...Section 1 “How women get affected by love in othello.” Othello is a tragedy written in 1603 by William Shakespeare; the play revolves around a love relationship between the noble Desdemona and the black moor Othello. Othello represents a male-dominant society where men are the leaders of society and the leaders of their own relationships. Beyond the unjust norms which society accepted, Shakespeare emphasizes the greater injustice women face as they are helplessly torn apart because of their experience with love. The main female roles, which are initially presented as women of strong character, are quickly destroyed as their male partners continue to treat them with the same sour injustice the women cannot escape. The first victim of love was Bianca in her relationship with Cassio. Bianca as a person seems to be strong and independent compared to other women in that era. For example, she had her own house “ I’ faith, sweet love I was coming to your house,”( 3.4.194) said by Cassio; these words by Cassio to Bianca shows that she was strong enough to live alone; therefore, she seemed different to people around her due to the society’s norms Bianca was described as a prostituteas a result of her independence. This was clear in act 5 scene1 when Iago insulted her telling her these rude words “This is the fruits of whoring…….. Go know of Cassio where he supped tonight,”(5.1.136) in addition, “O, did he so? I charge you go with me.” When it comes to Cassio she becomes a weak...
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...being the youngest the oldest ranging from 50- 60 from what I could observe. The gender that was present were mainly female but with nearly the same amount of males present, the ratio between male and female could be observed as a 2:1 for every two females there is one male. The economic status of each attendee varied from being somewhat wealthy to middle class, there was no defined economic status present. Ethnicity also varied there was no defined race present it was an even mixture of Caucasian, Hispanic, African American, and Asian. During the performance the actors communicated to each other with rehearsed lines and movements, there were only two heavily choreographed numbers, during these numbers each actor knew exactly what they were doing and they're correct placing. There seemed to be a silent communication between all the actors such as subtly head nods and direction via unseen body language. While some leaders were seen in number it always varied like in the ‘Dancing through Life’ number was lead by Fiyero the male lead with some accompaniment. While the ‘No Good Deed’ number was lead by Elphaba the female lead with no accompaniment. There was two instenstases that had several leads the ‘No One Mourns The Wicked’ and ‘One Short Day’ numbers had no defined leader as it was a group number. There was also four number in which there was two leaders those being ‘What is this feeling, Defying Gravity, As Long As...
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...Combat Medic, Leader, Mother, Wife: Characteristics of ME 17 June 2012 Introduction to Sociology: Sociology 211 Dr. L. Susan Williams Introduction and Definition of Key Terms What is status? In modern society, status is how society decides what pedestal to place you on. Society can also determine your status on your profession. Celebrities, teachers, doctors and lawyers are placed on a high pedestal and held to a higher standard. Garbage men are looked down on and sometimes not even held to a standard because of their profession. According to Witt (2011:103), status “is the social positions we occupy relative to others.” Status isn’t just what your profession may be. Being a woman, man, Caucasian, Asian, student, or gardener is a status. There are different types of status. A person can have an ascribed status, which is basically a status that a person is born with such as male/female or race. A person can also have an achieved status, which is a status that a person can change such as student, wife, or occupation. With each status that we hold, we also have roles to play. “A role is a set of expectations for people who occupy a given social position or status” (Witt 2011:105). For example, we expect teachers to be great with students and lawyers to know the law. Unfortunately, this is not always the truth. For the duration of this paper, I would like to share important ascribed and achieved statuses that I myself hold in society. Status and Roles ...
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...and to acquire property, as well as bringing a stop to the live burial of female infants, a custom before Islam was introduced . While many perceive Islam as oppressing women, it is the culture and different interpretations of the Quran that influence the development of women’s rights in Muslim nations. Women in diverse regions have various rights and roles in society. Their development in terms of leadership and rights depends on the cultures...
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...that we live in. The United States of America has downgraded blacks in general from when the first African slaves were force into the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619 to social inequality today. At the same rate, so did females, blacks harsher than whites. Females faced sexism everywhere they went. Females were portrayed to be just housewives sitting at home watching the kids and cooking dinner. As it’s bluntly known, due to the fact that black women had to fight for both racism and sexism, black woman in America have it worse. For a long time America had fought within each other due to the fact that we are all racist. All in a sense that no matter how civil we get there will always be a dispute between races, class, and overall social stratification. America is at this point where people are put into a system that ranks them from the top to the bottom. With that being said, with all the commotion of equality and inequality our country still shows love and peace to all. It might not be the love and peace we want but it’s enough to where if it’s done right, people from the lower class have a chance to live the American Dream. La June Montgomery Tabron is an African American woman who is a CEO of The Kellogg Foundation, she states, "In so many ways, my own journey illustrates the power and impact of what is possible with the right conditions.” (Byng 2013). No one really knows exactly what the American Dream is but it’s a sign of hope for those who don’t have...
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...States Senate since it was instituted in 1789. Their presence in the global political landscape was sparse. According to the old predominantly male political components, in America men were the presidents, congressmen, and the senators; in the Caribbean they were also the Prime ministers, the deputy prime ministers, and the opposition leaders. Additionally, they were the policy makers as well and likewise the voters. Women had no face much less a voice. As history...
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...Gender Role Analysis SOC 333 Genders and Society Heather Stuart Erica Lloyd 9/30/2013 Humans beings are like sponges, especially when it comes to learning new things. Our neighborhoods or communities, places of employment, and jobs shape who we are. As far as gender is concerned some of the behavior is learned and some of it is obtained from our genetics (Sapiro, 2003).While some individuals focus on the assets they can bring to society, others are getting involved and letting education, public policy, and the workforce shape them into strong and responsible people. These men and women are becoming prestigious leaders in society and are wasting no time trying to get to the top of the corporate ladder. Gender is not only shaped by what we learn at home, but it also helps us appreciate our worth. For instance, women were not able to receive the same education as men in the earlier days, but once they were able to become educated things changed tremendously. In a classroom setting there are different instruments used for learning such as, chalk boards, art supplies, books, etc. These items do not necessarily shape the gender, but the students use them in different ways. Boys are said to participate more in class than girls and show more interest in math and competitive learning. Boys interact more in the classroom than girls and it is said that they have more confidence (Sapiro, 2003). In classrooms there are...
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...women have had certain roles in society and expected to act in certain ways. Each time period, there is a group of women who stand up against the societal norms and try and go against how society tells them how to act. Fifth century Greece was no different; during this time, men were in charge and were said to have absolute power over women. Females belonged in the home, and were best “Not seen and not heard”. When a woman won an argument against a man, it was thought of as emasculating. Aristotle agreed that: “He endows women with sufficient virtue to maintain sōphrosunē (Self-control, chastity), to fulfill their function in the household and to obey their men.” Authors such as Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus used their plays to portray characters that go against how women were supposed to act during this time. Characters such as Clytemnestra, Antigone, along with Hecuba and Helen, all are...
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...Last but not least, a special thanks goes to my husband, family and friends for putting a smile on my face every single day. ABSTRACT The topic of the thesis is Women in Leadership and Management. This essay concerns the subject of thesis work is to make research of women leadership attributes and management styles. In order to get clearer details about that, I have made some investigations or researches on women leadership starting from definition of it, followed by the data collection in order to strengthen the research topic. Data shows that women continue to increase their share of managerial positions but unfortunately the rate of progress is slow and uneven. Therefore, I decided to examine the barriers experienced by a woman leader and how a woman managerial approach, such as transformational leadership style, can be effective for organization to reach their goals. It is so obvious that leadership is normally dominated by men. While women have some advantages and disadvantages, also prejudice and differ style of leadership. It is very...
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...Sexism in Organizations Joyce N. Vitalo Organizational Theory Dr. Lee Mahon December 17, 2011 Abstract In today’s workplace there is an emphasis on equality through trainings and programs that are intended to avoid sexism. The historical influence on the business world has shown for the last one hundred years a division of organizational leaders by gender. These divisions have been a part of organizational structure and slow to change. Historical Perspective of Sexism Women in the United States have been on a slow journey towards equality that has had many twists and turns over the last one hundred years. There have been many women who have helped to pull other women to the same level as men. The women of today are still pushing towards the same level of respect, responsibility and reward that men receive and have been receiving. Chapter one of History of Woman Suffrage Vol. I, opens with “As civilization advances there is a continual change in the standard of human rights. In barbarous ages the right of the strongest was the only one recognized; but as mankind progressed in the arts and sciences intellect began to triumph over brute force. Change is a law of life, and the development of society a natural growth…. In all periods of human development, thinking has been punished as a crime, which is reason sufficient to account for the general passive resignation of the masses to their conditions and environments.” (Cady Stanton, Anthony, Gage and...
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...Leaders and Leadership Styles Sonya Small South University Online Faculty Britt Organizational Behavior/MGT3002 November 11, 2014 Debbi Fields Mrs. Field’s at the age of 20 began her company in 1977 in Palo Alto, California as Mrs. Fields Chocolate Chippery. Mrs. Fields believed in her motto “Making people feel special and important.” Mrs. Fields did not come from a wealthy family growing up, but she had a vision for herself to become a great business woman and entrepreneur. Mrs. Fields set her company on the Leadership-participation model. “A leadership theory that provides a set of rules to determine the form and amount of participative decision making in different situations (Robbins, Judge pg. 385-386).” When she started out she didn’t wont cookies that were made of imitation ingredients she believed that her cookies should be made from real products. She also believed that happiness is found in friends, family and enjoying what you do. When Mrs. Fields began her business her husband bet her on her first day that she wouldn’t sell 50.00 worth of cookies, realizing over half the day was gone and her husband was going to win the bet she took a platter filled with her cookies out into the street and began giving out her cookies by the end of the day she had cleared $75.00. Mrs. Fields was much of a transformational leader...
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...Is there equal opportunity for Females in the U.S military? Females have not been successfully integrated into the U.S military, because most women do not have the same opportunities as men. There have been limits placed on what they can do, where they can serve, and what divisions they can join. Women in the U.S military should be provided with equal opportunities as men because women can do the same things that a man can do when it comes to jobs, service, and leadership in the U.S military. According to Boldry and Wood (2001) During the 1970s, many military training programs in the United States prolonged their admissions policies to include women. Perhaps most noteworthy is the federal legislation passed in 1976 enabling women to be appointed to the navy, army, and air force service academies. The first women were to be admitted in 1976 to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy during the academy's centennial and the nation's bicentennial. However, this action created confusion about the...
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...sexes with respect to leadership attributes. Factors that lead to this distinction are highlighted, along with the traditional reasons that lead to these differences. A historical insight into the various trends that dominated different societies is given, in a view to engage the reader and lead him/her to understand how the gender roles evolved as the societies evolved. Many challenges that women encountered in the past are described that further aid in this understanding. The outcomes of this comparative study are then observed. These outcomes include gender-stereotypic expectations by the leaders, mental health of the individuals, efficiency at the job role, industrial pressure and gender discrimination. Generic leadership traits for men and women are observed and described, which tie to the gender-stereotypes. These observations distinguish the women to possess an interpersonal-oriented leadership style, as opposed to men, who possess task-oriented style of leadership. Different leadership studies are implemented to understand the impact of these styles. The impact varies for organizational studies, laboratory experiments and assessment studies. Other traits like how the leadership qualities and styles vary in men-dominated and women-dominated industries are studied as well. Next, some of the existing solutions are discussed to eradicate gender inequalities, which include recommendations from board members and policy makers. Finally, important solutions that impact the change...
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...1. Show how the medieval Church is portrayed as an inflexible patriarchal hierarchical system in the film? The medieval Church is depicted as an inflexible patriarchal hierarchical system both in direct and abstract ways. The first example I noticed came in the initial interaction with Sir Robert. This knight doubts the legitimacy of Joan’s prophecy and miracles, so he orders the priest at his side to, “do what he does” and exorcise Joan to determine if she is possessed by demons. This priest, who by Sir Robert’s acclamation and by his own role as an exorcist is considered an expert and professional on the matter, is eager to jump at a chance to disprove Joan as no more than a witch or a sorceress. This is done despite the fact that this professional makes no note of any outward sign of possession. After the exorcism, in which it is determined that Joan is good by her approach to the priest, she even tells him that “You heard my confession just yesterday. This is absurd.” This can represent the priest’s symbolic representation of the church and its attempts to quell any uprising by a female as it pertains to religion. This can also represent the priest as an extension of Sir Robert’s will, and Sir Robert’s will ultimately indicative of a male society uneager to accept women and continue patriarchal control. With a simple order Sir Robert is able to question Joan’s legitimacy. Another example of the church’s attempt to reinforce a patriarchal system comes after Joan wins the favor...
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...Diversity in the Workplace / Wal- Mart Case Shirley Nolan October 30, 2011 Class #: 1109MGMT Section: 610514 Turnitin Score: 14% This Research paper is about diversity in the workplace. It also talks about how management handles diversity in the workplace and how they view it. The case that I will be talking about is the Wal-Mart case. This case will also show you how leadership played a very important role in this case when it comes to the managers that work for this company. This case had a big in pack on the retail organizations around the world. Woman that works for Wal-Mart are not given the same advances that the males are in the same position in this company. I also talk about some suggestions that managers at Wal-Mart could have done different to stop this case from going to the Supreme Court on June 20, 2001. One of the most significant issues that management faces today is diversity in the workplace. “Diversity means employing people without discrimination on the basis of gender, age and ethnic or racial background.” (Graves, 1993, p .4). Diversity has important implications for the values of an organization’s culture and for organizational effectiveness. Management is the process by which a person in a supervisory role focuses on planning...
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