... The overall proportion of married couples with children among all house holds has dropped from 40.3% in 1970 to 25% in 1996 while the average annual hours for paid employment among married women rose by 30% between 1978 and 1999. Meanwhile the mean age for mothers at first birth climbed ... when real wages declined, the families, to cope with this drop had to significantly increase the hours spent at work - "In 1998, an average middle-income married couple family with children was working 97 weeks and 3885 hours per year from 78 weeks and 3,272 hours in 1979" [Lawrence Michelle and colle...

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... a pistol is not neccessary for a woman to gain respect, and is most definitely not an appropriate way for a woman to protect herself. The average woman does not need a gun due to the following factors: guns owned by civilians actually instigate violence; there would not be enough time in her hectic ... gun is a death wish. That is a simple, impactful, yet truthful statement. One can never be too careful when a gun is in their possession. The average woman in society has children, and every day a child is accidentally killed by a civilian owned handgun. This is not neccessary and anyone ...

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... or unmarried, and their social status. If a woman was married, her position was subservient to that of her husband. The husband provided the income and shelter for his wife and family. Upon marriage a woman could not retain control over any property she had prior to the marriage. Indeed the common law saw man and his wife as one entity, unito caro ... to keep a wife and three children. This judgment only examined the wages of men and disregarded the fact that in some instances women were responsible for the financial maintenance of a family. Around the same time the female wage was fixe...

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... mothers womb, he or she is distinguishable and characterized by gender. The baby is brought home and dressed in clothes that help friends, family and even strangers identify the sex of the child. Baby boys are dressed in blue and baby girls are dressed in pink. The baby ... will begin to develop an identity for his or herself and establish a personality th at reflects their masculinity or femininity. In Nancy Chodorow's essay Family Structure and Feminine Personality she examines the development of gender identity and personality. Except for the stereotypical examples I have given above ...

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... mothers womb, he or she is distinguishable and characterized by gender. The baby is brought home and dressed in clothes that help friends, family and even strangers identify the sex of the child. Baby boys are dressed in blue and baby girls are dressed in pink. The baby ... will begin to develop an identity for his or herself and establish a personality th at reflects their masculinity or femininity. In Nancy Chodorow's essay "Family Structure and Feminine Personality" she examines the development of gender identity and personality. Except for the stereotypical examples I have given abov...

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... old, where the rate rose almost 50 percent. This meant that the participation rates of the females had become more alike with the men. Family status also influenced the female participation rate but later on during 1981 it had a more less affect than in 1971. According to statistics just ... and separated women with children. However single women with young children showed a slight decrease. However the female participation rate is not so much related to family status as today as it was many years ago. During the period of 1971 through 1981 the involvement of married women went through a...

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... more than one-fifth of the Black women in the 15 to 44 age group bore a child. It was no accident of nature that caused the average slave woman to begin motherhood two years before the average white Southern woman. Slaveholders, both men and women, manipulated Black women to have children early and frequently. First they used verbal prodding, then subtle practices ... . Since nonprolific women were sold, childbearing was a way to anchor oneself to a given plantation for an extended period of time and thus maintain enduring relationships with family and friends. Childbirth also secured so...

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INTRODUCTION Many fathers and daughters know very little about one another side from the stereotypic roles they play in the family. Not surprisingly then most movies and television programs also push the father-daughter relationship off to the side or ignore it altogether. If the father is ... participate in the study, and ultimately sixty-one families participated. The families consisted of white middle and upper class families, in which the average age of the father was forty-four and the average age of the mother was forty-one. Each of the adolescents were interviewed by phone, and conduct...

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... ] 4-6. They have 32-35" busts, 22-25" waists and 33-36" hips. "(janeenlee). This is extremely small in comparison to "the average woman (who) is 5'4", a size 12. She has a 37" bust, a 29" waist and 40" hips" (geocities). When an average women views an image of the fashion model she sees "long, slim legs, a flat stomach, and a firm rear end [the] essentials of ... female beauty" (Bordo 142). These qualities are hard to attain and it does not matter how the model is able to retain this body image, although it is usually her genetics or family body shape history ... that allows her to be s...

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... on whether they were married or not. If a woman was married, she was to be obedient to her husband. The husband provided the income and shelter for his wife and family. The woman was considered a prize of sorts, more like a trophy, not a person. Once they married, the woman could not keep control over any property she had before the marriage. The ... still believe, that women are inferior. A woman was considered to be a wife and mother, that's it. Today women, on average, still earn less than their male counterparts. Women working full-time only earn about 85 percent of the income that ...

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... Bane in Zinn's article, supports what Coontz is trying to prove. Bane's research contradicts the common knowledge about how the change of the family structure causes most poverty. Zinn stated, "Bane's longitudinal research on household composition and poverty suggests that much poverty, especially among Blacks, is ... especially severe for women who have children, women who were married to upper middle-class men, and long-married women. Weitzman found that while the average divorced woman experiences a 73% drop in her standard of living, divorced men experience a 42% increase" (Peterso...

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... to Equal Pay Act of 1963, it is illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform substantially equal work. Yet women are still getting on average paid less than men. Based off the article "Gender Pay" by the GAO Report on Low-Wage Earners' Compensation "By the end of 2010, women made up ... nearly half (47percent) of the workforce, up from 41percent in 1980" as the women increase their presence in their workforce they are still not getting paid on average the same amount as men. When women, who make up nearly half the workforce, bring home less money each day, it ...

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... as well as new freedoms. At a time when most women did not work out of the house, these women now had a chance to do something that was outside of her family life. With these new responsibilities and freedoms also came a feeling of power. In many cases they were now viewed as equal employees capable of any job a man was. The women ... even able to buy their own homes which was a tremendous sign of independence. Although the inequality was blatant with women in industry being paid an average of just $31.21 a week while men were earning an average of $54.65, it cannot be argued that women...

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Fake eyelashes, fake breasts, fake blondes, fake tan. What may appear to be the description of a drag queen competition is actually the cut-throat world of pageantry. To the average civilian a pageant is seen simply as a beauty contest in which girls fix their hair up and put on sparkly dresses. However, a seasoned pageant girl will tell you it is much ... turned into an interest. What appeared to be an interest morphed into a hobby. What disguised itself as a hobby was in fact an obsession. Being a thin, blonde, twelve year old, when a family friend suggested a pageant, I wasn't too aghast...

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... I believe in personal strength getting you through all bad situations. I believe that loyalty is one of the most important things in this planet. I feel strongly that keeping your family close will help you have a healthier life. I am very self orientated and now i am listening to an album about a married black woman going through a horrible situation ... . This helped emphasize her anger towards him through the song. This song proves that love can create two people who love each other. In my life a family member that I loved very much caused me this same anger. He didn't cheat on me but ...

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... remain and showcase authority and power against women. For example, Nujood explains how her father decided to enlarge the family and choose a second wife. Her mother of course accepted due to the authority and power of her father. Nujood's father portrays the average Yemen male and their constant battle to obtain more authority and power. This creates major distinction in gender forcing ... even such a young age did not understand how her father would get rid of her. Nujood, based on her gender is force to act as an object to help her family. Child marriage deprives young girls of their...

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... the other categories lack. These diverse types of women all fell into the category fitted because of how society prefers women to behave and how the woman feels about society's/family's expectations for them. The result is a battle of how females feel about their history versus how they allow society to view them. In order for a woman to have a fulfilling life ... she kept her distances with men. While a few encounters with men would not make Alicia an actual ho, her neighborhood would classify her as the typical Latina woman because the average stereotypical Latina woman follows the sa...

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... Christian homes are not exposed to true pop culture until they reach high school. They are often sheltered from the world by their blood family and their church family. Once they are exposed to pop culture and they can start making their own decisions the line between right and wrong becomes gray ... is similar in that women are looked upon in the Christian church as being very submissive to her husband. She is there to serve him and her family and must be a classy lady, yet also conservative. This idea clashes with the views about women that are becoming popular in our society. Women ar...

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... as "suburban housing patterns (which) reinforced a woman's isolation from most of the world of adults. And the woman's day spent chauffeuring other family members about. She began to seem like a servant to her children as well as her husband,"(Matthews, 212). Within Di Prima's writing, ... behavior and overall identity acts a complete opposite for the traditional housewife and goes entirely against the patriarchal female gender role. Di Prima uses her average character to show a life that is not traditionally suited for a twentieth century woman. In Suzanne Collin's The Hunger Games, a ...

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... Oral storytelling was used to keep African American traditions alive. Pregnancy and childbirth was a happy occasion for the European American woman, with family close by and extra cosseting, but the African American woman received no extra care or nutrition. They continued working until labor began and ... limited legal rights including the right to engage in business or work and retain control of any monies and property owned. However, since the family and home were at the heart of European traditions, single women were often viewed as unproductive and discriminated against. Pressured ...

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... very naturally to Helmer. He is the model man of his time, as well as this one. He has a bright future ahead, cares for his family, is kind to his wife, good-natured, and very handsome. What mother would not approve of this man? (Boyesen 202) He does provide for his ... the set, scenery, characters, and character interactions. Nora and Helmer's interactions are "absolutely typical of the relation between a young husband and wife in a civilized family (Boyesen 201)." Helmer consistently toys with Nora by calling her random pet names. He rarely calls her Nora. This further pushes the idea ...

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... profoundly impacted in a way that would leave them powerless and disrespected for generations. In pre-industrial society, women enjoyed an equal partnership with their husbands, the entire family working together at home. Once the family's own needs were met, the surplus would be sold so that they would have funds to purchase more goods as well as the supplies they needed for ... did at home wasn't even considered to be "work," although it was an around-the-clock job. Jeanne Deroin excellently demonstrated this point when she described the duties of the average working-class housewife a...

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... be solely about childbirth, however, in the nineteenth century, childbirth was many times a dangerous procedure. It has been said that in 1800's, the average woman gave birth to seven children, and for every forty women one would die while giving birth. Which means their livelihood is placed in serious jeopardy ... work; repairing wagons, making bridges and driving the oxen. However, this extra work did not gain them any more superiority or power in the family. They struggled to keep the male/female line drawn and to create a sense of traditional home values while on the trail. Southern ...

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... Martha faced a flooding river and a rising tide of births. She attended seven deliveries in March and another seven before the end of April, twice her monthly average" (Ulrich 5). Many can look at Martha and say she was respected in the town and her diary also gives a better understanding of ordinary people lived whom ... of her remedies "In the early 1800s, when Martha Ballard was charging under $2 for a delivery, Page was collecting $6" (Ulrich 179). Martha also had a family who she raised back at her home. Over the course of six years, she give birth to nine kids but one six survived o...

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... , unmarried and managing her father's farm she has the unconventional role and is an outcast in Ravloe, and Dolly Winthrop, who plays a good mother figure not only in her own family and to Eppie but in the community as well. Nancy Lameter concentrated on Godfrey Cass even before they were married. Although Nancy tells Priscilla that she never means to be ... Maid. Priscilla's being unmarried makes her the outcast in Ravloe. She never regrets her choices in life, only her sister's. Dolly Winthrop is not only a mother figure in her own family but throughout the town; after Silas found Moll...

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