...Karla A. Esguerra Professor Camille Ocampo SOCI 3103 POWER STRUCTURE IN THE TRANSNATIONAL WIFE & HOUSEHUSBAND FAMILY IN A RURAL SETTING I. INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study The family is the one major sphere of capitalist society in which labour replacement services can be absorbed without payment-women pick up the burden unpaid (Engels 8). This notes the existence of patriarch societies in the past decades that gave women no power in the family. The patriarchism was brought into the country during the Spanish regime (Medina 174).In the Philippines, men are metaphorically referred to as “pillar of the home” signifying both the metaphorical importance of the man who makes the home stand and the material contributions he is expected to make to the family (Parrenas 57). This was the traditional power structure. As the marital relationship evolves, it is interesting to know the roles of the women, specifically the transnational wives as a subject of the power structure nowadays. The modern Filipina wife, being more enlightened and more knowledgeable of what is going on around her is no longer confined to home. In her desire to help uplift the economic conditions of her family, she has extended herself to management of the farm and other productive enterprises (Medina 174). It was also noted that women outnumbered men in international migration, in October 1991, 59.4% of overseas workers were females (Medina). As of 2012 according to the National Statistics...
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...In what ways are househusbands outsiders or insiders? Househusbands can be both outsiders or insiders. Whether they are outsiders or insiders are based on the attitudes received from the government and social sectors. Househusbands do not have garner support from the society as traditionally, men are meant to be the one working to support the family. However, with men switching roles with women whereas the women become the pillar of support for the family it is gradually becoming acknowledged by the society as there is now more and more numbers of successful househusbands. Househusbands are outsiders due to the law and the traditional thinking of the government and the problem of finance. According to Pereira, 2005. The only obstacle between the father staying at home and taking care of the child is their financial situation. The financial woes are their greatest source of concern rather than them being tied down to the responsibilities of a child. However, there is now a 33% of men willing to work part-time and take care of their children. The weekend Australia (2013: 13-14) reported that there is a slow rise in the number of single fatherhood however many fathers are not willing by the lack of support and being regarded as a disgrace for men to be in this kind of positions. This is caused by the traditional thinking that men are the main family breadwinners whereas the women are the caretakers of the children. Influenced by such thinking, the government only has laws placed...
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...Topic: The causes and effects of the changes of the traditional male role. With the development of the society, the conventional man role has changed significantly step by step in many aspects, which is a serious and realistic issue for many countries around the world and it makes many people confused and worried. In this essay, the reasons of why the traditional gender role has changed would be talked about in two fields, the realization of the women and the appearance of the femininity and homosexual of the men. Besides, the effects on people after the change of male role would be presented clearly and logically, mainly in three angles, the workplace and society competition, the sense of inferiority of the men and the guilt of the females to the children. Firstly, the traditional male role is really very familiar with the majority of people all over the world. The conventional pattern of female and male role in many countries was that nine tenths of the women stayed at home every day taking care of the children and their husband and doing some housework like cooking, washing clothes, this sort of thing during their whole lives. They hardly never think about their career and did the same thing as the men did. For men, they had to earn a lot of money to support the living of their families and turned over almost all of their income to the households (Tiger, 2000). At that time, both women and men thought it was an equal and right division of responsibility of them. Meanwhile,...
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...Assess the view that it is no longer important to talk about the patriarchal society today (24 marks) In the 19th century (or even a century before) society was deemed upon as a patriarchal dominance. (Male dominating society). Where husband/father would work and provide money for the family, whereas the wife/mother was seen as the nurturer or carer for everyone; especially for the children. Also doing domestic chores. However it is now possible to state, in the 21st century the roles have switched and women have become more independent in terms of finance; more women orientated, and more men as househusbands. The functionalist view of talking about the patriarchal family today is relevant, as they still deem upon how men and women portray the roles which were present from the 1950s era. Men would express the 'instrumental role' the position of a person who supports the family with finance and also known as the authority figure, whereas women would be stereotyped as the 'expressive role', and would stay at home and look after the children. The husband and wife would have segregated conjugal roles. Where they would have different roles and spend their leisure time separately. Conversely, Willmott and young would argue that this was not the case now in the 21st century; as men and women have switched roles; and therefore it is irrelevant to consider the family as patriarchal. The symmetrical family is evident in today's day and age as more women go to work; whilst many husbands...
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...dads formed more-lasting bonds with their children than did working fathers” (Tucker 12). Stay at home dads have a chance for greater intimacy with their children; the discovery of “male embodiment in care giving” (Doucet 284) benefitting both father and child. I believe that we should encourage more men to stay at home with their children, or, at the very least, to take an extended paternity break from work. The initial bonding between parents and child is essential, and men may be missing out on a lifetime of emotional intimacy by not being there. The taboo around the so called “Mr. Mom” is weakening as we become more accepting as a society, and, as women gain a stronger foothold in the professional world, I hope to see many more “househusbands” in the future. I had very little experience with same-sex couples growing up, and as an adult, very few of my gay friends have children. I have never doubted a gay couples ability to raise children, but I know that it is a topic that gets discussed again and again. I will start by discussing the idea of gay parenthood in the recent past, and then talk about some more recent opinions on the topic In 1967, a lesbian California woman was denied custody of her minor child because “"the homosexuality of plaintiff as a matter of law constitutes her not a fit or proper person to have the care, custody and control of ... the minor child of the parties hereto" (Rivers 917). At the time, homosexuality was illegal in many places, and thought...
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...FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDS Examine the different functions performed by the family for individuals and society? The family is a unit of people living together tied down by biological or legal bonds. Functionalists take the family to be an important part on the way society works and therefore emphasise the importance of the function of the family. Functions are the jobs and roles of a particular object. Functionalists and Marxists are social systems, also known as structural thinkers. Structural theories define individuals as being completely shaped by our society and the way it works and is organised. Functionalism visualises society as socialising individuals into the shared norms and values, which dictate the way they will behave. Marxism and a majority of feminist groups are also classed as structural thinkers. Both functionalists and Marxists take a macro approach and make generalisations towards the role the nuclear family plays in society as a whole. However functionalists take a positive view of the role of the nuclear family whereas traditional Marxists and feminists have criticised the view. George Peter Murdock was a functionalist sociologist. From his study of 250 diverse societies he concluded that the family actually performs 4 basic functions, which are essential for social life. The first were sexual and reproductive which are important, as they are the means of producing members of society. Without these two major functions society itself would seize to exist...
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...English File Intermediate Wordlist File 1 accommodation admit adult (n.) advert affectionate aggressive ambitious argue arrangements attention available bald bank manager best friend beware (of sth) biography bossy break up brochure change your mind charming Cheers! coach transfer colleague competitive context contribute (to sth) co-operative cover (v.) criticism debut depend (on sb) disadvantage dominate emphasis emphasize enclosed escort (v.) exhausted extrovert factor find out flat (n.) flatmate free of charge fringe furious generous get on well (with sb) graffiti guest habit hire (v.) host housework in a mess (have a lot) in common incompatible insecure irritating jealous just good friends keep in touch lazy leader liar manipulative moody move in negotiate novel (n.) nowadays obsessive obvious on the dot onion only child out of order partner personality placement test position (n.) possessions provided queue (v.) queue (v.) rebel against relationship relative (n.) relaxed rent (v.) responsible self-confident 2 selfish sense of humour sensitive (to) separated (from sb) several show (sb) round similar slim sociable staff straight stressed strict talkative tastes (n.) tidy (adj.) trophy trust (v.) unlike well built File 2 abrupt absorb accident according to (be) addicted to adrenaline affected (by sth) alarm clock apologize appendicitis arranged average (adj.) balanced based on beast behave behaviour blanket bone ...
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...ASSESSMENT OF MACROECONOMIC Name: Zihan Wang(Hans) Class: A3 Date: 2013-05-28 Title Explain the government's various macroeconomic objective and their importance to UK economic. Is it possible for government to achieve all these objective at the same time? Individuals, governments, firms and nations make selection on apportion rare resources to fulfil their unlimited desire which is economic concern about. Economics can generally be resolved into: microeconomics and macroeconomics. Microeconomics centralizes particular market and segments of economy such as individual consumer behaviour, supply and demand in individual markets, externalities arising from production and consumption and the theory of firms. However, macroeconomics is the concentration of the overall economy behaviour which is looking at ‘aggregate’ variables such as aggregate demand, national output and inflation. ‘Aggregate demand is the demand for the gross domestic product (GDP) of a country,’ the level of national output can be determined by AD which places a leading role. Aggregate demand is represented by this formula: Aggregate Demand (AD) = C + I + G + (X-M). ‘C’ means Consumers' expenditures on goods and services. ‘I’ expresses investment spending by companies on capital goods. ‘G’ indicates government expenditures on publicly provided goods and services. ‘X’ signifies exports of goods and services and ‘M’ presents imports of goods and services. Moreover, macroeconomics is also concerned...
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...REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION REGIONAL TRIAL COURT Branch 260 - Paranaque City RENZ XAVIER V. LEGASPI Petitioner, -versus- Civil Case No. _____________ For: Declaration of Nullity of Marriage LISETTE BANCOSTA-LEGASPI Respondent. X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X PETITION COMES NOW, Petitioner, RENZ XAVIER V. LEGASPI, by counsel and unto this Honorable Court, respectfully states and alleges THAT – I. THE PARTIES (1) Petitioner RENZ XAVIER LEGASPI is of legal age, married to the respondent, and with residence and postal address at 056 Loma, Amadeo, Cavite 4119. For purposes of this Petition, he may be served with pleadings and other court processes at her counsel’s law office at Suite 104 Helfenstein Holding Corp. (HHC) Building, Victoria corner Basco Sts., Intramuros, Manila. (2) Respondent is likewise of legal age, Filipino citizen, married to the Petitioner and with residence and postal address at Blk 4 lot 17 Phase E Windward Hills Subdivision Dasmariñas, Cavite she may be served with summons, pleadings and other court processes. II. THE FACTS and CAUSE OF ACTION (3) The respondent and petitioner met...
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...“It is no longer possible to pronounce in some binding way what family, marriage, parenthood, sexuality or love mean, what they should or could be; rather these vary in substance, norms and morality from individual to individual and from relationship to relationship.” (Beck, U and Beck-Gernsheim, E. 1995:p5). Through history there has been a varied view on the family, with changes in the functions, roles and relationships within the family being widely debated. There has been a major development with the types of family that exist in Britain today, with influences from the widening ethnicity of Britain it has adapted to many different cultures. Functionalism is considered the consensus view of the family. They see the family as a vital organ and the cornerstone of society. George Peter Murdock conducted a study entitled “social structure” (1949), in which he studied 250 societies both small and large. He claimed the findings of this was that some sort of family existed in every society which means the family is universal. (Haralambos, Holborn. 2008). According to Murdock the family is an institution which fulfils the functions essential for a harmonious society. He believed the family provided a stable environment hence strengthening the emotional bond between parents and children. Murdock believed that the family performed four essential functions sexual, reproductive, economic and educational. (Taylor. 1995). However Talcott Parson suggested that the family lost most...
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...An Analysis of Sexism in English Language [Abstract] Language plays an important role in society. As a phenomenon of society, language reflects all the sides of human society naturally. Sexism is a phenomenon that takes a male-as-norm attitude, trivializing, insulting or rendering women invisible. As a special social phenomenon, sexism is inevitably reflected through language. To start with, the thesis traces the reasons for the occurrence of sexism in the English language. In nature, sexism in language reflects sexism in society. The two are closely related. Social connotations of sexism in English tell the relationship between phenomenon of sexism in language and essence of sexism in society. Then the thesis analyses sexism in terms of the generic masculine, word order and semantic derogation of women in greater detail. Finally, a large part of the thesis is contributed to how to change sexism in English. The author of the thesis thinks the key to the problem is: (1) solve the problem of generic pronouns; (2) neutralize lexis; (3) strive for balanced naming and addressing system; (4) coin new corresponding words. The elimination of linguistic sexism lies in social change. Only by changing the social structure, that is, women and men own really equal status, can language equality be truly achieved. [Key Words] sexism; English language; lexical neutralization; feminism 浅析英语中的性别歧视现象 [摘 要] 语言在社会中所处的地位尤为重要。作为一种社会现象的语言，必然会反映出人类社会的各种社会观念。性别歧视作为这其中的一种，是指把男性视作社会规范和中心，轻视， 侮辱女性或使她们显得微不足道。而这一特定的社会现象必然会在语言中折射出来。 ...
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...ªIdeas for IELTS topics Who is this book for? Many students have no ideas or opinions about IETLS writing topics. Even if your grammar is perfect, you will not get a high IELTS score if you do not know what to write. This book is for students who want to go into the writing exam feeling confident that they have excellent ideas, opinions and vocabulary for as many topics as possible How do you get an IELTS score of 7 or higher? The key to a high score is not grammar, it is not your use of words like “moreover” or “in addition”, and it is not your use of phrases like “this is controversial issue nowadays”. To get a high score you need to use good “topic language” (words and phrases that are related to the question topic). You need good ideas in order to answer the question well. How should you prepare for IELTS writing task 2? There is an enormous amount of advice on my website ielts-simon.com. Here is a summary of what I suggest: Spend more time preparing than testing When you test yourself, you find out what your level is, but you do not learn anything new. You will not improve if you only write test essays. Before writing an essay, study the topic and prepare your ideas, opinions and vocabulary. Steal my ideas If you only use the vocabulary that you already know, you will not learn anything new, and you will not improve. Practise linking my topic ideas together to write “perfect essays”. See the website for examples of how to do this. Use this book together with the website ...
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...Ideas for IELTS topics Who is this book for? Many students have no ideas or opinions about IETLS writing topics. Even if your grammar is perfect, you will not get a high IELTS score if you do not know what to write. This book is for students who want to go into the writing exam feeling confident that they have excellent ideas, opinions and vocabulary for as many topics as possible How do you get an IELTS score of 7 or higher? The key to a high score is not grammar, it is not your use of words like “moreover” or “in addition”, and it is not your use of phrases like “this is controversial issue nowadays”. To get a high score you need to use good “topic language” (words and phrases that are related to the question topic). You need good ideas in order to answer the question well. How should you prepare for IELTS writing task 2? There is an enormous amount of advice on my website ielts-simon.com. Here is a summary of what I suggest: - Spend more time preparing than testing When you test yourself, you find out what your level is, but you do not learn anything new. You will not improve if you only write test essays. Before writing an essay, study the topic and prepare your ideas, opinions and vocabulary. - Steal my ideas If you only use the vocabulary that you already know, you will not learn anything new, and you will not improve. Practise linking my topic ideas together to write “perfect essays”. See the website for examples of how to...
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...Ideas for IELTS topics Who is this book for? Many students have no ideas or opinions about IETLS writing topics. Even if your grammar is perfect, you will not get a high IELTS score if you do not know what to write. This book is for students who want to go into the writing exam feeling confident that they have excellent ideas, opinions and vocabulary for as many topics as possible How do you get an IELTS score of 7 or higher? The key to a high score is not grammar, it is not your use of words like “moreover” or “in addition”, and it is not your use of phrases like “this is controversial issue nowadays”. To get a high score you need to use good “topic language” (words and phrases that are related to the question topic). You need good ideas in order to answer the question well. How should you prepare for IELTS writing task 2? There is an enormous amount of advice on my website ielts-simon.com. Here is a summary of what I suggest: - Spend more time preparing than testing When you test yourself, you find out what your level is, but you do not learn anything new. You will not improve if you only write test essays. Before writing an essay, study the topic and prepare your ideas, opinions and vocabulary. - Steal my ideas If you only use the vocabulary that you already know, you will not learn anything new, and you will not improve. Practise linking my topic ideas together to write “perfect essays”. See the website for examples of how to do this. - Use...
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...WELINGKAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH SPECIALISATION PROJECT ON ANALYSIS OF INVESTMENT OPTIONS BY MAHIMA SUHALKA PGDM RM 2014 – 2016 (FINANACE SPECIALISATION) ROLL NO. 48 PROJECT FACULTY GUIDE PROF. PRITI SAMANT PROJECT COMPLETION CERTIFICATE This is to certify that project titled “Analysis of Investment Options” is successfully done by Ms. Mahima Suhalka in partial fulfilment of her two years full time course ‘Post Graduation Diploma in Management’ recognized by AICTE through the Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research, Matunga, Mumbai. This project has been completed under my guidance. ___________________________ (Signature of Faculty Guide) Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________ Acknowledgement I take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who supported me throughout the course of this PGDM project. I am thankful for their aspiring guidance, invaluably constructive criticism and honest advice during the project work. I express my warm thanks to Prof. Priti Samant, my project guide who provided me with critical insights on this project and helped me make this a success. I would also like to acknowledge the help of all my friends and respondents who enabled me to conduct this research project. Thank You All!! Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ...
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