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    No matter what one 's social status was, if one was born in China pre twentieth century, one would have at least rudimentary knowledge of Confucian gender values, whether through direct study or through traditions that were already soaked in Confucian ideology. In upper-class society, daughters are taught through study of classical Confucian texts and as a result most have a great understanding and following of those values; sons are likewise taught their role and are required to follow it if they

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    Is Google 't On Google?

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    “If it isn 't on Google, it doesn 't exist.” We can agree with Jimmy Wales because he is right that Google has become as part of our life, and if we want to learn something, surely, we will find it on Google. Millions of Americans across the country just google stuff every single day to find a quick answer to a problem they have. There are arguments out there that suggest that these quick, concise answers and access to hundreds of articles is actually hindering our intelligence rather than expanding

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    A strict social hierarchy existed in Europe in the late 16th century where gender, wealth, inherited position and political power affected everyone's social status. Upper class people and lower class people were treated completely different solely based on what they were wearing, how nice quality it was, etc. Similarly today many people do the same thing; whether someone has Lululemon leggings or the most expensive shoes vs. generic clothing brands. Clothing in the colonial times was like a badge

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    region, and Muslims both from the west part of Pakistan and from East Pakistan. By 1970 there were about 375,000 Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs residing in Britain, however the Irish remained the largest immigrant community living in Britain. In addition, social and cultural change also reflected the extent to which the population became more individualistic and less deferential. The moral

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    Rebecca, in which the protagonist sits between the upper and lower classes because of her own choice to marry a man from a higher class than herself. In the time period that the book was written, there were still large distinctions in class, though it was also a period that allowed for more social mobility because the older distinctions in class were beginning to fall away. The protagonist’s choice to marry a man so far above her in social class sets the stage for a love story that challenges society’s

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    Anglo-Saxon Women

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    Anglo-Saxon is a term to describe any Germanic people during the 5th century until the Norman Conquest. Anglo-Saxon, as discussed Is composed of 3 Germanic tribes; the Anglos, Saxons, and the Jutes. They are also known as the last people who settled in Britain. They started out invading with small number of people, then increased in number, then invaded different areas, and had several kingdoms which were constantly in war at each other. During the Anglo-Saxons period, growing up for them is actually

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    Social class in education can be distinguished in many ways such as power, authority, and wealth. In which these contributed to children inequalities education, since children with low income have less possibilities. Since ancient times people have been debating whether social class is a factor of a child education. In the article, “Education and inequality: historical and sociological approaches to schooling and social stratification”, says that, “Numerous sociological studies have documented the

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    wrongly perceived as a man’s disease due to the fact that men more than women have a higher rate of obesity, smoking, alcohol consumption and other cardiovascular diseases that put them under the risk of developing CHD (Barrett-Connor, 1997). However, social determinants, such as socioeconomic position, employment status and family demand can have significant impact on women’s health profile despite the fact that they seem to be protected from CHD biologically by oestrogen (EDMUNDS, 2000). Sir Donald

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    that we use, the time that we spend, and the influence of kin ties are very important in the upbringing of our children. Basically she focused on the middle class, working class, working poor, for blacks and whites. Sociologist have defined this classes: “Middle class is composed of “white collar” workers with a broad range of education and income:they constitute about 30 percent of US population. Working class or lower middle class mostly “blue collar” or service industry workers who are less likely

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    has developed the concept of social class, to categorize citizens into different groups based on their economic status. These social classes are divided into three groups: upper, middle and low. Unfortunately, social class has become the backbone of American society, where being upperclass gives citizens an advantage and controlling position in the United States. Society in America thinks that what ever social class a person falls in defines them as an individual. Social class seems to have an huge

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