The dual-sex political systems give women power in their society verses the Western single-sex political system where the roles are to be held by a man (485). Political roles were always meant for males until women's rights were challenged, but then there is the issue of women being forced into male roles; roles originally intended to be dominated by a male, which was the intended purpose of the society (485). ... The ideology of motherhood is a natural role for women and as such it is a strong development of patriarchal force within society (485). ... Birth does not always give the woman...

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He remarks "You and I have different role to play-, likening the situation to a literary scenario where the characters have clearly defined roles that evidently supports his behavior. ... Although she does not support the established gender roles within a family, she does not renounce "paternal approval- agreeing to return home to nurse her mother. ... Brian, the only male character to defy prejudices, reveals his homosexuality to Ellen challenging the roles of customary males. ... When Kate slowly becomes an invalid, the inadequacy of fixed roles is revealed, as imbalance becomes evident and ...

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Thus, they conclude that surrogacy could be moral only if the surrogate is a relative or close friend of the commissioning parents, and "continues to play an active role in the child's life as a 'second mother'" (348). ... To make their conclusion reasonable, van Niekerk and van Zyl make an important argument that "If [the surrogate] continues to play an active role in the child's life as a 'second mother', there could be no way in which her labor could be described as 'alienating' or 'dehumanising'" (348). The premise ...

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He remarks "You and I have different role to play-, likening the situation to a literary scenario where the characters have clearly defined roles that evidently supports his behavior. ... Although she does not support the established gender roles within a family, she does not renounce "paternal approval- agreeing to return home to nurse her mother. ... Brian, the only male character to defy prejudices, reveals his homosexuality to Ellen challenging the roles of customary males. ... When Kate slowly becomes an invalid, the inadequacy of fixed roles is revealed, as imbalance becomes evident and ...

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He discusses six key points: fathers are essential, but problematic; the role of fatherhood within marriage; the shrinking fatherly expectations; the debate over the importance of fatherhood; the necessity of fathers and mothers; and the correlations between fatherhood, marriage, and the good society. ... Also contributed to the decreasing number of fathers is that society has began to think of the paternal role as merely a social role, one that women can fill themselves and therefore rendering it unnecessary. ... Popenoe acknowledges the fact that fathers are not always positive role mod...

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Introduction Externalizing behaviors in children and adolescents (such as physical aggression) are hard to manage negative behaviors, which can lead to more serious problems in adulthood (negative functioning in societal and occupational roles, sometimes leading to criminal behavior). ... Hospital psychologists, while treating children and adolescents, may like to intervene by emphasizing the potentially positive role of co-parents in single mother family. ... The social workers will have a better understanding of the role of co-parents (while sponsoring a child) in child adjustment and their ...

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Masumoto learns three major lessons from his father the importance of hard work, dedication, and patience will help him assume his fathers role after the stroke. ... Being patience with his shortcomings and accepting the role of the student allows Masumoto to learn and put into practice all of his father's teachings to make them his own. Masumo is used to being the breaker and his father the fixer after stroke roles change and Masumoto had to be patience not only with him self but with his father while they both adjust to their new roles. ... I believe that with the support and patience ...

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He claimed an important role of the non-residential parent was to "make sure that they are doing what they need to do in school, making sure that their grades are up and keeping up with things that way.""(Bastaits et al., 2014) As seen by these statements, each participant talked about their role as an active, non-residential parent and how they had to work hard to be able to ensure their child had the best educational experience. As is stated, it is very important to have a constant role in a child's life as a parent that is not at home on a daily basis. ... According to the ar...

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They develop a greater appreciation of their role in their children's education, improved their sense of self worth, and even stimulate the desire to continue their own education. ... Finally, because of their ongoing relationships with students, schools play a key role in encouraging and supporting efforts by parents to take a more active role in their children's education. ... Teachers can have parents play a more active role in their children's education by making sure that their first contact with them is a positive one. ... As their children's first and most impor...

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She fuels the idea that historically traditional stereotypes, framed by masculinity have clearly differentiated women's and men's parenting roles. However, she is hopeful that in the last 20 years, the role of men within the transition to parenthood has started to become more inclusive in nature; thus leaving behind the historical norms that have kept men in the shadows of the traditionally mother oriented nurturing process. ... This system of open communication could be especially useful to those fathers that were not blessed with the presence of a positive paternal role model in ...

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A kid should learn to be independent .Growing up as a kid in Jamaica you learn what's wrong from what's right because you learn from you siblings mistakes while being a parent you should rule the household with an iron fist, you should show love and let them fare you also ( If you give he/she an inch they will take a mile that were fears come in meaning that the kid would not go overboard because they know the consequences) A parent should promote a positive lifestyle in the household a positive lifestyle is good for a child because a parent is considered as a role module because kid...

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Her mother plays the central role in her family and thus has a powerful impact on Ruth. ... He doesn't play a very important role in Ruth's life and is hardly mentioned in the book; almost the only time he is mentioned is after Ruth brings her boyfriend, Doug, home for the first time. ...

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Mothers were chosen solely for the vignettes because they spend more time with the children per day and they often assume the role of the disciplinarian. ... Consistent with their hypothesis, gender played a role in judging discipline practices. ... Gender plays a tremendous role in parental favoritism and the Journal of Science conducted research in order to determine whether gender has an effect on parental favoritism. ...

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Researchers at the University found that "An involved father figure reads to his child, takes outings with his child, is interested in his child's education, and takes a role equal to the mother's in managing his child." ...

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Sustainable technological developments have been benefiting mankind throughout the past century, and have, more specifically, improved the quality of life. Apodictically, advanced technology plays such a significant role in society, sometimes even inflicting a negative impact on humans due to its in...

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According to Amato and Keith, "When it comes to a divorce, children in single parent families are worse off due to reduced parental attention, lack of paternal role models, and reduced family income" (Vanassche et al., 2013). ...

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The article "Early care and Education for Children in Immigrant Families," written by Karoly and Gonzalez, examine the current role of and future possibility that early care and education (ECE) programs have in promoting healthy development for immigrant children. ...

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Amy Chua, a mother of two and law professor at Yale, published a best-selling book called Battle Hymm of the Tiger Mother. The book talks about the parenting style of what she calls a "typical Chinese mother". She explains what American parents, or "western parents" lack when it comes to proper parenting. Chua's parenting techniques include a long list of activities and obligations her children had to follow. This list includes many rules, such as not being able to choose their own extracurricular activities, attend sleepovers or play dates, and receiving any grade les...

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