CASE STUDY 1) A study was conducted ( V.V.Giri National Labour Institute 2007) in Brass Industry‚Moradabad city Uttar Pradesh where 64 male and 5 female children worked in artisan units and 30 male and 2 female children worked in multi-process units. Why child labour? Children were put to work mostly because they were out of school. Their early entry into the workforce was a natural trap due to their reduced working capacity after 30 years. Highest productive capacity of an artisan was at the
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Beginning in the twentieth century‚ and still thriving today‚ the study of gender roles has emerged as one of the most important trends in the discipline of sociology. The research and theories that have been associated with studying gender role matters have driven the sociology of gender from the bottom to the top‚ becoming a main feature of the discipline (Lindsey‚ 2015‚ p. 5). According to Lindsey (2015)‚ sociologists describe gender roles according to many theoretical perspectives‚ a way of observing
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Lauren Bender Gender Inequality in the Workplace Not a single state in the United States has equal compensation for men and women in the workplace. In fact‚ the state with the most equal annual earnings between men and women is Washington D.C. which is still a 9% difference. The reasons as to why women do not make the same as men vary. For one‚ women naturally tend to go to the caregiving jobs because of the motherly instinct and those jobs generally do not pay very well. Second‚ employers can
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Gender inequality is a widespread problem. All around the world‚ we see women starting to fight back for their rights. Feminism is pushing to solve problems everywhere from reproductive rights to equal wages. Islamic feminism‚ on the other hand‚ is fighting on a whole other platform‚ especially in Iran. Iranian women live under the rule of a theocratic government‚ meaning that the country is ruled by the law of the Sharia‚ or the “law of God” in Islamic tradition. It might seem that women’s rights
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For my topic for my Doing Sociology‚ Writing Sociologically paper I will be focusing on gender inequality. Gender inequality refers to the differences between men and women because of their gender. I will be examining the different types of inequalities that both gender faces in today’s world. It will cover how we start developing these ideas or stereotypes that lead up to this and the overall negative impact it has on us. It will also describe the problem that may arise in
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Sociology of Gender: Observation assignment 1 I decided that the to observe gender socialization by analyzing the birthday cards at Walmart. I looked at the 1-10 year old age group. The girl’s cards were pink and purple‚ but since the new movie Frozen there has been an addition of some light blue cards. I was shocked to find that there was no glitter or anything shiny on the cards as well. The most used words and phrases were: sweetie‚ princess‚ cuddly‚ little‚ and perfect. Once again the Frozen
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Over-exaggerated in the size and scope‚ the social and political response resulted in racial inequalities disproportionately impacting African American and Hispanic populations. Racial disparities existed in the construction of the myth‚ where crack use though less occurring among pregnant women‚ was the most publicized and embattled illicit drug in
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there were many events that took place prior to the 1960s‚ the 1960s was the time that those violent and nonviolent protest for civil rights‚ equality‚ and freedom went global because blacks had had access televisions and radios to experience the inequality in their society especially in the southern states such as Alabama and Mississippi. Many southern states did not see African Americans as human and if so‚ blacks still did not get equal rights. It was the time that many African Americans reached
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Task 3 – Inequalities in Health and Illness (P3‚M2‚D1) Gender (P3) - Mortality rates: In gender men generally die earlier than women because of many aspects of their life‚ for instance in general women tend to take care of them self more physically. A lot of women go on diets and a lot of exercise DVDs and detunes are mainly aimed at women. Women in general do try to eat healthy and go on diets whereas men usually aren’t very aware of their diet and don’t have much intention on improving it. Women
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Gender Bias: Sociology of Gender and Sexuality I Research As individuals we have the choice to do whatever we want‚ but why is it that we have to be careful of what we do because of the fear of being judged. This world is divided in two‚ the men and the women; you’re simply one or the other. Society as a whole has always made women inferior to men in every way possible‚ we live in a world where if you’re a women you must learn to live second
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