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Women's Role in Society, 2006.
An in-depth examination of the role women play in society and how this has naturally evolved over time.
8,541 words (approx. 34.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 180.95
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This paper explains that the roles that people play in society are dynamic and evolve all the time. The writer asserts that there is not one particular role that can be attributed to women and women adapt with the times, with their position in society adapting accordingly. This paper looks at issues such as media, advertising, business culture and the movie industry which help society mold their opinions about what a woman's place in society should be.
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"The movie industry tends to lag behind society's changes. Women entered the workforce long before they were portrayed as wage earners on the silver screen. This may have been due to a romantic notion of holding on to the past, or it may have been an acceptance issue. Although the roles women play change frequently, only cemented roles tend to be portrayed in movies unless there is an underlying need to develop the storyline around a non-traditional woman. As avant garde as the image of the movie industry is, this seem to be an area of conflict. Or maybe they are just as unbalanced by the constantly changing roles of women as any other sector of our culture. If the movie industry shadows the roles of society, what roles will we see emerge in films over the next decade? To ascertain this shift we should look at the one area of our society where women are assuming more varied and more non-traditional roles - the workplace."
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Women's Roles in Literature, 2005.
Compares the women's roles in 19th and 20th century literature to their roles in contemporary society.
1,695 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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The author of this paper examines several literary works from the 19th and 20th centuries and looks at how these works depict women who were unhappy and bored because of the rigid standards and roles society imposed on women of their time. The paper compares these roles to women's roles in contemporary society and looks at how the women in the literature would have fared much better in today's society because of the greater choices for women and the fewer restrictions placed on them.
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"It is my opinion that in the 21st century, though it is still widely believed and expected by many that women will marry and have children, it is no longer assumed (as it was in the 19th century, and even arguably in most of the 20th century) that marriage and motherhood will be women's dominant (or only) sources of fulfillment. Instead, women today are encouraged (and in many cases expected) to have careers (or at least to work) outside the home, often while still tending to their households, being supportive of husbands, and raising families. Women nowadays, however, also have far more choice s of what roles to fulfill. Some women still fulfill traditional roles; some fulfill some, but not all, traditional roles, and others fulfill no traditional roles at all. A key difference between women's roles yesterday and today is that today's women are freer to choose their roles, with less stigma attached to unusual or "non-conforming" roles, such as police work, firefighting, or construction work, or not marrying and/or having children. Therefore, there are far fewer guidelines now for women to follow than in the past in choosing to either accept or reject traditional feminine roles; today, more than ever, it is up to the individual woman to decide what sort of life she wishes to live."
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Gender Roles, Marriage and Society in "Pride and Prejudice", 2000.
A look at Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" as a historical account of gender roles, marriage, and society in the early 19th-century, and the character of Elizabeth Bennet which constitutes a critique of traditional norms of women's behavior.
947 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, $ 33.95
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"Jane Austen?s Pride and Prejudice can be read as an historical account of gender roles, marriage, and society in the early 19th-century. Most of the characters in the novel embody traditional 19th century standards. However, the character of Elizabeth Bennet constitutes a critique of traditional norms of women?s behavior. Her independence, intelligence, and bold personality do not hold to a traditional 19th-century view of women. Elizabeth?s rejection of Mr. Collin?s proposal does not conform to the submissive role that women were expected to adhere to. Elizabeth has no respect for the existing economic classes as seen by her rude disposition to Lady Catherine on her trip to Hunsford. Further, Elizabeth?s carefree and independent nature simply does not agree with the traditionally expected role of women."
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Women's Roles In Kuwait, 1999.
Examines roles in politics, society, family, marriage, education, workforce and the future, emphasizing the restrictive nature of Islamic society.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 10 sources, $ 119.95
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At the time of the Gulf War, there was some uproar in the United States about the fact that Kuwait was not a particularly democratic state. Opponents of the war argued that the United States was supporting an autocratic and authoritarian regime that was not preferable to Iraq in some ways.
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"Women in Kuwait
Introduction
At the time of the Gulf War, there was some uproar in the United States about the fact that Kuwait was not a particularly democratic state. Opponents of the war argued that the United States was supporting an autocratic and authoritarian regime that was not preferable to Iraq in some ways. They noted that Kuwait did not provide for participation in the political process for most of its people. All women were excluded and only a minority of men were considered to be citizens. There has been ongoing criticism of the constraints on women in Islamic countries. On the other hand, men, and women, in Islamic countries have countered that their ways are suitable for them and provide appropriate roles for both men and women. The intention in this ..."
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Women's Roles in Korea, 2002.
Addresses the role of women in Korea both before and after the country's contact with the West.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 80.95
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It will be demonstrated in this paper how the traditions found within the Korean women's roles changed as a result of contact with the west. This paper shall then conclude by addressing the potential effects of such changes in the women's roles in relation to the welfare of the country, such as its economic state.
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Women?s Roles and Rights, 2006.
An analysis of the struggle for women's rights during the 18th and 19th centuries.
2,950 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper looks at the radical changes in women's roles and rights in America during the 18th and 19th centuries. The paper begins by briefly looking at their legal status in the 16th and 17th centuries. Next, the paper turns to a discussion of the struggle for women's rights within the context of the Age of Enlightenment, which began during the 18th century. The paper shows that while strides were being made, much progress was denied by the very men who were agitating for social change within the upper echelons of power. The paper then examines the impact of the Industrial Revolution on women's roles in society. Within the context of social change, the paper looks at the role of women in the abolitionist movement and examines how the suffrage movement for women differed from that for former slaves. The paper concludes with a discussion of the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote.
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Women's Legal Status in the 16th and 17th Century
Women's Rights in the 18th Century
Women and the Industrial Revolution
Women Abolitionists
Women's versus Black Man's Suffrage After the Civil War
Introduction of the Women's Suffrage Amendment
Women's Suffrage Becomes a Reality in 1920
Conclusion
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"The modern Western struggle for women's rights began in the 18th century during the Age of Enlightenment. Political philosophers in Europe began to question traditional ideas that based the rights of citizens on their wealth and social status. Instead, leaders of the Enlightenment argued that all individuals were born with natural rights, and improved education and more egalitarian social structures could correct inequalities. Such radical ideas about equality and the rights of citizens helped inspire both the American Revolution in 1775 and the French Revolution in 1789--and spurred many women to claim equal rights as well. The fact was that women actually suffered many set backs in their unwritten rights during the "Age of Enlightenment". Earlier women of means had been writers, poets, dramatists, painters and thinkers. Rousseau's contention that women were not rational helped relegate many women to the status of "beast of burden". Where the wealthy had formally educated their women in the 16th and 17th Century so that they could intelligently discuss everything from politics to mathematics, this became less fashionable in the 18th Century."
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A Woman's Role in the Late 1800's, 2002.
This paper discusses the role of women in the late 1800's and how the Lowell Factory System influenced a social revolution for women.
940 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 33.95
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The author points out the concept of republican motherhood; women stayed at home to raise children because only women could turn children into responsible adults and productive American citizens. This paper discusses Francis Cabot Lowell system; female textile workers worked in factories and lived in morally virtuous boarding houses. The paper concludes that working at the mills was hard work but the women were proud of their contribution to society and thus changed society.
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"A woman?s role in society was drastically influenced by many ideologies f the times. One of the ideals was the concept of republican motherhood. This concept stated that women should stay at home to raise children because only women could turn children into responsible adults and productive American citizens. This unfortunate ideology severely limited the roles a woman might otherwise have taken in society. With many men having gone west in search of new land, many women found themselves poor and unmarried."
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Why Women?s Roles Changed, 1997.
The changing role of women throughout the twentieth century, with a focus on the first half of the century.
2,040 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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A review of the changing roles of women during the last century from getting the right to vote in 1919 to the current gender roles for women.This paper illustrates how the changing gender roles are viewed by society and what kind of hardships were faced. It shows how the two World Wars forced women's rights into the front line.
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"World War I was a tumultuous time in American history. It was the first major war that the United States became involved in with Europe. Yet, bitter wounds were still healing from the Civil War fought approximately fifty years earlier. When the outbreak of World War I began, the United States felt it would be prudent to stay, at first, out of the war. However after the loss of several powerful European countries the United States was forced to enter the war. While most of the soldiers that fought in the War were men, a great majority of them included women. Previously, women were rarely allowed positions near battle. Only women nurses were allowed near the battle lines, but few if any, were allowed to pick up a weapon. World War I marked a change in the way women were viewed in the military. A record number of women participated in the war effort in a variety of aspects, from soldiers to entertainers. ?? Twenty ? five thousand American women tool their talents, energy, and concern for humanity to war torn Europe as nurses, dentists, dietitians, occupational and physical therapists, administrators, secretaries, drivers, entertainers, canteen workers, interpreters, pilots, soldiers, journalists, and telephone operators.? (Schneider 183) Previously, women were not allowed to actively participate in the war effort. The emergence of women in the battlefield set a precedence that allowed women to participate in the wars to follow. Furthermore, a more important outcome of the participation of women in war, was that it showed men that women were capable of accomplishing tasks that were otherwise thought of as only ?men?s work? starting a chain ? reaction that percolated to other vices of society as well. Thus, World War I changed the role that women played in a society at war. Consequently, many women started enlisting in certain branches of service like the navy, air force, and army. Despite a record number of women who enlisted in the military many were met with staunch opposition from military personnel who did not want women fighting in the war. However, there was a great deal of officers who did not mind having women in their ranks and thus recruited them wholeheartedly. ?The Navy simply ignored The War Department dissenters and quickly recruited women. Nearly thirteen ? thousand women enlisted in the Navy and The Marine Corps as the same status as men and wore a uniform blouse with insignia. These were the first women in the U.S. to be admitted to full military rank and status.?(Women in World War One). Prior to this time period it would be difficult for men to even conceive women in the military, but because of the turmoil of this age women were allowed into military positions. Consequently, the admittance of women in battle with men changed the roles that women played during war forever. No longer would women be thought of as only child ?bearers; they could have some equality with men during times of war."
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African Women's Roles, 2008.
An exploration of the impact of Islam and European culture on the roles of African women.
3,975 words (approx. 15.9 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 107.95
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This paper discusses the historical roles of African women within African culture. The paper specifically looks at how these roles have changed over time and analyzes the impact of Islam and European culture on the roles of African women. The paper shows how the presence of the Arabs and Europeans in Africa changed the course of African women's lives forever.
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"As the impact of the Islamic influence on women spread throughout Africa, the Europeans began to infiltrate the country, adding their own perceptions of the female gender to the national philosophy. Yet, the Europeans believed that because African women were no more than slaves, they had the right to inflict any action against them that they desired. This often included rape and the forced captivity of African women as concubines. While these events occurred in a widespread manner throughout Africa, no effort was made by African men to stop the degredation of African women. Furthermore, over time it became apparent that African men had adopted the ideologies of the Europeans and allowed African women to become the least respected individuals within the social order."
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Women's Role in Religion, 2006.
A survey of the historical roles of women in religion.
1,750 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 56.95
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This paper contends that all through the ages, women have contributed a lot to the history of religion. The author states that the participation of women in religion has shown that women are often more devoted than men to their beliefs and faith. The paper describes how women have shown this through the ages, and explains both historical and modern roles of women in organized religious movements.
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"The success of most religious movements is usually credited to women. It is because of the hard work and dedication that women impart to their religious movement. Inger Furseth, in her online article Sociology of Religion: Women's Role in Historic Religious and Political Movements indicate the following on how women work for religious movements and some reasons why women are active in religion."
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Women?s Roles in Fairytales, 2005.
This paper analyzes the movie "Ever After" (a Cinderella story) and M.K. Lieberman's article, "Some Day My Prince Will Come" to understand the roles of women in fairytales.
1,710 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper explains that young female children enjoy reading fairy tales; therefore, these stories have a huge impact on these little girls' lives, such as waiting for "prince charming" to marry them and being dependant on the male figure. The author points out that the movie "Ever After" shows that women can play a big role in the decision making process that men have towards issues of their daily lives. The paper relates that Lieberman comments that through fairy tales young children are being taught that physically attractive girls will end up better than the ugly girls; however, the movie "Ever After" proves this wrong because it teaches women to speak their heart and have strong personalities to achieve anything they want, no matter what they look like.
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"The Cinderella in the story even challenges the prince physically and intellectually several times throughout the movie. "Ever After", unlike the typical fairy tale that we have all heard, encourages women to think while incorporating modern thought into it. This movie is a good example for girls; they don't need a strong prince to rescue them, instead they should put in the effort of saving someone else for a change. In the movie, Danielle does not try to get saved by Prince Charles. Instead, she tries to make other peoples lives better while encouraging Prince Charles to change this point of view. Women in fairy tales, as mentioned before, should not try to persuade his prince into doing things. Fairy tales picture women doing things not influencing the prince in any way."
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Women's Role in Chinese Life, 2001.
This paper explores the growing societal changes that have taken place in the lives of women in China's long history.
2,840 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 84.95
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This paper examines the history of women's roles and rights throughout China's history, and the philosophical underpinnings of these roles in Confucianism and traditional Chinese belief. The author examines the changes in women's lives since the Chinese Revolution.
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"Today, Chinese women have entered society, without necessarily walking out of the family, and so they are given more than one role in life. China is both an old country and a new country, and its expectations of women reflect that duality. For nearly 3,000 years, China was a feudal society. A new China emerged only after the establishment of the People?s Republic of China, in 1949. And the country's modernization has continued in the last 15 years with the institution of economic reform and a policy of interaction with the outside world. In traditional China, marriage was the defining event of a female?s life, shifting her space, affiliation and responsibility from her parents' family to her husband's. There is a common saying in China: "men tend the outside and women the inside" (nan zhu wai n? zhu nei). A woman?s social role was confined to the family. Her major obligation was caring for her husband, in-laws and children."
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Expansion Of The Women's Role In The Middle East: Beginning The Process, 1995.
Explores the historical roles of Middle Eastern women and some of the current situations of women in the modern Middle East. Emphasizes the complexity of the situation and the impact of politics, economics and tradition.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 12 sources, $ 79.95
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"Expansion of the Women's Role in the Middle East: Beginning the Process
Introduction
As Marnia Lazreg (1995) noted, women of the Middle East have been misunderstood by both Western men and Western women for over a century. In some instances their lives have been romanticized, in other instances condemned. But, as Islam and the Middle East itself has been poorly understood, the lives and thinking and aspirations of women in the Middle East has also been filtered through obscuring biases.
The intention in this study is to explore both the historical role of Middle Eastern women and some of the current situations of women in the modern Middle East. As Marilyn Booth (1995) ..."
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The Woman?s Role, 2002.
The following paper discusses whether one can be a wife and a fully autonomous human being at the same time with specific reference to Charlotte Gilman?s novella "The Yellow Wallpaper", Kate Chopin?s novel "The Awakening" and Alice Walker?s ?Roselilly?.
1,715 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper looks at three women?s work and contends that, then and now, it is still difficult to insert the many-faceted character that lies within the hearts of all women into a role quite specifically and narrowly defined by identities of faith and gender. It is of the writer?s opinion that it is not possible to be a wife and a person in the fullest sense of the word, under the current social constructions, restrictions and restraints placed upon women during the time periods these works were written.
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?Gilman?s fictional alter ego is convinced that there is a person behind the wallpaper straining to get out. The heroine, as a result of the cure, has so little sense of her own body she seems to confuse her sense of self with the objects around her. This is stressed early on in the tale as she thinks: ?I lie here on this great immovable bed?it is nailed down, I believe?and follow that pattern about by the hour.? The bed is nailed down as the woman is nailed down, supposedly for her own well being. Unfortunately, no one around her can give her voice enough to state that truly it is she who wishes to escape the emotionally and intellectually confining roles of woman (and of wife, supposedly the highest function a woman can aspire to) society has encased and incarcerated her in. The man watches the woman helplessly at the tale?s close as she crawls around her sick room, much more emotionally fraught than she was at the beginning of the book, peeling off the wallpaper. He has returned, hopefully to find her cured only he finds her even madder.?
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Women's Roles, 2005.
A comparison of the women of the 1950s with the modern women of the 21st century.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the the way the roles of women in the 1950s have dramatically changed in modern times. The paper gives the example of Hillary Clinton and June Cleaver and the way they represent archetypes of differing eras that has seen the slow and positive evolution of the woman's equal right to work. The paper discusses the issue of primary care giving versus independence and career in the work place.
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"Feminist Studies: Contrasting the Women of the 1950s with the Modern Women of the 21st Century This feminist study will examine the differing roles that women of the 1950s have in relation to the women of the 21st century. By evaluating the role of the housewife of the 1950s, one can disseminate the roles that women now possess in business and government in the modern age. In the case of June Cleaver in the 50s T.V. show "Leave it to Beaver", a contrasting view of woman can be presented in the role of women, such as Hilary Clinton as a U.S. Senator. Furthermore, by discussing roles of women in the modern era, the issues of parental care are changing in comparison with the traditional values espoused parental leave and primary care giving of the 1950s."
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