supposed to meet until wedding (arranged marriage). Women are needed as public workers in industries Marriage Law of 1950 The very first law promulgated by the People’s Republic of China (1949) Abolished arranged marriage Abolished polygamy Right to divorce: - 214‚000 cases of divorce in 1986 1‚665‚000 cases in 2004 Maoist era (1949-1976) Penetration of state into society -sweeping mass campaigns Transformation of “feudal” social customs -established new loyalty
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AP Government and Politics Summer Assignment McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) (1) Constitutional Question: Does the Congress of the United States have the power‚ under Article I‚ Section 8‚ of the Constitution; have the authority to constitute a national bank even though that power is not explicitly enumerated within the Constitution? Did Article VI’s National Supremacy Clause forbid State taxes on federal doings or was the Maryland tax law statutory? Article I‚ Section 8‚ Clause (Necessary
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reformation. Mormonism ● The church of the latterDay Saints‚ know as the Mormons‚was founded in 1830 in upstate New York by Joseph Smith. ● Met by hostilely for its unorthodox techniques and practice. ● Most controversial practice was polygamy. Temperance ● Goal of the temperance movement was to limit or even ban the production sale‚ and consumption of alcoholic beverages. ● The temperance movement was especially popular among women. ● Many women were troubled by the large amount of alcohol their husbands drank
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Introduction To Anthropology: Lecture 2 Fifth Subfield of Anthropology: -Applied Anthropology -Public Anthropology -Use of anthropological methods and theories to solve real world problems Rob Borofsky: -Anthropology has the potential to change the world Methods: 1.Field -Anywhere that there is people‚ human behavior or culture 2.Fieldwork -Activities that are done in the field typically with a purpose to answer a research question Arrival Story -Barker’s arrival
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History[edit] After the Meiji Restoration in 1868‚ the concept of human rights and universal suffrage began to take hold in Japan. During the late 19th century‚ the first proponents for women’s rights advocated‚ not for political inclusion or voting rights‚ but for reforms in the patriarchal society oppressing women. Of prime importance to the early feminist movement was the call for women’s education. Policymakers believed that this was imperative to the preservation of the state‚ as it would prepare
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same benefits enjoyed by heterosexual married couples‚ and the concept of “traditional marriage” being defined as one man and one woman is historically inaccurate: given the prevalence of modern and ancient examples of family arrangements based on polygamy‚ communal child-rearing‚ the use of concubines and courtesans and the commonality of prostitution‚ heterosexual monogamy can be considered “unnatural” in evolutionary terms (Procon.org‚ 2013). Another pro to same-sex marriage is that gay marriages
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Point One: How people face such violence and discrimination just because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. People around the world face violence and inequality – and sometimes torture– because of who they love‚ how they look‚ or who they are. Sexual orientation and gender identity are integral aspects of ourselves and should never lead to discrimination or abuse. Gay marriage is protected by the Constitution’s commitments to liberty and equality. The US Supreme Court ruled in 1974’s
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a mystery to the men they were to marry‚ even if it was an arranged marriage between the fathers of the families. In Ancient Greece the fathers also arranged their daughter’s weddings to an ideal suitor. Another similarity that both eras have is polygamy for the men in their marriages. The men of Japan had many wives and their wives would live with her parents. In Ancient Greece the men also had many wives‚ but would travel from house to house to be with the different
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Both primary documents‚ ‘The Letters and Journals of Samuel Marsden’ and ‘Christian Missionaries Oppose Removal‚ 1830’ help describe how race was viewed in early nineteenth century New Zealand and USA. From these documents readers are given a clearer understanding on how the great chain of being theory effected views on race as well as gathering inisght into the white lensed view of missionaries and the reasons behind why civilisation of natives was deemed so important in both New Zealand and USA
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State: laws enacted to control intimate relations Culture: way of life‚ traditions‚ shared practices Race: group of people; socially constructed Ethnicity: group of people who share cultures and practices What is Race? Race as a biological construction “biological race”: view of race that are hereditary. Terms like Black‚ White‚ and Asian. Ancestors determine membership in genetically defined racial group Race as social construction “race” is a vast group of people loosely bounded by historically
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