... methodology adopted by Bull was random capture. For each capture, the lizard location, sex, weight and snout-vent length were recorded. Records were studied to figure out when pairing was observed. Further, mating in lizards was also studied by following individual lizards and noting down their behavioral patterns. The results revealed that pairing was seasonal. For most of the year, the lizard remained alone ... sleepy lizard is the advantage for females of enhanced vigilance. The tests involved capturing active lizards and recording their behavior paying close attention to whether it ...

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... . There is a gaping difference between the consumers of cosmetics of thirty years ago and those of today. In fact, the picture of cosmetic consumption has become complex. Men traditionally thought, in western society, to be uninterested in their aesthetic appearance, are ever more involved in transforming their look. Unhappiness with body is not anymore confined to a feminine preoccupation ... are studied with avid interest by consumer behaviour researchers among other sociologists. Current studies on consumption and marketing are reporting that traditional values on gender identities ar...

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... has experienced will reflect a rather vibrant amalgamation of various socio-cultural and religious traditions. The unique nature of this synthesis lies not in the idea of the "melting pot" of consumption and assimilation into the prevalent hegemonic culture and tradition (though that may have been successfully attempted as well) but in that of the co-existence of various philosophical thoughts, religious customs ... . The limitations, however, of language, as perceived by some scholars, shall be addressed later in the course of this work. Speaking further of the spiritual exploration wit...

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... can be divided into three major phases of data analysis: data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing and verification (Miles, Huberman, & Saldaña, 2014). Phase one, data reduction, involves labelling and encoding the information found in the discussion transcripts i.e. identifying patterns and trends or recurring themes and sub-themes. Phase two is data display and comprises the transfer of the reduced data into a two column table to make it ... easy to reference and understand. The third and final phase, conclusion drawing and verification, is the most significant step in...

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... causal relationship between poor sleep patterns and mental illness as well as any gender differences will identify predictive qualities of depression and suicide and the flaws in the current academic system that contribute to the formation of mental illness. Does a student's poor sleep patterns alone predict depression and suicidal ideation? Poor sleep patterns such as insomnia, where a student has difficulty falling and staying asleep and hyposomnia where a person sleeps excessively ... study began than they did initially when it started. While on the surface these studies appear belie...

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... development policies and practices, though not in ways that benefited women. Appropriating women's resources - land, time, food and energy resources, paid and unpaid labor, community networks for maintaining health, political and economic "insurance," and so on - was central to economistic development's most exploitative but "successful" practices. - Sandra Harding Many of the development policies, past and present alike, tend to promote market-led economic growth by increasing consumption or inducing ... by SAP. Those who suffer the most are women and girl children as hard work in fact...

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Stereotypes are an undeniable aspect of the world we live in; not only do they allow individuals to make snap judgments about others they do not know, they also "distort people's perceptions and interpretations of the behavior of group members" (Brehm, Kassin, Fein, 136). Related to stereotyping is the concept of tokenism, or ... forced to become co-ed, the few females they were required to admit became the "token" females due to the fact that they were included in the group based solely on their gender. Tokenism is felt even more strongly when the individual is part of a minority group, as ...

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... their religion beliefs structure, breathes it, and sometimes even are capable of killing in the name of their religion. Religion is present all the time, and its rules also prevail in people´s lives, especially in women lives, where they seem to be in the eye of the hurricane. Each religion has its rules and its taboos. There are taboos about sex, food, and clothing. But the most important part ... reflect how religious systems impose a set of rules that primarily affect the behavior of women. The most important fact is that women can be punished for not following these rules and behav...

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... be his personal opinion when he discusses a taxi dancer named Kim. Andrew writes that he wishes he "could tell her of the warmth and respect" he feels towards her because he appreciates her, "selfless devotion to her family," (135). However, while he is ... he need to, "exact vengeance and redeem the family's honor," when his sister and aunt are offered jobs as prostitutes for extra money at a time when, "food was barely sufficient," (139). This reveals that although the sex industry in Vietnam is viewed admirable because of the sacrifice ... of his journey. Ultimately his negative feel...

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... does not show the slightest want or need for a life where she would become the ideal American housewife. In Just a Housewife by Glenna Matthews, a housewife life is defined 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 ... mention of marriage or living arrangements between husband and wife. The woman in the story spends the majority of her adult days painting, drinking beer, stealing small amounts of food from a loca...

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... , there are estimated to be over 100 million girls missing in Asia due to female infanticide, sex selective abortion, sex slavery, and human trafficking. All around the world, populations are increasing at an astounding rate. But in some places such as Southeast Asia, especially India and China, these trends are occurring at a much faster rate and with an additional factor of cultures that favor males over ... females. The condition of the sex ratio in Southeast Asia is severe, and this paper will examine the linkages behind the sex ratio ... , income, social status, appearance, etc. The...

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... certain things including social issues. Laws, norms and technology also play a very important part in shaping our perception of a particular phenomenon. For example, in the Western world, people do not eat insects or scorpions because they usually find them 'disgusting', but in the Far East, this type of food is appreciated and considered normal. As a result, food is socially constructed according to the society a ... population lives in. Social issues are very similar. Not all societies look at gender in the same way as it is viewed in the West. So the knowledge of what is conside...

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... , p. 76). One of the biggest problems facing feminists through history has been the entrenchment of both religion and science in ideologies based on Aristotle. Aristotle viewed women as imperfect men. His views became the basis of western science and they were codified in the teachings of the Catholic Church. Not only did Aristotle posit that women were "misbegotten men," but he ... to "Lucy" but often she is referred to not as a hunter, or as an active participant in ancient human groups, but is relegated to the role of the passive mother. Modern science has reinforced the view of male d...

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... only 10% of married women were wage earners, in 1951 that figure had risen to 21.74%. The conflict was responsible for the increased numbers of women in employment, thus meaning that this change can be attributed to it. On the other hand, trends in married women in employment had increased greatly in the ten years before the war, and by 1939 there was a 4% increase from the ... numbers in 1931. Economical advances have been made responsible for these increases and trends such as these continue to the present day. Sceptics therefore suggest that " that a considerable number of ... women...

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... be analysed to show how it is written within the context of the magazine. Masculinity is bound by historic, cultural, economic and political conditions and must therefore be related to the development of the gender order (Baron, B, 2001, p153). Patterns of masculinity reinforced in the history of male dominance, affect man's mode of thinking; being a man therefore is part of a distinct social practice. A man ... of masculinity that became prominent during the 1990's as a means of relinquishing power. FHM is a social commentary on "How to be a Man" and creates an entire system of "laddis...

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... Barbara Harlow, according to whom, theory should be thought of as strategy and relationships between theory and practice should be examined. Katrak wishes to propose such clearly described and understandable theoretical models which could help expanding the boundaries of theory and raise enthusiasm in the people and make them fight for a change. Katrak examines several trends in recent postcolonial theory which she finds worrying. First of all, theoretical ... this argument a "welcome beginning of "schools" of writing" and she encourages debates in literature about the role and future o...

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... in Modern Times Many observers of American society charge that society has created a distorted definition of manhood and produced a culture who, in their need to assert control over their lives, release their frustrations at the expense of women. In both their essays, Lois Gould and Bernice Kanner address these gender oriented issues from the point of view of a male and female, for whom gender heightens the distortion and ... its consequences. In Lois Gould's "X: A Fabulous Child's Tale," and Bernice Kanner's "Big Boys Don't Cry: Returning the Macho Message," each author's uses ... con...

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Introduction The contrasting differences in statistical data regarding male to female ratio in the top hierarchy are questionable. Women constitute more than half the global population, yet, their representation in management is diminutive in contrast to the dominative males. Conversely, according to recent trends there is an increase in women on boards, however at a sluggish pace. There a consequently many questions ... relating to this topic of 'gender in management', 'has gender stereotyping acted as a catalyst to ... people's approach to an individual, this meaning that whe...

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... Social Inquiry," Freese, Li, and Wade take on the issue of "biophobia" in the sociological community. "Biophobia" undermines the credibility of sociology; explanations of behaviors based on biology are often shunned by sociologists without good reason. Relevance of our evolutionary history, genetic differences, and more specific indicators of our human physiology all come into play when discussing human behavior patterns and gendered behavior issues. Freese ... et. Al believe that the relevance of biology is critical in understanding our human activities; by simply considering humans as...

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... have been studied. AAs employee retention becomes an increasingly important concern for organizations, understanding the factors that influence an employee=s career satisfaction is increasingly important, and updating models in the career literature to account for current developments in the workforce is essential@ (Martins, Eddleston, Veiga, 2000, p.19). Work-family conflict negatively affects job satisfaction. HYPOTHESIS My study will seek to ... in gauging the degree of work-family conflict. PROCEDURE I will be conducting the surveys at two different times during the three shift chang...

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... upon reasons of religious freedom whereas Virginia Colony was solely for immediate profit; urban and family life in Massachusetts was exceptionally stable compared to the recklessness and possibility for communal dispute of Virginia; the gender imbalance that existed in Colonial Virginia seemed not to be a factor in Massachusetts Bay. Although these settlements had their distinct variations, there is also a ... about the individual, but rather the betterment of the entire community. This view, on the exterior, provided for a place that was to prosper peacefully and unperturbed. In Virgin...

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... that John was being controlling, she abandoned her own ideas: "I think sometimes if I were only well enough to write a little it would relive the press of ideas and rest me (Gilman p379)," in order to support what John wants her to think: "but I find I get pretty tired when I try (Gilman p379)." However, the narrator eventually secretly disobeys John by ... of the wallpaper. Perhaps because of the wallpaper" (Gilman p380). The narrator notices two patterns in the wallpaper. The outside pattern is perceived to be bars, while the sub pattern is perceived to be something "like a woman, sto...

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... the true life story of Teena (AKA Brandon), which clearly shows that gender and sexual orientation are independent of biological sex. Transgendering and homosexuality are two concepts depicted in the movie that are not accepted in our society. Many times, these concepts will lead to oppression, blatant acts of hatred, violence and lack of support from society towards these minority groups. Gender breaks the stable ... and permanent rule of binary opposition of men and women and it opens up the door to a broader ... one belongs to one of the sexes. This recognition can be either conscio...

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... single parents along with 18.3 percent of women. This statistic for men can be assumed to have been close to zero in the early 1900s, as the classic family consisted of two parents. These diverse types of households show increasing trends and will continue to emerge. Now more than ever, the ominous need to shift the focus from Social Security protection of ... gender-neutral, one must be cautious of relying on Social Security to affect all individuals equally. Although the system may not specifically hinder one gender, the declining gender differences in the labor force and income distri...

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... meant that this form of entertainment managed to make more accessible what was previously available to just a select group of society. The impact of motion pictures over communication and the public in general granted this medium a level of influence that not many new technologies were able to reach.1 Cinema was not only bringing change but was also emphasising the social ... content censorship. I shall then discuss the influence of cinema over society by analysing the transformative role of Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot (1959) and Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960) in their portrayal of...

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