Essays Tagged: "breadwinner"

Patriarchy in Kafka's Metamorphsis and Asian Cultures

om the way Gregor'sfamily is organized that Gregor is the 'father figure,' in that he is the primarybreadwinner and the one who makes most of the decisions for his family. On page 1781,we can see Greg ...

(3 pages) 69 0 4.3 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

An essay on the politics of gender roles. Examines the traditional gender roles, and women who are changing them.

e era of gender politics, men and women play traditional roles. Historically, the male has been the breadwinner, and the female has been in charge of raising the family. This patriarchal view of women ...

(3 pages) 303 0 3.3 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Women at the workplace.

ens, viewed as sex objects, and mocked when they take on a "man's job".Traditionally the man is the breadwinner and the woman is the nurturer. (Family Dynamic, 14) The man is supposed to go out into t ...

(5 pages) 198 0 4.5 May/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Research Paper on GLoria Naylor's "The Women of Brewster Place"

race.African Americans played three major roles in the past: physical labor and toil as a slave, a breadwinner, used as a pleasure for the white male, and a fighter, urging on with the black man's fi ...

(5 pages) 61 0 4.1 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Beethoven

inish Beethoven's love for music. He studied and performed with great success, despite becoming the breadwinner of his household by the time he was 18 years old. His father's increasingly serious alco ...

(3 pages) 86 2 3.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Society's Negative Attitude in Franz Kafka's ,"The Metamorphosis".

on was his job as a salesman which he disgraced, but he accepted this fact for he had to become the breadwinner of the house, after his father's business collapsed, and his mother is asthmatic, and hi ...

(3 pages) 66 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Franz Kafka: Artist vs Society.

his father begins to scold him before he can even get himself out of bed. Gregor has been the sole breadwinner for years, working at a job he hates to pay his fathers debts. The family leads an extre ...

(4 pages) 39 0 5.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Influences on Australia's Eating Patterns

's the women were housewives who looked after the children and the house, while their husbands, the breadwinner, provided for the house. Nowadays in most household the family system has changed. Many ...

(4 pages) 42 1 4.3 May/2006

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

How is Australian masculinity portrayed in the film "Tom White"

ey recognise and take pride of their masculinity through their work. In this film, Tom White is the breadwinner. However he abruptly fails to maintain this identity. Consequently, He sees himself as a ...

(1 pages) 1571 0 0.0 May/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Stress

in his forties, stress is a constant thing in his life as it is to most people his age. As the main breadwinner in the family and a man of many principles, he carries the heavy burden of providing com ...

(1 pages) 826 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Virtual Organization Employment Law Paper

f sex discrimination, and equal pay issues. In many different cultures the man is considered as the breadwinner or the hard worker in the family. More often than not, these social standards can cause ...

(3 pages) 115 0 3.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Understanding Society

the life of a woman was that of domestic labour and the family wage was provided by the male ‘breadwinner’. Class played a major role in the working role of women; Public work became an act ...

(4 pages) 30 0 3.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The analysis of the movie fiel

parents or society. All of this is seen in Ray's character. He is the father, the husband, and the breadwinner. Then a voice comes to him asking him to do something out of the ordinary. Dig up his fa ...

(4 pages) 27 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Men and Women in Our Modern Society

ack in the days men and women have different statuses in life. Men were expected to work and be the breadwinner of the house, while women were expected to take care of the family and does the entire h ... modern society women are still expected to take care of the family, but both man and woman can be a breadwinner. Statuses have changed for both genders over the years, but some households still hold t ...

(2 pages) 21 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Families Should Be

the Victorian era. This is the most common definition of the traditional family. The Father is the breadwinner; he goes to work, comes home and supports the family financially. Mother is a homemaker, ...

(2 pages) 28 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Television Sitcoms: 1950's - Today

. Traditional family roles in 1950's sitcoms held the father as the head of the household and major breadwinner, and the wife as the classic domestic housekeeper. Sitcoms of the 1950's emphasized and ...

(5 pages) 55 0 5.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Genre Study

Organizational Employment

f sex discrimination, and equal pay issues. In many different cultures the man is considered as the breadwinner or the hard worker in the family. More often than not, these social standards can cause ...

(3 pages) 33 0 4.3 Dec/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Whats the Hype about Entourage?

hase is the reason that the boys from Queens ever moved to L.A. in the first place, and is the main breadwinner. Vince is a great actor, and an extreme ladies man. He is not only is able to land great ...

(6 pages) 28 0 4.0 Apr/2010

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

What do gender theorists mean when they claim that gender is a 'social construct'?

ted from males and females, as dictated by society. Traditionally, men will take on the role of the breadwinner, going out to work each day in order to provide for his family, while the woman will rem ...

(7 pages) 36 0 0.0 May/2010

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 Paper

n their families. This, of course, was not always so. In many homes, the head of household and sole breadwinner was a woman, for various reasons, ranging from death or disability of a spouse to divorc ...

(6 pages) 18 0 0.0 Feb/2011

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management