Women have always been thought of as the weaker sex and Sociologists such as Heidensohn argue that men see the need to protect women. Police are more likely to caution a woman for shop lifting than they are a man. Flood-Page et al found that one in eleven female offenders had been cautioned and prosecuted in comparison to one in seven males. Women are also less likely to be prosecuted for an offence and found guilty of offences by juries. This is because women (especially when they have children) are seen first and foremost in the expressive role (mothering and caring).
Certainly, this attention is warranted; sagging productivity adds to inflation, which, in turn, degrades quality of life. However, the question here is a definition for the term productivity. With all the news about productivity, both on the home front and abroad, it becomes vital to find a definition. Thus, it affects us all; especially in emergency management. (Koontz, 1971) The preceding facts are fine; however, they are things that most business people already know all too well.
Especially when you’re working with me. You know what I’m saying? Mim: Well, if that’s the case Jim is a jerk” (Anderson 1355). These quotes from the play show that Rhona is clearly jealous of Mim’s appearance. Rhona is making a reference to how beauty effects the way a male boss looks at his female employees.
Chloe Freeman 20th November 2011 Chloe Freeman 20th November 2011 The ideas and themes I get from the reading this the extract from The Wife of Martin Guerre are of gender identity and of the oppression of women in the patriarchal society of the 1960s. Gender roles played an important part in the structure of the society of the 1500’s, which instigated many problems concerning the male authority of the Guerre family. Males were seen to have power that was unquestionable by anyone as that was the way their society was built, without questioning of roles and hierarchy that made up the values and beliefs of the town. “The anger of Monsieur Guerre was terrible, as she had known it would be, and she was thankful that Martin’s shoulders were beyond the reach of his father’s heavy whip.” This passage is an insight of the way that men’s roles affected the function and order of a family’s name. “ Apprehensively Bertrande listened to the approach of every passer-by, started and turned cold each time the door to the house creaked.” With the disappearance of Martin the threat to the family’s name and honour is seen, by the way in which family members, in particular Bertrande deal with the criticisms.
There is also a lot of research into the patterns of victimizations of females. There is clear evidence that crimes committed against females are different to crimes which are committed against men. We can also see a clear difference between the punishment of Men and Women. Although, some may say that women have it ‘easier’ due to factors such as ‘The Chivalry Theory’, but some Women who commit crime are seen as worse than when men commit crime, this is because women are judged as 'they should have known better’. There are many different theories behind why women may offend.
Part B) How does Steinbeck use the character of Curley in the as a whole to convey ideas about society at this time? Steinbeck uses the character of Curley to convey ideas about society in several different ways. Firstly Steinbeck uses the character of Curley to show the determination of men- during the time- to prove their masculinity. He is always competing with the other ranch men and feeling threatened by anyone who is bigger than him. For example he is always trying to pick a fight- “Curley’s pretty handy.”- or would do careless things just to prove his authority: just like many men of the 1930s.
I agree with Sheets-Johnstone’s claim that “women inspire male sexual desire simply by existing.” In the twenty first centuries, targeting western culture, women are constantly examined by men based alone on their outward appearance. A woman can be reduced to only to certain body parts such as the genitalia. This is because a woman’s appearance alone can cause a male to become aroused which naturally leads to this kind of degradation. The woman as a whole is basically forgotten. Because it is common for men to behave in this manner, it is almost routine for a woman to be appeasing to a man for approval.
The writer associates the dog and Candy as one using synonyms of the same adjectives to describe the two:" The old man moved towards the door and his ancient dog lifted his head" This further instigates the feeling of fragility in Candy, as it shows how him and his closest companion are old and in terms of the ranch, which depends upon strength, expendable and useless. A grade- " good use of
Michael Rucker sates in his article “9 Differenced Between the Male and Female Brain” that “Many men are sharply left-brain dominant, while women tend to be more evenly balanced between left and right-brain processing. Women are therefore thought to be slightly more intuitive, and sometimes better communicators. Men are often less socially adept, and are more task-oriented thinkers than females.” (Rucker). Young boys can be rough because of testosterone but they tend to overthink their actions and decide on the “‘fight or flight’” reaction and coming from someone who is young, I can vouch for this. Females, on the other hand, follow their gut feelings and their “female intuition” and employ the “‘tend or befriend’” strategy.
One of the major factors contributing to the change of marriage in the United States is the economy. The transition from an agricultural economy to an industrial economy definitely impacted the formation of the family forever, especially for African Americans. As our economy changed so did gender roles; which is another agent in family formation. Though women didn’t enter the workforce in vast numbers until 1970 or so (Hattery-Smith, p. 46), they have caught up and even passed their male counterparts in the African American community, causing conflict between the normality’s of American life and their own realties. Gender role differences aren’t the only reason African American men are being surpassed by their female counterparts in earnings, but because of incarceration rates.