots tracing as far back as the middle ages, MS was amongst the first diseases to be accurately assessed through the use of the scientific method, which was derived in the early nineteenth century. In 1868 Jean-Martin Charcot, a professor of neurology at the University of Paris, who has been called "the father of neurology", carefully examined a young woman with a tremor of a sort he had never seen before. He was the first to document the disease of Multiple Sclerosis, and record its multitude of characteristics (Britannica, 2006). Fifty years the latter of Charcot's achievements, a detailed microscopic description made by James Dawson revealed the basic damage done in MS, and helped bring forth the biggest happening within the disease's historical timeline; the creation of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in 1946 by Sylvia Lawry (MSAA, 2004). With respect to the creation of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the last sixty years have been characterized by breakthroughs in diagnosing, treating, and preventing MS. In response to an international outcry for support, governments around the world, as well as medical societies, research companies, and donation services have joined forces in pursuing the ultimate goal of curing Multiple Sclerosis."

Tags:adolescent, american, depression, disease, health, ms, multiple, national, physiology, psychology, sclerosis, symptom