The Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) is a mental disorder that develops in victims of domestic violence as a result of serious‚ long-term abuse. However‚ the danger of BWS is insidious‚ as it invokes learned helplessness where the victims becomes depressed‚ defeated‚ and passive to the point that she believes she is incapable of leaving the abusive situation. BWS afflicted women feel fearful‚ weak‚ and more often remain with their abuser with the hope that he/she will stop hurting her. However‚ this
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saved if they can be warned to take shelter and if that shelter is available” (John F. Kennedy). In the midst of the Cold War‚ the 1950s and 1960s were often a time of great fear‚ a fear of a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union upon the USA. JFK notes that families can be saved if the seek refuge in a shelter in the event of a nuclear attack‚ and in fact‚ that is what most families began to do. During the 50s and 60s many middle class families built bomb shelters in order to protect themselves and
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liberation movement of the 1960’s Imagine what the life of a woman was before the 1960’s. The life that she had called her own was beyond far from perfect‚ and this was just behind closed doors. These ladies were denied of what basic rights they had‚ they were then trapped in a home that they created not just for themselves‚ but also for their family‚ and not to even mention the discrimination that they faced in the workplace. Then‚ here come the 1960’s in full swing‚ these women could then have a say in
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opinion in the 1960’s‚ where women were house wives and did nothing else but "clean the house for hours or rearrange the flowers". This already is not typical of women today. Women today have jobs and are independent. Women in those days were portrayed as staying at home and being a homemaker. They cleaned the house‚ washed the clothes and dishes‚ did the cooking‚ and took care of the kids when they got home from school or when they stayed home from school for being sick. Women also did most of the
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Women in the 1920’s Before the war‚ women in society were quiet‚ polite and modest. In the 1920’s women changed dramatically‚ they appeared wearing short sporting skirts‚ short haircuts‚ smoking frequently swearing and also riding motorcycles. Once the soldiers had left for war‚ the women left behind emerged from their houses to fill the jobs of the men to support the armed forces. The movement from home to work force led to the creation of the new 1920’s woman. Although the women had started
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For my project‚ I decided to visit a homeless shelter and eat at the Soup kitchen. Me and one of my close friends visited The Bridge homeless center last weekend to see how it worked and operated. When we arrived 10 minutes before noon and the line was all the way out the door and almost in the street. I was just in such a shock to see so many homeless people right here in my community. I stood in line for at least 30 minutes waiting to receive my meal. While waiting I just watched and evaluated
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“Two Similar Women of The 1800’s” During the time of the 1800’s women did not have many rights. Their main obligation in life was to marry young and take care of the house and the children‚ while the husband did all the physical things such as work and bring in an income. Women had very few rights during this time. It was almost like they were ruled by a man‚ that man being their husband. Although‚ in love with this man or just living the life of that era‚ they could not speak for themselves and
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Over time‚ Latin American women have developed freedom and their own place in society. However‚ in the 1950’s things were drastically different. Their husbands had authority‚ also known as machismo‚ and they were not allowed to take charge. After the feminist movement‚ Latin American women became more capable of holding power. They started to take on the challenge of the work force and balance other responsibilities. In the 1950’s women were brought up to believe that they are strong leaders passing
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Violence against women (VAW) is an issue that‚ for many years‚ was widely unrecognized. However‚ the rise of the feminist movement in the 1970’s brought this issue back to the forefront of public policy. While the first wave of feminism focused on topics such as women’s suffrage and the right to vote‚ this second wave expanded to topics concerning sexuality‚ legal inequalities‚ and reproductive rights. Women were openly discussing their life experiences and bringing attention to these barriers (Mallicoat
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ones‚ and to limit change.” That was what many believed the women before the 1920’s “Flapper” era was believed to be‚ women who held traditional values and ones who were not valued as much as men second class citizens if you will. These women were not allowed to vote‚ had very poor paying jobs‚ were not able to be sexual beings and explore their sexual freedom. That changed in the year 1920. The 19th amendment granted the right for women to vote‚ the nation’s economy started to boom‚ the automobile
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