Essays and Research Papers on Other Cultures

This 12 page paper looks at the different organizations that provide help and support to female entrepreneurs in the United Arab Emirates, outlines the help that is provided and the way they operate. The paper looks at those which are set up specific to give women help and those that help all entrepreneurs. The paper ...

The government of Bahrain has made a commitment to women and developing women’s rights. This 3 page paper looks at the progress and areas of achievement and considers the current political aspects of women rights in the country and considers areas where political moves to increase equality may be argued as still required. The bibliography ...

A 3 page paper which examines the condition of women in Islam and argues that they are not, and have not been, victims of oppression. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

6 pages in length. Anti-Semitism is expressed in many forms and by many different people with the common denominator being discriminatory, disparaging and/or hostile attitudes toward Jews. While the typical understanding of anti-Semitism is most reflected as intolerance from people outside Jewry, most do not consider how Judaism has a history of discrimination ...

This 5 page paper discusses the phenomenon of women leaving their homes and children to work in other countries where wages are better. The toll such migrations take on the women and their children is explored. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the book entitled Global Woman that is comprised of a number of articles on migrant women. Much of the discussion is on domestic workers. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 6 page paper examines the issues facing Muslim women, and argues that it is unlikely they will be accepted by their culture if they are too "Westernized." Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how race/ethnicity complicates or intensifies the subject of feminism. The paper uses the essays of Donna Langston, “Tired of Playing Monopoly?,” and Gloria Joseph’s “The Imcompatible Menage A Trois: Marxism, Feminism and Race.” No additional sources cited.

A 6 page paper which examines the process that Latino women have gone through in the United States from a position involving culture and discrimination. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 9 page paper that responds to several topics: the Anthropological View of Oppressed Women, the Anthropological View of the Veiled Muslim Woman, the Anthropological View of Muslim women who do not have the same freedom and the Anthropological View of the Woman Ruled by Her Men. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 9 page paper which examines women in Canada based on A Diversity of Women: Ontario, 1945-1980, edited by Joy Parr. No additional sources cited.

A 14 page paper which examines the relationship between style of dress and crimes against women as it involves the United States and the Middle East. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

15 pages in length. The writer discusses at length the extent to which Islamic women still cannot overcome centuries of gender oppression even in the twenty-first century. Bibliography lists 14 sources.

3 pages in length. Abboud Bey and Samia, Rifaat's two primary characters in the short story entitled Another Evening at the Club reflect the epitome of a married couple within a patriarchal society whereby the wife is oppressed and the husband is a self-serving patriarch. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

12 pages in length. Domestic violence is a gender-based abusive act prevalent in virtually all global communities; while the more developed societies have adopted a heightened awareness of the immoral nature of domestic violence and take significant steps to punish and deter it, other less developed societies continue to use it as a tool ...

10 pages in length. Women in the workforce of a patriarchal society routinely experience lower wages, worse working conditions and poor child care options. Coupled with the responsibilities of maintaining a home inherently assigned to the female gender and a very volatile labor market, women in these male-dominated global communities are hard-pressed to ...

A 4 page examination of the reason aborigine women are disproportionately represented in the Australian prison system. This paper argues that the violence and lawlessness that characterize much of aborigine life must be abandoned if aboriginal culture is to be saved. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

In four pages this text that describes the 1945 torpedoing of this U.S. ship by the Japanese is examined. Two sources are listed in the bibliography.

6 pages in length. Domestic violence plays no favorites and overlooks no individual. Socioeconomic status, ethnicity, age or religion - no one is immune from the physical and emotional effects of domestic violence, inasmuch everyone - no matter where they reside upon the ladder of life - is vulnerable to being victimized. ...

This 4 page paper contends the changes women have experienced due to globalization and industrialization are not all positive. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 20-page paper provides an overview of Middle Eastern women and their opportunities in the workforce. Also discussed is Islam's view on working women. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 5 page overview of marriages as they occur in these countries. This paper contrasts not just the structure of marriage but also the meaning. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper considers the many factors that affect modern Muslim women and their roles in society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This paper is a 3 page reaction to authors Gloria Valencia-Weber and Christine P. Zuni's “Domestic Violence and Tribal Protection of Indigenous Women in the United States”. This paper emphasizes the importance of Native American sovereignty in insuring that Native American nations have the sole right to intercede when it comes to the welfare ...

Many plastic surgeons dedicate their time and resources to children in developing countries with facial deformities caused by cleft lips and cleft palates. In some countries the stigma is so great that clefts can endanger a child's life. This 7 page expository paper asks for even greaer commitment to saving lives. Bibliography lists 5 sources.