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    specific sex are called gender roles. Depending on the different cultures and traditions that each family follows will depend on how gender roles vary. There is a cliché regarding gender roles which depicts women as the caregivers and men as the breadwinners‚ but I feel like this is an old-fashioned concept and not at all the way things work in my family and life these days. So‚ through these pictures of my family and friends I’m going to point out the ways I feel about how traditional gender roles

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    actors. Various sources should be used and clearly listed. 1- Proponents of a higher minimum wage often argue that that it’s difficult to support a family when the only breadwinner earns the current minimum wage. This claim is flawed‚ for a couple of reasons. First‚ for a minimum-wage increase to help a single breadwinner earn money for his or her family‚ the worker must have a job and keep it at this higher wage. Increases in the minimum wage actually redistribute income among poor families

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    husband‚ who was the breadwinner and protector of the family‚ and a wife‚ who’s role was to fulfill household chores and raise the children. The wife was to stay home while the husband worked to provide for the whole family. The society in Germany was a heavily male dominated with a patriarchal rule. Women did not work outside the home‚ and if they did‚ they were usually unmarried and only until they got married. If a wife did work outside the home‚ she was not the breadwinner and her work was usually

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    Gender Roles Growing up children don’t really understand too much about finances and how their parents work them out. Looking back‚ I can conclude that my parents had it all figured out and did what worked best for them. Obviously each family and its financial situation is different‚ but based on a married couple‚ both employed‚ with children‚ financial decision s should be made equally and‚ if possible‚ finances should be divided up evenly. Both partners should have say so in how finances are

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    effect for decades. However the feminist movement in the 1960’s established resurrection by studying gender issues‚ which highlighted that inequalities towards women have been in place in the social system of society as men are considered to be the breadwinners and women‚ should be housewives and mothers. (http://www.msu.edu/user/yarbrou7/) . Cultural inequalities consisted of women not being able to vote‚ achieve a higher level education and have the ability to own their own property

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    family diversity. They hold the view that there is only one correct or normal family type. They see the traditional patriarchal nuclear family consisting of a married couple and their dependent children‚ with a clear labour division between the breadwinner husband and the home maker wife as correct. They also see a clear distinction between who should carry out the ‘instrumental’ and ‘expressive’ role in the household. For example‚ according to Talcott Parsons there is a ‘functional fit’ between the

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    families that still exist with both parents in the household. Even though the families may seem to be the ideal family‚ there are still some economical changes to this family. The ideal family perceives the male as the breadwinner and head of the household. The head of household and breadwinner role has changed now to a more equal or vice versa.

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    JOHN MWAURA -BACP/4231/13 ST. PAULS UNIVERSITY. ACADEMIC WRITING ASSIGNMENT-OUTLINE Topic: PROSTITUTION Definition: This can be defined as the practice of engaging in sexual activity‚ usually with individuals who are not spouses or friends‚ in exchange for immediate payment in money or other valuables. They can be of either sex and may engage in heterosexual or homosexual activity. Types of prostitution 1. Street prostitution – where clients are solicited from the streets‚ parks or other

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    Even today society expects men to work and be the breadwinner of the house. Men are also expected to be strong yet emotionally unattached. However‚ despite these similarities‚ you can see the progressive strides society has made. For example‚ 42 % of women are now considered the breadwinner of their family‚ Sarah Jane Glynn (2016). According to the Bureau of Statistics (2002)‚ 70.4% of the workforce was comprised of

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    that a good father is more than just a man with a successful career. What makes a father a good father? Handsome? Good social skills? Rich? Kind? There are a few characteristics of a good father. A good father should be a stable breadwinner. As a stable breadwinner‚ he must be able to provide for the family basic needs such as shelter‚ food‚ and clothes. These basic needs are vital for the family. They ensure that the family leads a good and healthy life. A good father also has to be willing to

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