We can view science through a social constructionist lens‚ particularly during the start of the 1900s. Looking back‚ we can see how the social climate influences science. With the 1900s came the start of many movements and changes in the US. Because of this‚ the science of the day focuses on preserving the social hierarchy‚ to the benefit of the white heteropatriarchy. Evolutionary theory was used to “prove” the inferiority of African Americans‚ women‚ and non-heterosexuals. These same tactics are
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OTHER BIT LIFE IN THE 1900s Jobs Caring mother Diligent home maker Obedient wife Provide emotional support for husband Cook Shopping Washing Few paid jobs such as dress making‚ textiles‚ cooking‚ domestic service. This covered 75 percent of jobs. Restrictions Not allowed to work in many jobs purely because they were labelled as ‘’mens jobs’’ Not allowed to show legs They were looked down upon Men held all resources if she was married Were forced into sex They
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During the time between 1750 and 1900‚ there were a lot of changes happening in countries. This period of time was called the Industrial Revolution. In the Industrial Revolution‚ people were moving around a lot. People moved from one country to another hoping that they could find a better way to live life. There were also people who were forced to leave their country because of a crime. The main reason why people moved was because they wanted to find work. A lot of urbanization was happening
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of migration is complex‚ as every experience is different‚ and there are several sociological theories to try and understand migration. Migration makes a vast part of Australian history‚ with large amounts of migration flowing into Australia in the 1900’s. Specifically in this essay I will draw upon experiences from John‚ who migrated to Australia from England in 1977 at the age of 20. John’s experiences will help understand the process of migration to Australia‚ lifestyle migration and economic migration
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American Romanticism (1820-1900) Background: Romanticism‚ a term that is associated with imagination and boundlessness‚ and in critical usage is contrasted with classicism‚ which is commonly associated with reason and restriction. A romantic attitude may be detected in literature of any period‚ but as a historical movement it arose in the 18th and 19th centuries in reaction to more rational literary‚ philosophic‚ artistic‚ religious‚ and economic standards. Since it gathered force gradually
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Within the years 1865 and 1900‚ changes in farming allowed for the increased production of crops such as wheat‚ corn and cotton. Technology allowed the Great Plains to be opened to agriculture. Perhaps the most important advances were John Deere’s steel plow (which made it much easier to break the thick and heavy soil of the area) and barbed wire (which could keep livestock out of fields). Also‚ according to Document A‚ in 1870‚ the production of wheat was 254 million bushels‚ cotton had a production
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How would you feel if almost one million immigrants came into your country and created overcrowding‚ spreaded diseases‚ and took your job? In the early 1900’s‚ many Americans had to deal with this when 650‚000 immigrants came from all over the world entered the United States between 1895-1905. The immigrants came from all over the world for several different reasons. As a result of all the immigrants‚ Americans developed several hopes and fears about these newly arrived immigrants. The immigrants
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During week ten we discussed‚ The Progressive Era‚ 1900-1916. The Progressive Era was changes that occurred in the U.S. during the early 1900’s. The twentieth century began and America wanted to progress through social and political response of immigration‚ urbanization and growth of corporation (Zeide 10/21). There were many important people who emerged during this time from‚ journalists to female reformers‚ labor activists‚ and politicians. The Progressive Era was successful in many ways; Dubs
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In the 1900’s‚ there was a large population of African Americans who lived in the South. However‚ around 1910’s and 1920’s‚ they started moving out to other states. Some of them moved to other states looking for better jobs‚ while others moved looking for better education for themselves and their children. Some just wanted to escape the racism and the discrimination they were facing in the South. African Americans tried to go to the big Northern Cities because they thought they would have better
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Over the years of 1877 to the 1900’s many changes were occurring. The Southern cities were changing faster than anyone could’ve imagined with new transportation‚ growing industries‚ and the end of slavery. Not to mention‚ the changing role of women. In the New South by the year 1880‚ steel and iron mills were progressing across the North. Railroad construction was fast paced in the 1880s. Comparing 1880 to 1890 the tracks had doubled with Texas and Georgia having the biggest growth. In 1886‚ an
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