... capable of being excellent parents (or terrible parents), and both can be expressive or instrumental. The Conflict Perspective: From the conflict perspective, the gender inequality is a form of social stratification. The stratification of men and women, however, differs from the type that characterizes racial, ethnic, and class differences. Whereas members of minorities are located disproportionately in the lower strata, women ... distributed. If to speak about position of women today, then it didn't change much. Despite the fact that, there are some women working in high positions, the g...

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... morale instruction, a function specialized out of the family and the Church. Yet, more than anything, education was to instil the correct "value system", one which supported the prevailing "stratification system" along class, race, and gender lines, and where there was to be no serious examination or criticism of the "status quo" (Lazerson, 1978: 4-5). In the 1840's ... in the classrooms in which they teach (Gaskell, 1991: 64). CHAPTER 3 RESULT FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATION PART A: THE FORMAL CURRICULUM The objective of the education system, as a social institution, should be to provide equ...

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... era of forming a labor market, discrimination tendencies still concern women and thus their competitiveness falls (Boshman 1998: 45). Vulnerability of an unadapted society, absence of economic conditions, inappropriate social and moral environment for development of not only some specific minorities or sexual groups but for that of individuality break participation of women in political processes. Moreover, it does not ... were not enough places for developing and strengthening of equality of women from top to bottom (Boshman1998: 67). And at the time of collapsing the Soviet Union the ge...

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... traditional forms of masculinity but potentially due to mental health or family environment. Therefore, relating back to the concept that masculinity appears to be associated with violence due to social status and their place in society, not because of traditionally masculine traits. The main problems related to these evolutionary theories that I have mentioned, 'is their assumption ... dominance over women' (2013: 195). Connell devised a theory of 'hegemonic masculinity' and viewed it as a 'crucial point of intersection of different sources and forms of power, stratificati...

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... athlete comes out, because he has the higher status in the sports world. This idea is also known as Conflict Theory in athletics. There is a power inequality built into the social structure of athletics that maintains female oppression. Therefore, male athletes are a representation of society's ideas of masculinity, and when a player does not confirm to these ideas, there is an uproar ... masculinity, including "taking risks, dominating other men and women, flaunting wealth, and showcasing athleticism" (Mayeda). These ideas represent the Social Constructionist Theory, which is when male...

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