Essays on Roles

Gender Roles

Undeniably, besides age, gender is one of the general aspects on which the differences in status are based. Gender is a social creation which details the culturally and socially laid down roles that are followed by women and men. Arguably, our thinking is marks the final product of socialization. From the time of birth, we are being moulded to fit to what the society expects us to be. Moreover, it is through the process of socialization that we come to discover what is appropriate as well as inappropriate for both genders. “Gender roles” is a ...

Gender is a social construct and depends on the context in which it is created, but it is also a dynamic system that experiences changes, despite the resistance that often clings to traditional norms and gender roles. A review and comparison of gender roles in India and the US reveals how the oriental culture and western culture share certain similarities when defining male and female gender roles. However, it also shows how certain cultural aspects, such as religion, can affect the structure of gender in different cultures. For example, India also recognizes alternative gender roles, which are not recognized ...

Psychology is a complex subject, often coinciding with constructs of sociology. Many psychologists have lent their theories to sociology in an effort to explain how units of people bind together and why people act the way they do. One unit in particular is a family, and the roles they fill are sometimes known as gender roles. Sigmund Freud has very precise views on gender roles, sexuality, and how it impacted the family unit. For example, Freud believed that women lived in constant envy of men. Erik Erikson also had theories on gender roles, beginning in childhood, involved role confusion. ...

Introduction

Women as caregivers is a significant issue because it has been hypothesized by many scholars that the stress associated with multiple roles can be conducive to physical and mental health problems. However, this is a controversial topic because they are some experts who contend that benefits are gained with this additional responsibility. There appears to be a myriad of literature that places emphasis on the stress of women engaging in multiple roles.
Women have always been considered responsible for domestic chores. parenting and in some instances caring for elderly parents. A few decades ago women were not required to ...

- Self Analysis
It is difficult to talk about oneself without appearing either too judgmental or too self-serving, but it is important to find a balance for the purpose of the discussion of self-analysis. I consider myself a conceptual person. I have always enjoyed working with ideas to achieve more efficient productivity, to work smarter not harder, and to see problems as they fit into the larger context of projects or ideal states. The corresponding roles to someone like me include creator and linker.
Realizing that this observation is self-perception, which is prone to number biases or blinders, I ...

Employability and Developing the Self

In the current times, college and university graduates experience a shortcut of employment opportunities, which, according to labor market analysts is generated by both the economic condition but also by the lack of preparedness of the graduates for the available positions (Rao, 2010; Yorke, 2004). The preparedness for getting an employment, securing it and moving ahead to new employments based on deployed skills implies possessing a set of skills, attributes or personal competences, which define the employability (Perozzi, 2009; Yorke, 2004).
Rao (2010) suggests that the employability reflects the graduates’ soft skills, rather than their hard skills, observing that ...

Introduction

Many are unaware that the Media has always had a vital role when it comes to the representation of various groups in the society, but television, as the most general medium, plays an important position in shaping and representing attitudes. Promotion, as one of the television genres, is considered to be a very prominent discourse kind in almost all modern societies (Cook, 2005). Furthermore to data concerning products and services, it concepts a secondary discourse in regards to society and power and also the relations. Gender relations are looked at one of the secondary discourses that ads create. The ...

China and India are the two biggest single countries with highest population in the world. Like any other country in Asia, the two countries are characterized by the rich cultures that have been clearly defined over centuries of traditional allocation of roles by gender. The women and men in the two societies have been assigned defined roles that are similar in some aspects while in some parts, the roles are quite different. The two cultures have had conspicuous role allocations that historically are defined by scholars and thinkers alike. The main question of this essay is what are the ...

Group dynamics creates solid and cohesive relationships within organizations or social friendship circles. In a social circle, each person has their respective skill sets and attitudes that make themselves stand out. It is not enough for any group just to know each other, and it is not enough for them to have their ways. Otherwise, then that specific group could be possibly be dancing with two left feet. What does this necessarily mean? Individuals within groups must know their strengths and weaknesses, in a way that friends and colleagues could use their assets to help one another. Hence, giving ...

Introduction

Human resource development is a component of human resource management that exclusively deals with the training as well as the development of employees. This process includes offering training to an employee after or he, or she has been hired, availing opportunities to learn and acquire new skills, dispensing resources that are valuable when it comes to employees tasks as well as any other development activities. In recent years, HRD has expanded far beyond its traditional roles as well as its definition. Human resources are the greatest assets of an organization and the recognition of this fact has essentially increased ...

The four main developmental stages of psychological development are childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. Adolescence is a form of transition from childhood to adulthood, and it is the most confusing developmental stage because people begin to question and discover their personal identity, social identity, and social roles. Adolescence is a stage of development during which people develop objectives, values, and beliefs which will serve as their principles and guidelines during adulthood. However, building an identity does not have to necessarily end with adolescence, and suppressed or false identity issues can arise at any point during adulthood. Although people ...

Use of Video Games among the Youth

Introduction
The exercise of video games has been on the rise with the increased use of computers and the internet. Video games have grown to form one of the most popular entertainment industries in North America. The sale of entertainment software in North America grew by 3.4%. There is a growing concern of the use of video games amongst the youth. Majority of the video game enthusiasts are aged between 6-17 years. The growing use of video games raised concern amongst researchers. There is the concern of the content that video games have on teenagers. Also there is a ...

Nurses in advanced roles apply “an expanded range of practical, theoretical, and research-based competencies to phenomena” (Barker, 2009, p.19) within specialized areas of nursing. Advanced roles include nurse practitioner, nurse educator, nurse informaticist, and nurse administrator. Each role is distinct yet all roles share similarities in the areas of clinical practice, primary care, education, administration, and research. This assumption is explored by comparing and contrasting the different roles. A good background on advanced nursing roles assists in situating this student’s own role as family nurse practitioner. Henceforth, it becomes easier to analyze this specific role in terms of ...

Introduction

The 20th century is the time period from January 1st 1901 to December 31st 2000. It was an era that was wrought with all kinds of discrimination – whether it was of race or sex. Europe in that time had gender roles that they abided by as the society via religion, norms and traditions stated the roles that felt suited men and women. The 20th century Europe was patriarchal as it delegated feminist roles to the women and masculine roles to the men. Women were seen as been unable to handle the same duties as men as they were believed ...

Project Scope

This paper will establish the various gender roles in some of the popular Disney movies according to the portrayed male and the female characteristics in these movies.

Introduction

The roles of gender in most of the Disney popular movies have been well defined although with a lot of biasness. Most of these movies have brought out the roles of gender to be very unrealistic and the Disney characters have also remained to be very popular amongst the millions of children who are inspired by such movies. Such movies may inspire the roles of a specific gender, the ideals and values, ...

Nurses have a moral obligation to protect a client from slander by withholding personal information concerning the illness itself or any other known social problems, which may be assessed or diagnosed. Information must only be shared or discussed among staff members if it is associated directly with a nursing intervention. ‘The nurse has a moral obligation to do good, and the patient has a right to expect that he or she will derive some benefit from that good.’ (Legal Issues ...

Marital roles or gender roles are attitudes, values, behaviors that a particular group of people belief is appropriate for the women and men of that particular community. Gender roles have an important significance in the society as it was back in the days. These roles determine what is expected of a man or a woman in a home and the society at large. In the past men were considered bread winners and were expected to do the hard tasks lawn mowing, taking out trash, maintenance while women did the lighter chores; which included taking care of the home, mending ...

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Groups of people have merged over the years and in turn formed societies in which they interact and live together. In said societies, the implementation of principles is ideal to ensure cohesion among the people and the peaceful existence in given areas. While it is possible to generate said principles within a given jurisdiction, outside forces can influence the societal functions and beliefs from the family unit to the highest level that in this case is the state. One such set of ideologies that can affect the functions of a given ...

Representations of Key Social Traits Modern Family

The new sitcom “Modern Family” that has won several awards made its debut in the United States September 2009 ("About the show,"). The show revolves around three families, a traditional family, a mixed marriage, and a gay couple, that interact with one another throughout the course of each episode. Reasonably, Modern Family can be described as “modern” since these families are interrelated, but the producers seem to be trying to communicate a combination of new and traditional elements as well. The title of the sitcom is misleading, which becomes apparent by taking a deeper look within the structure of ...

Introduction

Primary health care refers to the medical care that a patient receives on the very first interaction with any system that provides health care. This medical care is provided by a nurse, a doctor or anybody with ideal medical practice. Nurses working in primary health care have general medical training or have been trained to do general work in any doctor‘s room. Other than having a certificate of medical practice such nurses would also require a certificate in basic life support. This paper examines the roles of various service providers in Primary Health Care and further illustrates their general contribution to the overall service delivery in PHC. ...

INTRODUCTION.

Motivation is the process that initiates, guides, and maintains behaviors that are goal-oriented. It is a biological, social, emotional, or cognitive process of causing individuals to act. It is an internal process that makes an individual act towards achieving a goal (THOMAS, 2002). Motivation can be described as the reason as to why most individual work or perform some acts. Like intelligence, motivation cannot be observed but can be inferred by noting or observing a person’s behavior (HERZBERG et al, 1993). It can be described as the process that explains an individual’s direction, intensity, and persistence of ...

Abstract

Sociology focuses on the study of human relations. It is a study directed towards the behavior of an individual to others and behavior of groups. Understanding on the nature of the society primarily depends on the nature of these interrelationships. Sociology relies on sociological perspectives and theories to explain on social phenomena. These theories emerged within the changing societies. They tend to explain comprehensively a given social phenomena.

The society establishes social institutions to carry out specialized functions. The operation of these social institutions is highly influenced by the sociological perspective held by majority of its ...

Introduction

The police force is one of the most significant organizations in the society. They represent the government as they interact with and help citizens in need, danger or difficulty. It is the most interactive, accessible and dynamic organization in the society. The police have varied roles in the society; the organization divides into various segments, each with its outlined roles and duties (Wells & Falcone, 2005). Many people view roles of the police as; leadership in police safety, solving technical and social problems for citizens, possession on discretion, and helping in dangerous and hostile environments. This is a general view ...

Introduction

Organizations always work hard for the economic prosperity and expansion, and there are certain aspects that are deemed to be important and vital for an organization. There are numerous departments, which usually work in an organization and the name of Human Resources (HR) department is one of them.
Apart from the Hiring and Firing of employees, HR department is also held responsible for managing the needs of their employees in a broad nutshell . HR department has the guts and ability from which they can manage their workforce accordingly, and can use them for the long term economic prosperity of ...

Gender roles are the differentiated social and behavioral norms that are associated with individuals of a particular sex. Social and cultural factors assume a central position in defining gender roles. This is mainly in terms of interpersonal relationship and personality of a person, meaning that the level of socialization is highly dependent on the biological and physiological differences. Gender roles differ in reference to cultural and historical context. The society expresses the idea of gender identity in terms masculinity, femininity and variant genders or a gender-neutral behavior, clothing, hairstyle and body characteristics. This paper analyzes the impacts of macro ...

For a long time, American women have been restricted from armor, infantry, artillery as well as other combat roles in the military. However, they have found themselves frequently in combat in Afghanistan as well as Iraq. Serving in combat positions in the military has remained crucial to the advancement of one’s career. For a long time, women have claimed that by failing to recognize their actual service, the U.S military has held them back unfairly. Over years, women have expressed their desire to serve in combat roles in the armed forces and urged the government as well as ...

Introduction

What are we going to do on our paper? A broad map of what we are going to do with this paper is that we are going to look at three different premises found in a sentence and look at the conclusion it’s going to have. In this, the first premise is; in order to have a purpose, something must be intended to play a certain role. The first premise contains two more premises, which leads up to the conclusion. The second premise that comes from the first premise is; for a certain role to be played by ...

A married couple views the gender role as less important in their marriage, but the society represents the roles of gender in marriage as a great consideration. There are a variety of roles for male and female after marriage and it is difficult to specifically define a role for the gender as it is traditionally defined; though there are cultural differences. The gender roles in a marriage are substantial, because over the years of marriage it becomes a team work to raise the family and understand the values of each other, and the life of a married couple does ...

The play Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen was among the first works of literature to seriously take on issues affecting our modern society at a realistic perspective. The play paints characters and situations in the same way that they would be happening in the real life. The major character, Nora, has been portrayed as neither a protagonist nor an antagonist, but as one who has both enviable characteristics as well as numerous flaws; just like any real person’s character traits would be described. Her husband, Torvald has also been depicted as a complex character who cannot be ...

Introduction

Advanced Practice Nurses are licensed and registered nurses with graduate level education who have various roles such as directing care for patients and communities, administration of health care institutes, policy formulation and implementation. APNs are specialized in various fields such as Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Nurse Practitioners (NP), Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP), certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), and certified nurse midwife (CNM). The roles of ANPs differ by the field of specialization but can largely be divided in to traditional nursing roles and enacted roles (White et al., 2008). In this essay, the roles of FNP, CRNA, and CNM ...

The role of the sexes is the one of the foundation by which the stakes of societies are developed and also develops the course of civilization that forms an integral part of the society. In a global perspective, the roles played by woman and a man in different societies are subjective to different factors. These factors include the difference in culture, religion, historical beliefs, climate, experiences, region and experiences. Therefore, sex roles can well be described as the responsibility portrayed by a person respective to such factors depending on the living situation. For instance men are involved in physically ...

Introduction

The status, roles and lives of women have been changing from pre history. At the begging, women were equivalent to men in all ways, except taking care of the households. This gave both of them the same value in the society. Since pre history was a period of hunting and gathering, the social distinction of wealth and property did not exist. Every member of the family contributed towards the survival of the community. For example, men went hunting for large animals while women collected fruits, nuts and roots making them rely on each other. The society also encouraged equality ...

1: Data to decipher challenges between the cross functional groups

Cross functional groups means a group of people who have diverse functional expertise and aim at achieving a common objective. The cross functional group may be made of people from various departments like operations, finance, human resource and marketing. Essentially all employees of an organization are included in this set up. In some situations members may come from outside an organization particularly from major customers, suppliers, and consultants.
Most cross functional groups are self directed- that is they simultaneously respond to a particular issue which may not be specific. The degree of freedom of decision making depends on the ...

Introduction

The modern times and the increased participation of women in the labour market formulate a consistent discourse for gender equality that shapes the social, economic, political, legal and technological spheres across the world. The prevalence of the feminist discourse currently focuses on equal organizational opportunities between men and women in the workplace, targeting equal payment and equal career development opportunities. Although women work shoulder to shoulder with their men counterparts in public and private companies, there are still visible discrepancies, mostly related to the leadership positions, which are still considered more suitable for men, since they are dominating the ...

Interactions between the Environment, Technology, and Human Resources in the Organisation

Introduction
Casual Togs faces the challenge of establishing advantage in a highly competitive environment amidst the various problems and issues that affect the company’s operations, performance, and outcomes. Henceforth, this discussion is an analysis of Casual Togs’ circumstances based on developments in the external environment and tensions within the internal environment. This discussion also explores other aspects of the organisation such as issues concerning technology and human resources.
The objective of analysing Casual Togs is to determine the interactions between the environment, technology, and human resources in the organisation that affect management and organisational performance. Doing so would ...

Preparation for advanced practice enables nurses to specialize in clinical and non-clinical roles. Those who opt to become nurse educators develop expertise in teaching. Nurse administrators specialize in the leadership and management of an organization. On the other hand, nurse practitioners focus on providing primary and acute care. A good understanding of how the competencies are parallel or different in concept and implementation promotes a better appreciation of the various advanced nursing roles.
Core Competencies of Clinical and Non-clinical Advanced Roles
There are similarities in the clinical and non-clinical competencies of nurse educators, nurse practitioners, and nurse administrators. They ...

The Flip Side series of short movies (up to four minutes per movie) directed by Jay Diaz is a fine demonstrator of gender roles and how they are applied in societies. It shows the life of five couples, in everyday instances, like going camping, celebrating a birthday, and watching a football game, and how each gender performs and thinks in the workplace, vacation, and clubbing, among others. Parenting and dating are also showcased. The exciting part of the series is that roles are completely reversed, and men appear more emotional, sensitive, and having acquired all traits and attributes that ...

Confucianism is a philosophical system that deals with interest, ethics, achievements and attitudes of human beings. It was developed by Mencius from the teachings of Confucius, a Chinese philosopher and educator. Confucianism was developed to streamline the transcendent ideals, the social values and institutions of the Chinese society. Over the generations, it has acted as a guide and measure of the ways of life of the Chinese people.
In keeping with Goldin (2011), Confucianism has brought harmony in the social life of individuals. Through it, individuals are able to understand their place in the natural order which helps them ...

There were various biases in the history of human civilisation. People were judged and differentiated on the basis of their skin colour, sex, face features, height, cultural differences, even age and accent. Although the contemporary civilisation is based on the principles of democracy and the supremacy of human rights, various biases still exist. On the other hand, unlike before, they are not based only on human differences but also on perception of these differences in diverse cultures. In this regard, the actual differences become biased by a particular historical context. In other words, issues like race tolerance and gender ...

It is of paramount importance to first distinguish between gender and sex. Gender is basically that inner feeling of being either male or female, while sex can be defined as the groupings of species of living things in two categories that are often perceived to be genetically or biologically composed. In nearly every social phenomenal, gender differences are seen to exist from the time of birth where gender expectations could in a major way influence girls and boy's treatment. Psychologists say that gender expectations could somewhat commence before birth with the expected baby’s parents, friends and relatives picking ...

“All your words are but to say: you are a woman, and your part is in the house.”

̴ J.R.R. Tolkien, the Return of the King

Introduction

Media has played an important role in conditioning and shaping the mind of the people in the society. The different forms of social media groomed the perception of individuals regarding many ideologies. One of these ideologies includes the role that men and women play in the society. Social analysts and psychologists call this as gender role.
Gender role distinguishes men and women according to the set of standards that the society assigns . Usually, these set of standards varies depending on culture. However, a common denominator to this is the influence that media ...

Functionalism, conflict theory, and interactionism are the most fundamental theories that explain the mechanics behind social processes and outcomes. While most people choose to agree with and follow a single theory, it is evident that observing a single institution from multiple viewpoints may result in different conclusions. Therefore, when investigating the family as a social institution, its internal interactions, and individual roles, a researcher should use all theories without prejudice to reach an unbiased conclusion. Only when all theories are used, it is possible to utilize the strengths each theory has to offer and compensate for the weaknesses of ...

Is it a boy or a girl? The life of a person begins with this most common question by everyone. Sex, a biological and psychological characteristic determines whether the new born is a male or a female and on the basis of sex the concept of masculinity and femininity is built, that refers to the roles, anticipations, manners and activities in the society which is called as Gender. Although many people use the words sex and gender interchangeably, the two terms do not have the same meaning, sex is a biological concept and gender is a ...

This is a quantitative study using descriptive statistics on principals’ perceptions of the role of speech pathologists in elementary schools. The project will involve interviews with principals from traditional public schools. The researcher will transcribe the interviews and use descriptive statistics to look for common strands in the principals’ perceptions. The study will be organized around a description of the speech pathologist’s role, personal attributes needed for the job of the principal and the speech language pathologist, and support given to principals by the special education department. ...

In today's comparatively progressive society, the value of established and traditional gender roles are increasingly being reviewed and investigated. Given the long-running activities, rights and perceptions attributed to women over the past several centuries, it is not hard to believe that these traditional roles for women (which are typically subservient to men) are often ardently defended. From the Latino fixture of the quinceanera, to the rampant stigmatization of women's weight, it is clear that women have certain expectations placed upon them that are reinforced by the society around us - women are supposed to go out and find a ...

Personal leadership Development Plan

Personal leadership involves a person’s leadership qualities ion solving problems related to leadership. The person evaluates oneself to determine the probability of succeeding as a leader. The process usually involves use of personal leadership skills and managerial skills to succeed.
In the process of presenting my personal leadership development plan, I wish to present both my strong points as well as the weaknesses in leadership. In the paper, I will adequately cover the strengths in leadership and expound more on the weaknesses. The paper will further cover the aspect of factors that contribute to the leadership flaws in ...

Abstract

The family, as an important social institution, has formed the foundations of life for many centuries are exposed to all sorts of change based on dramatic events in the society. Undeniably, changes within the environment have played a major role in altering the normal functioning of the family. Simply put, change is a ubiquitous aspect in society and hence, it should be expected in any facet or level. Transformations and changes within the family are evident in areas such as occupation, fertility, childbearing, divorce, separation, family relationships among others. This paper supports the idea that change within the family ...

Introduction

Specialists in nursing have existed since early 1900s with nurse anesthetics and nurse midwives having been the pioneers. They lay formative foundations in early 20th century for advanced nursing practice. The roles of advanced nurses have not been clear historically. There was and still there is a lack of clarity in roles of different advanced nurses. This paper delineates the roles of clinical nurse specialist and nurse practitioners.

Nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists are two of advanced practice nurses with nurse midwives and nurse anesthetists constituting the rest. Clinical nurse specialists provide care in a wide range ...

Introduction

Different members of the family have different responsibilities, which, in most cases, are socially construed. Responsibility comes with duties that an individual is supposed to perform. At times, such duties depend on the gender that one belongs to. All societies have behavioral and sociological norms that a society deems appropriate to be performed by different individuals of the family depending on the gender they belong to. This is called gender roles, and they differ from society to society, depending on the values they attach to the genders. Gender roles in the family and responsibilities depend on traditions and culture ...

The Role of Stereotypes, as Portrayed in the Mass Media and the Impact on Youth Behavior

The society plays a significant role in shaping and building attitudes and behaviors of individuals who form part of it. Individuals are bombarded with information and ideas from all corners of the universe that influence their way of thinking, and also play a domineering role in shaping attitudes, and beliefs. In the past, these influences came from sources such as family, community, and schools. On the contrary, today, the aforementioned institutional influence has declined as the society transforms into a more advanced technological and information age. The development of mass media in the society has caused an imperative change ...

Introduction

It is very important to manage time effectively in order to succeed in whatever we do. This paper describes in detail about the four ‘main roles’ that I had shortlisted from my “Who Am I” exercise. The roles that I have selected define what I stand for and what I intend to become. The roles that I indentified were: 1. being a Man 2. A fighter. 3. Student of life. 4. Manager 5. Miscellaneous. I then defined 3 ‘Big rocks’ that were the major consumers of my time and items that must be completed to succeed in the above ...

Abstract

Gender stereotypes in children is a common phenomenon that is instigated by the environmental conditions, especially social institutions such as schools, family, and religious institutions. The family is the basic socialization agent. However, all these social institutions categorize children into gender-based categories. Nevertheless, despite the widespread use of such initiatives to categorize individuals on gender basis, there has been little research to establish the causes of gender stereotypes in children.
This research study hypothesized that, based on the cognitive development and environmental learning theory, environmental and cognitive factors interact to determine the gender stereotype and gender roles in children. ...

The Supreme Court is the highest federal court that is entitled to giving judicial Powers to the nation especially in the United States. It was established through the Judiciary Act of 1789 and formally received recognition in 1790. The Supreme Court receives recognition in Article III of the Constitution. This essential aspect of the judicial system ensures that various functions are fulfilled accordingly. These functions include: put in place proper procedures and rules for the federal courts and acting as the interpreter of the states and federal law. The Supreme Court comprises of a chief justice and other eight ...

- Human resource projects represent specific organizational processes, which structure the roles and responsibilities of the human resources responsible, elaborating on how each function should contribute to reaching the projects’ goals and objectives. Although the roles of HR responsible are varied, depending on the projects’ needs, there are common roles that in general human resource projects include, such as: being a strategic business partner, a change agent, an administrative expert and of course, an employee advocate (CIPD, 2006).
The strategic partner role implies managing the strategic resources and the functions of this role refer to aligning HR and the ...

Question 1

The world and family roles have transformed in the past few years, and globalization is spreading. Initially, a woman’s place was in the kitchen, cooking, cleaning or catering for her family. In the middle class family, a woman’s traditional roles were mostly cut out and explicitly explained. On the other hand, the role of the man was simply to provide for the family. However, economics, access to education and globalization are among some of the factors that have led to the transformation of this situation. Women now seem to perform both the traditional feminine roles and the ...

Does A Two Parent or a Single Parent Household Have a Greater Influence over a Child’s Development?

Does a two parent or a single parent household have a greater influence over a child’s development?
Introduction
Every parent has the desire to raise happy, healthy, and successful children of good character. A child is also born of parents from two different sexes. The parents are usually the pillar and symbol of success. Among a myriad of other environmental factors, studies have shown that the type of household affects a child’s general development. On average, findings in various researches depict consistent evidence that a child develops better in a household with two parents from either gender. ...

ABSTRACT

The roles of women have been changing in the recent past. Women have formed movements that advocate for their rights in an effort to make the competitive like their male counterparts. The methodology aims to describe the ways in which the research has been conducted and the modes of data collection and analysis. The methods used are describe as observation, sample surveys and interviewing and administration of questionnaires The findings of the research were documented to make authentic conclusions and decisions from the study.
1. INTRODUCTION 3
2. METHODOLOGY 3
a) Study area 3
b) Data collection 3
c) ...

Arguably, men and women have always had some sort of difference. This implies that despite the struggle to implement policies that boost gender equality, there would be some difference. As a matter of fact, every society expects behaviors and attitudes of girls and boys to be different. Even before a child is born it is clear that he/she has a distinguishable characteristic that is caused by gender. As the child grows, he/she undergoes socialization based on gender. In fact, this socialization process is asserted to affect individual later in life. Research shows that societies have ascertained gender roles based ...

Gender Fluidity is Sound

Gender Fluidity is Sound

Perhaps gender fluidity provides a mirror image of repeated violation on societal definitions on gender traits. As Linda Stein argued in her art exhibitions, the society is in a state of constant change concerning the ways of defining gender (Penn-Goetsch, 2010). For many years, human roles and behaviors have been defined based on gender lines, and this has been a great influence in determining human interactions and perceptions of being male or female. Gender fluidity makes it possible for individuals to convey flexible and wide ranges of behaviors and interests that may change from time ...

1. Positive effects of conflict may include:
a. closer examination of issues that might otherwise be avoided
b. a healthier, more satisfying relationship
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
2. Quincy almost always backs down from any conflict. His friends call him a human doormat because he lets other people walk all over him. Quincy's conflict style can best be described as
a. accommodating
b. competing
c. collaborating
d. compromising
3. Harriet and Maynard cannot decide on which movie to go to. Harriet wants to see the new action movie and Maynard wants to see ...