outside the school; first factor is the impact of feminism and the decline of patriarchy. Since 1960s‚ the feminist movement has challenged the traditional stereotype of a women’s role only as mother and housewife‚ which was subordinate to her breadwinner husband. This raised women’s expectations and self-esteem‚ as well as affected girls’ self-image and ambitions with regard to the family and careers – this may explain girls’ improvement in educational achievement and boys’ underachievement‚ not
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always been the ones who have been the breadwinners of the family. Cavemen would go out to hunt for food‚ while their wives would stay at home and look after the children. However‚ in our modern day‚ gone are the times when women were only good for cooking and child-bearing. Education has allowed women to surge to greater heights‚ not only in the working world but at home as well. Most men can no longer claim superiority over women based on being the sole breadwinner‚ and now‚ women play an equally important
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1. Between the years 1950 and 1970‚ wages increased significantly allowing most families to achieve the then ideal of a male-breadwinner‚ single income household. Beginning in the 1970s there was an enormous economic shift in the United States. Going from a manufacturing based economy to a service based economy there was a large change in the types of jobs now available to men as more opportunities for women and those with higher education. The level of education an individual received now largely
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Society continuously changes over time‚ and the stereotypes about men and women lag behind. The human history has witnessed great women such as Margaret Thatcher‚ the first Prime Minister of the UK and Hillary Clinton‚ the powerful Minister of Foreign Affairs of U.S.A. In fact‚ men and women have become more equal today; hence‚ I disagree with the statement “Men and women are‚ and always will be‚ different in the way they behave and are treated”. To begin with‚ men and women have many things in
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today those expectations have changed since the 50’s‚ for the better. During the 1950’s men and women were viewed contrastively different‚ as males had the upperhand in society‚ and they were both expected to do different things. The men were the breadwinners‚ for example Holden’s father‚ who works as a corporation lawyer (pg.107&172) and Mr. Spencer and Mr. Antolini‚ who both worked as teachers. But we don’t get to see what their wives work as‚ and considering the times‚ they most likely didn’t work
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Parvana’s life in Afghanistan In “The Breadwinner” Parvana’s rights are being violated. She has the right to go to school and get an education. She has the right to go to court to defend people. She has the right to freedom and many other rights‚ but nearly all of her rights are being violated by the Taliban. I wonder how Parvana deals with it? This essay will be about some of the rights that are violated in Afghanistan‚ the right for an education‚ the right to go to court and the right for freedom
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belonging to men The traditional male role has seen significant changes in the family unit‚ society and personally. In the past men were the sole breadwinners and they were left with the task of bringing home the money. It was their job to be financially sound so as to take care of their family’s needs. Being the sole breadwinner‚ it was the men who made all the major decisions in the home. Women on the other hand were left with the daunting task of being homemakers and taking care of
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Family (24 Marks) Marxists believe that the nuclear family is dominant in Society. They see the family in the classic way and they all perform essential functions and do a lot of things for each other and stick to the classic roles of the man is the breadwinner where he goes out and makes all the money to supply for the family‚ the mother does the house work but still earns money to supply for the family and looks after the children etc‚ the traditional family sort of lifestyle. Marxists believe that the
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I received a call from a Deputy Sherriff in Endora reporting the repeated dangerous activities involving the minor child‚ Arnie Grape. In my role‚ I must assess not only the actions of the minor‚ but I must also assess the living conditions (i.e. family ‚ home‚ siblings‚ etc.) and make a recommendation for the child’s future supervision and appropriate sustained support for the family in-residence with the minor. Client: Arnie Grape (Primary) – Caucasian‚ 17 years old soon to be 18 years old
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little sister‚ she has been the breadwinner of the family since her father died in a mine explosion. Most of the men in the district 12 works in the mines and it is a very dangerous job. Katniss’ father died when she was 11 and she gets some nightmares about him 5 years after. Katniss is going to the woods‚ where her best friend Gale waits‚ they are hunting partners and they are very much in the same situation with their families. They are both the breadwinners of their families and they have
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