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1,217 words... f this program was an increase in infanticide. Female babies were most at risk because of the desire for a male heir to carry on the ancestor line placed a great value on male children. In 1984, China's birth rate was down to the replacement level of 2. 1 births per woman. By 1986, China's growth rate had fallen to 1 % which is far below the 2. 4 % growth rate that many less developed countries were reporting. China's birth rate stood at 18 per 1000, its population was projected to be 1. 2 b...
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The Conflict Of Women In 20th Century India
1,738 wordsThe Conflict of Women in 20 th Century India Throughout recorded history, women all over the world have been held to a different standard than men. They have consistently been oppressed in nearly all aspects of life, from political to personal. In the 20 th century though, great strides have been taken to end this oppression and level the playing field. However, in India, a number of deeply rooted traditions have made this effort all the more difficult, and as a result, women's triumphs over opp...
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Female Genital Mutilation Human Rights Violations
1,884 wordsOn the continent of Africa a small village prepares for an important ceremony and the feast the will follow. Today, 9 little girls ages 5 - 11 will be circumcised by a village woman who has learned the skill from her mother and grandmother. Using a razor blade she will remove their clitoris and labia while they are held down by a few other women from the village. Then, each little girl will be sewn shut, with only a small opening left through which their urine and menstrual blood with flow. If t...
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Female Infanticide Male Children
461 wordsThe bias against females in India is related to the fact that "Sons are called upon to provide the income; they are the ones who do most of the work in the fields. In this way sons are looked to as a type of insurance. With this perspective, it becomes clearer that the high value given to males decreases the value given to females. " (Marina Porras, "Female Infanticide and Foeticide." ) The problem is also intimately tied to the institution of dowry, in which the family of a prospective bride mu...
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Treatment Of Women Witch Hunts
2,346 wordsWomens Role in two different religious: Islam and Hinduism A drastic distinction between the roles of the male and female exists in all of history's modern human societies. Women have grown to accept, not without resentment though, the male-dominated atmosphere of the world. Because people use religious doctrine to define their life styles, religious scriptures in both the East and the West seem to condone, even encourage, the unequal treatment of women. Now we try to compare two different relig...
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Female Infanticide Chinese Government
718 wordsInfanticide in China There are many socio-political phenomenons in the Third World countries that shock Western people. This is due to the fact that we still largely apply a conventional Christian morality, while trying to analyze ethical issues abroad. One of such issues is the practice of killing baby girls in China female infanticide. Sociologists point out to the huge mis balance between male and female population in China, in 1990 there were 111 million more men in this country, which is a ...
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20 Th Century Women In India
1,801 wordsJoseph Borstein November 29, 2000 Gandhi's India Paper # 3 The Conflict of Women in 20 th Century India Throughout recorded history, women the world over have been held to different standards than men. They have been consistently oppressed in nearly all aspects of life, from political to personal, public to private. In the 20 th century, great strides have been taken to end this oppression and level the playing field. In India however, a number of deeply rooted traditions have made this effort p...
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Plants And Animals Mode Of Production
4,496 wordsAnthropologist Marvin Harris in known for his strong conviction based on cultural materialism. He writes widely and is famous for his books, which appeal to the popular masses. His fundamental belief is that the means of production and reproduction cause other aspects of culture such as organization or art. He goes through a causal chain which can all be relate to the urges to eat and reproduce. Although this is a highly simplified way to describe his theory of cultural materialism most of his w...
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2,225 wordsKilling your baby, what could be more depraved. For a woman to destroy the fruit of her womb would seem like an ultimate violation of the natural order. But every year, hundreds of women commit neonaticide: they kill their newborns or let them die. Most neonaticide's remain undiscovered, but every once in a while a janitor follows a trail of blood to a tiny body in a trash bin, or a woman faints and doctors find the remains of a placenta inside her. In China, babies are often abandoned near orph...
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