... freer and more independent, economics – there was economic prosperity and everyone was all for it, and technology – new home –life appliances and cars The changing of the role of women showed that the 1920s was a period of great social change. During this decade women were greatly changed. They had ... women changed just as much as their rights, as it became acceptable for women to smoke and drink alcohol in public, and to ride alone in cars with men, or go on unchaperoned dates. They had much more relaxed attitudes, felt the right to be independent and equal to men, and ... purch...

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... related. The boys had more diversity in their toys than the girls, they had: guns, planes, dinosaurs, guitars, sports, helicopters, trains, construction tools and they had numerous types of cars including racecars, police cars and trucks. I noticed that all of the boys toys had dominant poses, angry faces and on the boxes of the toys I always found a picture of a young boy smiling ... ...

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... countries/states, in the 19th century, a dramatic change from modernization reflected in society's methods, ideas, and lifestyles. For example, when the first American train was developed it eventually led to cars and buses. Also, women had a standard position at home, but now they are allowed to have any freedom reflected on their clothes, jobs, and identity overall. Having said, Americans began ... as society that picks and uses others for entertainment. Therefore, this could really describe people today; for example, that people who are not up to date on modernization, trends, new ca...

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... ; can now afford a car. Moreover, South Korea has its own automotive industrial. The two biggest car brands in South Korea are Kia and Hyundai. On the contrary, there are fewer cars in Vietnam due to lack of automotive industries in the economy. A person wants a car; have to import from other countries which is very time-consuming and expensive. That is the ... can easily spot the difference when they see the picture of a street in two countries. While South Korea giving people the feeling of a modern, big city with flashy and fancy cars, Vietnam will give people the feeling of the close...

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... society the higher you are on the social ladder the more technology you have. In example the US. Superstars have every luxury and accommodation of the most current technology, custom cars and planes. The newest and largest homes and the most advanced entertainment centers, while the middle-working class has the mass produced streamline technology, Factory assembly-line ... cars and medium sized homes. The divisions that technology sets doesn't stop at social classes either. Technology also defines the roles and structure of families and friendships. The younger individuals such ... ...

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... case with most girls. This attitude has a lot of consequences; first, I have to spend more money on food. Second, I spend more money on transportation because most girls don't have private cars but their parents may drive them to the places they want. Also boys spend more money on cigarettes and alcohols which is not the case with girls. Another difference between ... like to mention my opinion about that, I have always dreamt of a society where there is not that huge gap between different social classes where there are people who park their cars with 5 L.E while there are other who nee...

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... be able to drive, with large bottlecap glasses and three pillows on the seat, just to see over the wheel? Many have raised such questions, and for good reason. If cars are required to be checked for reliability periodically, why aren't drivers? If a car is too old and cannot be trusted on the streets, it is towed away. Obviously, a person cannot ... drivers' lives be put on the line because it is more convenient for an elderly person to drive to the store, rather then take the bus? A large percentage of the cars we see swerving in the slow lane or travelling at impossibly slow speeds ar...

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... acquire their money through selling drugs, use this money to pay bills and other expenses, but also use it to buy materialistic items such as clothes and jewelry and even cars. The more luxurious items a person obtains, the more respect they are given, and the higher their status grows. I thought the book was very insightful as to what is really going ... ...

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... . It is not just the capability but getting the results from the technology. It changes the way we live and the way we understand time and space. The reliance on cars changes what we view as close and far and last minute today is different than what was last minute back then. Culture has a way of shaping us as individuals and ... ...

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... at several popular tearooms, offering to serve as a "watch queen" - an individual who keeps watch, alerting the participants when a stranger approaches. Humphreys covertly recorded the license plate numbers of the cars of men he had observed engaging in oral sex with other males. Acquiring the names and addresses through the car registry, he was able to gather a sample of a hundred men ... ...

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... their race but because of their lack of education. Therefore in order to obtain the luxuries of the "American Dream" such as adequate housing, a job with opportunities for advancement, nice cars and other such amenities, those in the "ghetto" lifestyle opt to participate in criminal activities such as the drug trade. Crime is also a huge issue in the underprivileged society of ... ...

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... they make, all the fancy things they have, all the glamour. What they don't realize is that there is always a harsh, horrible reality to gangs. Yes, some members have fancy cars and lots of money, but they don't realize at what cost. So teens all over buy into this look, they don't believe what they are doing is wrong. With a teenagers ... ...

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... wealthy Tom Buchanan. "In June she married Tom Buchanan of Chicago with more pomp and circumstance then Louisville ever knew before. He came down with a hundred people in four private cars and hired a whole floor of the Seelbach Hotel, and the day before the wedding he gave her a string of pearls valued at three hundred and fifty thousand dollars." (Fitzgerald, 80 ... ...

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... gone last month, the unemployment rate took its biggest jump in a decade. People have been getting laid off at a rapid rate due to the introduction of new machinery. (Jackson) Also, cars and plenty of other discoveries have been destroying Mother Nature, while some other kinds of technology have been trying to prevent the destruction as well as help Mother Nature. A very ... ...

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... ). The structural-functionalist, believe that a society that has unequal rewards will operate more smoothly and make people want to strive to do better things with their lives. A person who washes cars for a living compared to a lawyer, says that one worked harder to get where they are, and the lawyer receives more pats on the back than the car washer ever will ... ...

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... strong views or status. Individuality, endless opportunity, and independence have sparked a variety of new slogans into the picture. Progressing controversial issues such as abortion and feminism clutter the backs of cars with arguments like, "Pro-family and Pro-choice" and "A woman with out a man is like a fish without a bicycle." Materialistic values are often exploited with sayings such as "Whoever dies with ... ...

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... wealthy Tom Buchanan. "In June she married Tom Buchanan of Chicago with more pomp and circumstance then Louisville ever knew before. He came down with a hundred people in four private cars and hired a whole floor of the Seelbach Hotel, and the day before the wedding he gave her a string of pearls valued at three hundred and fifty thousand dollars." (Fitzgerald, 80 ... ...

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... plays a heavy role in socialization. Naturally, people adapt to their surroundings, this makes environment a key contributor to socialization. For example, a child was raised in an environment where there were no cars, skyscrapers, traffic lights, etc.; growing-up the child never really interacts with anyone other than their immediate family. If this child were put into a city environment for the first time ... ...

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... , The social class had a lot to do with the outcomes of the boys. Starting with the Saints They came from upper middle class families. They had access to money and cars this helped out their deviance very much. They were able to leave school fast and drive to where they would be not known to commit their acts. The money financed ... ...

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... not until recently that television has portrayed women in prominent roles; it is evident in things like commercials. Commercials concerning household products are done by women, while products for professionals, cars are done by men. As I said earlier, the media has a lot of control over what the people think and feel, so by portraying and image of the women being subjugated ... ...

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... was very hard to achieve because the nature of humans is to have unrestrained desires. Humans desire the essentials for survival plus many other things such as wealth, power, popularity, cars, houses, women, sex, boats, entertainment, sports, and over a million other things. Not only do humans have unrestrained desires, but we also have no biological limit. Therefore, we"ll eat until ... ...

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... the poor "buy goods others do not want and thus prolong the economic usefulness of such goods." For example, the poor don't mind day-old bread, secondhand clothing, or deteriorating cars to name a few. This is the kind of thing we do with third world countries, we give them our old technology and such that we no longer use or need ... ...

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... , perhaps eventually the major, worldwide distribution channel for goods, for services, and, surprisingly, for managerial and professional jobs" {"Drucker"} The over development of motor transport, with its spiral of more cars, more highways, more pollutions, more suburbs, more commuting, has contributed to the near-destruction of our cities, the collapse of the family, and the pollution not only of local air ... ...

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... are below them. They aren't aware that the people of the row have more values and dignity than the people outside the row. People from the outside drive their shiny cars and have their money to rely on, they don't have to worry about survival. People in the row struggle on a daily basis and this is not seen by the outside ... ...

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... relevant to Bhutan. For the older generation, which has been known to under-use fancy gadgets like heavy duty computers and laser printers for administrative letters and four-wheel-drive cars for local use, the mobile will be just a telephone and a status symbol. For our children it might mean the freedom from parental that children always seek. For us the challenges ... ...

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