supported the feminist’ view‚ that men and women are equal. When analyzing Book V of Plato’s Republic‚ many people argue as to whether or not Plato can be considered to be the ‘first feminist’. Martha Nussbaum claims that Plato is the ‘first feminist’. This essay will explore Book V of Plato’s Republic and will provide evidence to prove Martha Nussbaum’s claim that Plato is the first feminist. Firstly‚ what is a feminist? According to the oxford advanced learners dictionary‚ a feminist is “a person
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“Gender” and the Importance of “The Social Construction of Gender.” Gender is an individual ’s natural sense of themselves existing as a male or female‚ which may hold opposing views from their biological sex. I believe sex and gender are two terms used interchangeably. Sex implies the biological characteristics among females and males. Whereas gender implies the social qualities connected with being a female or male. As Lorber states‚ “I am arguing that bodies differ physiologically‚ but they
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understanding of terms such as health‚ ill-health‚ illness‚ disease‚ mental health and disability defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO). This essay will use data to describe inequalities in health and care. It will include the Black Report (1980) and the Acheson Report (1989) to highlight health and social inequalities in Britain. The social model says there’s more to disease than physical symptoms. The social model looks outwards from the individual to the environmental and social factors which
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Colonialism and Inequality 1. What institutions were created by Latin American colonial governments to maintain control over subjugated peoples? Discuss at least two: Two of the institutions that were created by the Latin colonial governments to maintain control over subjugated peoples were the Encomeienda system and the Council of the Indies. The Enomienda system were rights granted to the earlier conquistador. It granted the labor of a group of Indians to an individual Spainaird. It allowed
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directly caused by criminal conduct (Cps.gov.uk‚ 2014). The following essay will be focusing on both positivist and feminist views of victims and to be more specific‚ the victims of rape. The criminal act of rape is defined as forced penetration of the mouth‚ vagina or anus by a penis with no consent (Sexual Offences Act‚ 2003)‚ meaning that‚ by law‚ only men can rape. Positivism is an approach that dates back to the nineteenth century‚ and which focuses on biological‚ psychological and sociological causes
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Food Inequality between Developed and Developing Countries Introduction These days‚ any domestic problems tend to be connected with or caused by reasons coming from outside abroad. Among those globalized issues‚ one of the serious issues is the theme of food security. According to FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)‚ the outlook for the global cereal supply in the 2011/12 marketing season has improved the following positive production. However‚ the impact on global food security remains
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Inequalities in health exist‚ whether measured in terms of mortality‚ life expectancy or health status; whether categorised by socioeconomic measures or by ethnic group or gender. Recent efforts to compare the level and nature of health inequalities in international terms indicate that Britain is generally around the middle of comparable western countries‚ depending on the socioeconomic and inequality indicators used. Although in general disadvantage is associated with worse health‚ the patterns
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If men and women could get beyond the fundamental biases they inherit from the past and actually understand what females are capable of then maybe they would see the need for a feminist platform that empowers women. To many‚ women may seem emotional beings‚ not capable of making sound decisions‚ but females are caregivers; they may well care more about a society’s well-being than men do. Men are more into being on top of the hierarchy and gaining power over others. This has led to such disasters
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Discuss the presentation of Cathy in the novel. To what extent does she conform to the nineteenth century ideal of femininity. Cathy is presented in the novel as a very wild character from a very young age. She has a wild‚ passionate character and this is evident from the start. She is said to have been ‘hardly six years old but she could ride any horse in the stable and chose a whip.’ This is very challenging of Victorian ideals of femininity at that time. In Victorian society young girls where
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one of the few women that are actually not in favor of it. During the 1950 ’s women did not work nor did they in any way contribute to the success of the United States. Men preformed all the dirty work and because of the The Significance of the Feminist Movement Feminism is the belief in the social‚ political‚ and economic equality of the sexes. As we take a look back at history‚ women and men were never thought of as "equals." When compared to the strong‚ dominant male‚ females were often
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