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    recently jails have taken on another duty “Additionally‚ there also has been a change in the use of jails as primarily holding tanks for the impoverished‚ disenfranchised‚ and mentally ill.” (Stojkovic & Lovell‚ 2013. Sec 4.1). Starting in early 20th century‚ jails (and the entire criminal justice system) became to be associated with the term “rabble management” as it refers to “control those people who society finds the most offensive and dangerous. The jail is one institution in society designed

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    the late 19th century‚ has since disappeared from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Although this diagnosis has gradually declined‚ during the late 19th century there was an increase of European women with this doctors’ diagnosis. The leading medical experts in Europe believed various different cause along with a symptomology expression. Sigmund Freud‚ Jean Charcot and Josef Breuer were some of the experts who were proposing the treatment of Hysteria during the late nineteenth

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    Every generation has its minority that is actively fighting for change. For example: Today that is the gay/lesbian community which struggles for equal rights when it comes to tax‚ marriage or military service. During the 19th century it was a larger portion of the population; Women. During this time women and men were expected to fill different roles in society. Men were expected to be the bread winners‚ live public lives. Whether it be going to work or socializing in saloons/pubs/bars‚ while women

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    United States during the late nineteenth century. New power sources facilitated American industry’s shift to mass production and also suggest the importance of new ways of organizing research and innovation. In 1869‚ about half the industrial power came from water. 2. Discuss the development of the railroad business during the last half of the 19th century in the United States and explain how the railroad companies manifested the structure and problems of American corporations during that period-

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    20th century Overview The twentieth century saw a remarkable shift in the way that vast numbers of people lived‚ as a result of technological‚ medical‚ social‚ ideological‚ and political innovations. Terms like ideology‚ world war‚ genocide‚ and nuclear war entered common usage and became an influence on the lives of everyday people. War reached an unprecedented scale and level of sophistication; in the Second World War (1939-1945) alone‚ approximately 57 million people died

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    social‚ and economic participation for its citizens‚ but not for women. The status of women in the early 19th century was shaped by economic considerations‚ religious beliefs‚ and long-held notions of female inferiority. While poor‚ laboring women suffered the most‚ the characteristics of inequality were evident in all social classes. The Proper Role of Women in the Early Republic The early 19th century experienced a shift‚ at least for women in the urban centers of the Northeast‚ from the household

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    Expansionism During the 19th and 20th Centuries Expansionism in America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century shared many similarities and differences to that of previous American expansionist ideals. Either way most Americans believed that we must expanded beyond our borders to make America appear as a strong nation. Americans believed that the U.S. was a strong nation‚ we just needed to prove so by taking whatever land we pleased and call it ours. This idea was displayed during the

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    Name: Lecturer: Course: Date: US domestic issues and the world (late 19th-early 20th century) Introduction America has a very rich history when it comes to domestic policies‚ socioeconomic conditions and culture. The domestic policies‚ socioeconomics conditions and culture affect all aspect of American peoples’ lives. They shape and define the people identity. However‚ as world progressed these factors of life began to change taking the modernity culture and some of them began taking different aspects

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    School System :) Education for all has been one of the grand causes of national progress. Less than a century ago comparatively few of the working folk could read.  One of the reasons for the growth of popular education has been the spread of democratic ideas and of the application of industry to science. It began to dawn upon the people how profitable it would be for each inhabitant of a country to be able to communicate with or receive communications from others through ability to read and

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    Rewriting American History highlights the changes that have taken place in America from the 19th century to the 20th century. It analyses information contained in various textbooks about American history and highlights how peoples’ views have changed over the years. It highlights the various changes that have taken place and how these changes have affected the American citizens. It outlines the various changes that have taken place in America over the years. It outlines the various historical events

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