... the 1930's the economy went through a change from production and thrift, to consumption and credit. Very few Canadian women conformed to popular ideas, and the change was strongly resisted. The chapters of this novel are organized in a thematic manner, some showing a sense of change over time, and some doing nothing of the sort. There are six sections covering topics from childhood ... and adolescence to work, marriage, housewifery, and motherhood. Some chapters are more bold than others. Chapter two and five are familiar ideas regarding working women, contraception, and childbirth. In ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... , a "social commentator". It was written to reinforce his series of "Mackay reports" and concentrates on Australia's changing attitudes and values in, and as a result of the 90's. Each of his chapters pertains to a separate issue and all of them begin with a personal analogy that helps the reader understand what the chapter will discuss. It would be true to say it is ... tone to connect with the reader and make his points. He tends to devote parts of each chapter to the opposing sides and the chapter, Job Security, is no exception. Part of his chapter will discuss the woman's perspective...

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... persuasive signposts on what you are going to talk on. All the dates, original questionnaires are available in the Appendix. In the following chapters the work will be based on the objects to compare the level of using political rights between men and women and to find out the ... society, the questionnaires were distributed among civil servants and their spouses. The majority of both male and female respondents (50.8%) saw it as a part of both the traditional and modern role of the weaker sex to keep the family hearth, raise children and to be a proper wife. Following ... this journal...

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... years. This chapter, as a whole, has evoked mixed reactions from me. On one hand it was really nice to read a chapter that wasn't loaded with sexism and bias. In previous chapters, the authors were making statements that should have applied to most humans or parents or whatever the case and they just discussed it in terms of the mother. In this ... other hand, a lot of the chapter was just a psychology review. The basic premise of the chapter was that there is no distinct psychology or personality for women. For the most part, a woman's personality is based on her upbringing and culture...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate