Women In Chinese Culture: Historical Analysis
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10 pages in length. Women of China have faced the same cultural challenges as virtually all other global societies where patriarchal influence rules. The extent to which Chinese women have experienced the ebb and flow of gender equity throughout the centuries is both grand and far-reaching; that certain historic eras have illustrated unprecedented equality between the genders speaks to the realization that even centuries ago Chinese culture recognized women's inherent value. As time progressed, however, the recurring aspect of patriarchy once again took hold and perpetuated until the latter part of the twentieth century. When one considers the theme of 'big' tradition (government) versus 'little' tradition (household and the masses), two distinct periods of time help to illustrate the diversity of one from the other. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Women in Different Cultures: A Comparison
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts two books, Veiled Sentiments by Lughod & Lughod and Nisa by Shostak. The former focuses on Islam and the latter, on the Kung. Both books are compared with life in the west. No additional sources cited.
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WOMEN IN IRAN
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This essay examines the status of Iranian women by analyzing essays and news reports from both Iranian and Western sources. Bibligraphy lists 6 sources.
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Women in Islam
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A six page paper which looks at the position of women in modern Islamic societies, particularly with regard to the socio-cultural influences which have led to a return to tradtional values whilst rejecting fundamentalism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Women in Islam
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A 9 page paper which examines the role and position of women in the religion of Islam. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Women In Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism And Islam
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5 pages in length. Women and religion have historically been at odds with each other, inasmuch as most religious tenets have placed the female gender well below the socially, politically, economic and education status of men. While not all religions reflect the same degree of oppressiveness, such as with Judaism, Christianity and Hinduism, others like Islam have reflected an overt intolerance to women and their existence. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Women in Literature: Homer’s “Odyssey”, Plautus’ “Brothers Menaechmus”, and Boccaccio’s “Griselda”
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A 4 page overview of the one-dimensional treatment of women in the literature of these time periods. This paper features a discussion of the depiction of Penelope from the Odyssey, the shrewd wife in “Brothers Menaechmus” and patient Griselda. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Women In Medieval Times / Book Review
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A 4 page critique of Powell's book entitled "Medieval Women." The writer describes and evaluates the book's thesis : that there were two primary roles played by women in Medieval society; women in subjection to men and women as a symbol of worship. Full citation for the book is provided.
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Women in Mythology
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A 14 page paper that presents the complex roles of women in mythology and the three major categories in which most mythological women can be placed. This paper also demonstrates the way in which culture determines the roles of women, and utilizes a variety of mythologies, from the myths of medieval England to those of ancient Greece, to demonstrate the depiction of these roles. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Womenmyt.rtf

Women in Traditional Japanese and Chinese Cultures
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This 5 page paper discusses the role of women in traditional Japanese and Chinese cultures, and how that role has evolved over the years. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Women in “Antigone,” “Wife of Bath,” and the Story of Kenreimon’in
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A 5 page paper which examines how women are portrayed in “Antigone,” Chaucer’s “Wife of Bath,” and the story of Kenreimon’in. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
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Women's Health Issues In Mozambique, Africa
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A 6 page paper. This essay discusses the general health conditions in Africa, and in particular, in Mozambique. An emphasis is placed on women's health issues. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Women's Magazines And Color
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17 pages in length. Women's magazines often are dominated by white women and rarely illustrate images of women of color, an aspect of printed media that research shows forever contributes to a social divide among women from different ethnic background. The magazines that tend to exclude such women include Vogue and Cosmopolitan; magazines that do cater to the minorities tend to opt for women who are very light in skin complexion, a point that has also caused a divide within the black community. When one ponders the reasons why the exclusion of women from different ethnic backgrounds exists in contemporary popular culture, it is important to analyze such elements as the influence of advertising, the power of patriarchal control and the overwhelming sense of whiteness that continues to perpetuate in modern-day women's magazines. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Women's Movement of Ireland
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A 10 page paper which discusses the woman's suffrage movement of Ireland. Historical information is provided which presents some of the key characters and strategies of the women's movement. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Women's Rights and Kinship/Bedouin Society
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A 5 page research paper/essay that examines Lila Abu-Lughod's book Veiled Sentiments. Specifically, the writer looks at the lack of women's rights and kinship in Bedouin society. No additional sources cited.
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Women's Rights Campaign: Taiwan
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5 pages in length. Historically speaking, women had a practical, more egalitarian relationship with men for some forty thousand years, which was directly related to the need for a shared responsibility for survival. This began to change, however, when men became associated with the male figure of God, at which point ideals began to shift toward the notion of male superiority. Once the ideal fully developed, the belief of male superiority gained significant strength -- forever to be supported by evolving social and religious doctrines. For Taiwanese women, the areas of education, literature and religion have long histories of restraint through design of typical woman's role; the effects of the designs have been so well entrenched that they have automatically applied to other areas of public life. The overt implications of fear and control represent the role Taiwanese women have historically been forced to play within society. It can readily be argued that while many women have struggled to attain their own self-worth, up until recently they have typically been identified as being akin to material possessions, equated with things that are to be used, like land and other tangible entities. While it is clear that women have intrinsic value of their own, this aspect of the female gender was not readily acknowledged within the stifling boundaries of a patriarchal society until the recent movement toward women's rights. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Women's Role In Ancient Kemet
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10 pages in length. The extent to which women played an integral role in the transition of ancient Kemet is both grand and far-reaching; that the female gender served to rule this traditional African civilization speaks to the hierarchical tendency to place women in a position of power. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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