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    examine the scarcity of jobs and the patterns of inequality that arise when comparing who gets hired and who doesn’t. Or it could attempt to explain how people who are born into poverty may find it difficult to change their financial status. Through this theory, sociologists can infer why inequalities exist, what perpetuates them, and who is responsible. It should be noted, though, that this theory doesn’t reflect the ways in which conflict isn’t necessarily always a negative. Conflict and struggle

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    HAMLET — THEME OF GENDER Gender inequality is the basis of the social hierarchy in the play. Shakespeare defines femininity via society's ideals of the time : chastity and beauty. For women in the play, the only way to be honourable is to conserve chastity and virtue and Polonius and Laertes recommend to Ophelia to adopt certain type of behaviour : "And keep you in the rear of your affection / Out of the shot and danger of desire" (Act1 Sc3 L34-35). They do not want her to give in to Hamlet

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    On a greater level than sexual orientation, gender is an institutionalized concept. In the process of applying to medical school, gender is asked at almost every stp. As is true in wider American culture, gender is a frequently queried aspect of identity that more difficult to avoid than questions around sexual orientation. While it may be none of an admission committee’s busines, biological and bureaucratic factors may make gender minority status obvious if a person is out. Given the traditionally

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    Social inequality was also applied to the structure of class, caste, and slavery. Gender roles in society for various second-wave civilizations were also very different. From Greece to China, social inequality and gender inequality was always unfair no matter what class or caste an individual is in. An example of gender inequality is shown in Document 5.1. It states that Confucius rarely talks about women and the reason being that he, Confucius, believes women have limited importance in Chinese

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    Or, it may simply be that common underlying factors determine both income and gender inequality” (Dollar). But here have been times when things are really complicated and not going well for the female gender. Men and husbands are ruling everything they do or take part in. Women did not have it easy. As I stated previously, women had it the hardest time when it came to being compared to the male gender. The man and the husband did everything they could to be able to maintain rule of the home

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    CHAPTER-4 GENDER INEQUALITY AT WORK PLACE The old aphorism, “The consumer is not a moron; she is your wife" has to be rephrased: "The consumer is not a moron; she is your BOSS." How did this development take place? The single most significant reason for this development has been the dawn of the consumer era. Today, it is neither the industry nor the government sector that drives the economy. The expenditure and savings of the household sector have become the driving force of the urban industrial

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    Gender Wage Gap Lydia Ogles November 2016 Introduction/Abstract The gender wage gap has been a nationwide problem since women were able to enter the workforce. Women have begun to speak out more about the issue and evaluate what they can do to change the industries and how they personally present themselves to help this change. Currently there is a wide range of opinions on this issue, with some saying it does not exist while others think it will ruin the economy if not fixed immediately. This makes

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    This article is about the Army that is stationed in Iraq and the issues about gender inequality. Women are often protrayed as sex objects and gender is socially constructed. There is gender straitifcation and men are seen as more important than men. Men typically are in higher positions of power and have difficulty taking orders from a women, In this article it talks about women and men in the Army. Male sargents tend to not believe that the woman of the group is the leader. The woman must be tougher

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    Ironical! Gender bias goes back a long way. It is a legacy that has been passed down from one generation of males to the next. It is not possible, without any kind of controversy or contradictions, to single out its root cause or origin. It might go back to the days

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    Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In tries to argue and persuade women that the best way to change gender inequality starts with changing themselves. Her argument requires women to take the initiative and change their own lives before bothering to transform the system and other outside forces. Sandberg is not successful in her argument because her privilege and power in the workforce make it so her argument is only relevant to a small percent of the population, and thus, while not invalid, not as relevant

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