... state intervenes on two levels, one in the sphere of the reproduction of labour, and seconds on the level of social or ideological reproduction, which help to keep intact existing discriminating practices among gender relations. Meghna Guhathakurta - Gender Violence in Bangladesh As far as biological reproduction is concerned, the Bangladesh state follows an interventionist strategy through its birth- ... number of women and their children have been driven to work, out of sheer destitution, while at the same time, women traditionally engaged in agricultural production (given the existing...

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... readers. However there are researchers who criticise this approach. Some question the value of producing stand-alone descriptions that cannot be linked to broader issues and be used to develop existing theories about human culture. As Denscombe, (1998,p72) explains: "If each ethnographic study produces a one-off, isolated piece of information, these pieces cannot contribute to the building up of ... readers. However there are researchers who criticise this approach. Some question the value of producing stand-alone descriptions that cannot be linked to broader issues and be used to deve...

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... electorate has been the one of the major obstacles for political parties. The Canadian party system has undergone several transitions throughout history because of emerging interests and the inability for existing parties to accommodate these new groups. These changing representational demands have created pressures on the system, leading indirectly to the formation of new parties. The creation of new ... and 1984 that played a significant role in shaping the movement. The Liberal government furthered the women's movement by believing that political and social change could occur through ...

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... of the manufactured goods that they have to buy at very high prices. The rich countries goal is to keep this unequal development to their advantage. Environmentalists criticize the two existing theories, liberalism and realism, and say that in fact, they achieve their main goals to the detriment of the environment. Those two theories have devastating consequences for Mother Nature. Feminism ... themselves. This is what today's structures are based on. Once that belief shifts, the structure will have no choice but to shift too. Liberalists and realists are basing everything on existing r...

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... , the more greedy they become, and the stronger their efforts to maintain the power and wealth they accumulated. The efforts of the powerful are when the social elite uses their existing control to protect and enhance their power. Karl Marx argues that they are able to do so with an influence over means of production, with economic power, and an impact ... Rye, while subverting the interests of relatively powerless groups, even though the latter has a bigger population. Also, achievement and equal opportunity are viewed as a dominant ideology that operates to preserve existing systems of...

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... strata of urban life. Consequently, new strategies to cope with this oppression are emerged. Basic aims of these strategies are simply increasing the household resources by using the existing resources more intensely or generating new ones. Intensification includes different kind of economic activities, entering more household members into the workforce, starting businesses, migrating or renting out ... of household expenses, as discussed above varies from belongings' management to the deprivation of children form the basic health and education facilities. Secondly, the more extensive u...

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... explain the marginal position women's issues hold in the social sciences - and why they are merely "added on" in the academic discourse, focus their critique upon traditional scientific approaches existing in the social sciences, offering alternative theories of knowledge. In addition, they attack concepts that originate from the founding fathers of each discipline (i.e. Durkheim in Sociology), and which still ... and their experiences as new empirical and theoretical resources. If we are to look at feminist empiricist, we can see that this epistemology advocates a stricter adherence to ...

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... ). As indicated in the Social Science Encyclopedia, in European Union, Denmark had the highest divorce rate, which is 12.8 divorces per 1000 existing marriages. In developed society United States has the highest divorce rate which is 12.6 per 1000 existing marriages. Considering the increasing divorce rate for past 30 years, African Americans are mostly affected by divorce. From 1970 - 2010 the percentage ... Social Science Encyclopedia mentions that cohabitation savers as a alternative form of engagement rather than an alternative form of marriage. Even though cohabitation and births fr...

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... rule. The second method is the conversion model. The conversion model is often used when there is significant disconcerting evidence against the stereotype, therefore causing us to throw away the existing stereotype and start from scratch. The third method is known as the sub-typing model. Under the sub-typing model we create a new stereotype that is a sub-classification of the ... existing stereotype, meaning if there was a stereotype about Americans a visit to Philadelphia could result in the sub-type, "Philadelphians are different". There will most likely always be stereotypes for ....

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... change in society. Revolutionary movements typically resorts to violence or some other illegal action. The second one is Reform movements, look for only a incomplete change in society. They support the existing social system as a whole, but they try most to improve the system by taking away its blemishes, most through legal issues. The third type is Resistance movements, which look to ... preserve an existing system by refuse to go along with social change. For example the Ku Klux Klan try to racial integration. The four type is Expressive movement, wants to change the individual ... ...

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... Confucianism not o y provided a rational for the rulers authority it also enforced it. Confucianism would also be attractive to a ruler because it could co-exist with already existing religions. It would not be necessary to repress existing religions, which would create nstability during already unstable times. Instead the adoption of Confucianism would require the education of individuals to an out look on life ... ...

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... electorate has been the one of the major obstacles for political parties. The Canadian party system has undergone several transitions throughout history because of emerging interests and the inability for existing parties to accommodate these new groups. These changing representational demands have created pressures on the system, leading indirectly to the formation of new parties. The creation of new parties has ... 1963 and 1984 that played a significant role in shaping the movement. The Liberal government furthered the women's movement by believing that political and social change co...

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... or not met. The final stage Van Maanen calls metamorphosis. As a result of the previous stage, the new employee goes through a period of change by learning new behaviors or modifying existing ones. Building on Van Maanen's theory, Jablin (1984) adopted the term assimilation to more specifically characterize the process of socialization within the organizational setting. Jablin's research has focused on a more ... both internal and external sources: information seeking (deprivation model) and external communication with members of the free society (importation model). The internal and ex...

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... all suffer from at least one of three problems: they look to previous modes of social organization for a solution to present difficulties, they deny the inherent class character of the existing conflict; they do not recognize that violent revolution on the part of the proletariat is the only way to eradicate the conditions of oppression. (pg. 599-600) Only the Marxist ... communists truly appreciate the historical movement in which the rivalry between the proletariat and bourgeoisie. Marx announces the communist intention to "everywhere support every revolutionary movement against the e...

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... book on May 1968, Daniel Singer summarized the meaning of the event : It was a total rebellion questioning not just one aspect of the existing society but both its ends and means. It was a mental revolt against the existing industrial state, both against its capitalist structure and the kind of consumer society its has created. It was coupled with a striking revulsion against anything ... ...

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... therefore its impacts are more than a tool. The other two similar issues are, commodificaiton and the encryption, which are both, can be understood as an extension of or substitution for existing institutions. First of all Poster has another approach to encryption. He sees encryption as a tool against panoptical society and empowering citizens supporting his idea by saying "Which is secure for ... localists" own decision to not connect on the Internet. Haywood also examined this social division between info-poors and info-riches saying that the networks are simply laid over the existing...

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... itself, and therefore cannot be legitimately questioned. The notion of equality of opportunity makes it possible to maintain the mythology of equality, while at the same time perpetuating the actual existing order and its all-pervading substantive inequalities. Equality of opportunity relates to purely formal equality. But the stakes here are much higher, and involve substantive equality derived from actual human ... need. In the cause of women's emancipation, equality must be defined (as it has been) in terms of actually existing needs and substance, and thus presents an insurmountable...

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... for the SBP and its internal restructuring. First, any reform needs a lead institution and that leadership is difficult to emerge from those institutions and individuals that were responsible for the existing state of affairs and/or benefited from the status quo. The task becomes even more difficult if the political institutions have not matured to the stage in which political leaders ... . Initially, the SBP had to concentrate on the improvement of the legal framework. It now needs to shift its focus from further refinements in laws to the enforcement of the existing ones. Third, tradit...

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... connecting individuals and concepts. "In today's information-centered society, Internet-based social media and networks are used as tools for online exchange, connections, and communication, allowing users to manage existing relationships while creating new ones" (Ramsaran-Fowdar 74). There can be both a personal and business relationship built through social media. These relationships can have a negative or positive outcome based ... ...

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... and well-known brand like Nike. There is a win-win situation, where Homeless World Cup is getting benefits from the Nike's brand name and their experience and there are already existing partnerships of the company with different non-profit organizations that all together give Homeless World Cup a chance to expand their network, and become trustworthy among non-profit organizations and among ... ...

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... has been an unprecedented increase. Along with the development of social process, it will develop towards in a good direction in the future. Third points, the issue of child labor are existing all the time, not only in traditional society, but also in modern society. Child labour was not new. According to Thompson, the child was an intrinsic part of the agricultural ... ...

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... 1970 the crash testing showed it was likely to explode and burn if hit from behind due to the design and positioning of the fuel tank. The original design failed existing safety standards, which were due to be further upgraded in near future. Thus actually Ford executives knew of risk before the car went to production. And then, Ford proceeded with ... ...

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... is the major law dealing with the subject of Juvenile Justice. It is not being implemented in its totality and no exclusive juvenile courts have been established under it. The existing courts have been notified to function as juvenile courts. In the book "Crime and Criminology" second edition 2005, written by Dr. Abdul Majeed A. Aulak, a full length separate chapter ... ...

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... . Although, there are several financial aids available to students, a lot of people from this group either are not aware that financial aid is available or these students already have an existing notion that they are not qualified for it and are deterred from taking out loans due to the fear of being in debt the rest of their lives. An example ... ...

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... Movement in South Africa during apartheid. This process, synthesized through our sociological imagination, allowed Marley and Rodriquez to question communities around them and call for social change. They took pre-existing religious resources, social imaginations, and political visions and created it into a world where others wanted to be a part of- an objective reality- which was catalyzed through the subjective meaning their ... ...

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