Besides, all three of these female characters from the aforesaid plays are all quite developed and are in many ways some of the most complex characters presented in their respective plays.Although Shakespeare permits some of the female characters to exist fully outside of conventional norms, others are put back into their place. ... In Twelfth Night, the reader meets two female characters who are different from Hermia in many ways, but who are affected similarly by the constrictions of the dominant social norms that determined how women should act and what they could reasonably expect from li...

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Founded in the 1970s and significantly influenced by radical feminism, feminist victimology primarily recognises victimisation as the product of unequal power relations, sexism, and other types of prejudice within the law and Criminal Justice System. ... For example, feminist victimology research has shown that females are more likely to be the victims of certain types of crimes, such as domestic violence, sexual assault, and sexual harassment, and that the perpetrators of these crimes are more likely to be men. ... (Walklate, 2008) Feminist victimology has also offered an explanation of the r...

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In order to provide rich, diverse, and reliable data for the readers, the author considered the age parameters, sexual orientation, type of occupation, and income levels of the participants – one of the many strengths of this book, which notably removes a considerable amount of information bias. ... In the illustration of these laws, which were only enacted within the American borders, signify that even in the most advanced and educated countries, people who do not conform with gender norms are severely susceptible to hate, exclusion, and biased persecution. ...

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