Gender differences

br Running Head : Gender

: Gender Differences

p : Gender Differences

Introduction

It is one of the strange phenomena in the whole history of mankind , in one form or the other social customs prevail and efforts are made by those who govern the society , that they think it fit to deprive women of their legitimate birth-rights to education , freedom , property and what not ! Inequality between the sexes is the greatest bane of most of the societies . Outwardly there are differences between men and women , but in their real nature and from

the spiritual points of view , there are no differences . Who is a woman ? She is the one around whom revolves the wheel of worldly life , the present phenomenal life . Thus , she is the centre , the life-blood , the heart beat of the entire creative force governing the cosmos . In reality , a mother is greater than the father In any society , she is the emblem of unselfish love and ungrudging sacrifice . It is the duty of those who govern the society to impart true education to women . As the outcome of that education , they will of themselves be able to know what is good for them and what is bad , and will spontaneously eschew the latter . It will not be then necessary to pull down or set up anything in society by coercion . Educate women first and leave them to themselves then , they will tell you what reforms are necessary for them . In matters concerning them , who are men to advise

The headline Punishment Worse than the Crime ? Pakistani Woman Gets Sentenced to Stoning after She Accuses Several men of Gang Rape ' from the Kimmel Kronickle , examined

Kimmel makes three bold and persuasive statements about gender . First he demonstrates that gender differences are often extremely exaggerated in fact , he argues that men and women have much more in common than we think they do . Kimmel also challenges the pop psychologists who suggest that gender difference is the cause of inequality between the sexes instead , he reveals that the reverse is true--gender inequality itself is the cause of the differences between men and women . Finally , he illustrates that gender is not merely an element of individual identity but a socially constructed institutional phenomenon ' In the light of his above observations , the incident reported in the news has been analyzed

Cross-cultural variation psychological development -the perspectives- compare and contrast

How would each of the perspectives approach the news item

The first reaction to the news item is disgusting . Unfortunately such a system of punishment is in vogue as per the Muslim system of jurisprudence . Even if the guilt is proved beyond all doubts , is the mode punishment justified as for the nature of the crime ? Is such a punishment given to the male accused ? The issues of differentiation and dominance are clearly reflected here . Any punishment must stand the test of practicability the punishment needs to be in proportion to the gravity of the crime . The science of sociology affects the human spirit deeply it...