Comparing and Contrasting Amish Women of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania With Contemporary American Women
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A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts Pennsylvania Amish women with American women in terms of dating, marriage, motherhood, and child rearing. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TGamwom.rtf

Crimes Against Women: Style of Dress in the United States and the Middle East
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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.
Filename: RAdssms.rtf

Cultural Development Of Vietnamese Women
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4 pages in length. The topic of this paper is important for many reasons, not the least of which includes the social, economic and gender oppression Vietnamese women have historically experienced with regard to cultural development. One only has to be concerned with equitable treatment for everyone across the globe to have an interest in the way in which Vietnamese women are routinely deprived of their rightful cultural development. The questions this paper seeks to answer involve the extent to which the tenets of patriarchy single-handedly guide every nuance of cultural development for Vietnamese women, or if they maintain any semblance of independence apart from their gender oppressed existence. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCVietWmn.rtf

Culture and Economics: The Lives of Ethiopian Women
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A 13 page exploration of the economic and cultural factors which impact Ethiopian women. The welfare of Ethiopia’s rural women is of particular concern in that they represent the majority in Ethiopian society. These women have few economic options in life. They often live in abusive homes but to escape those homes they must find viable employment in the cities. Such employment is largely nonexistent in Ethiopia and far too many women are forced into the industry of prostitution. This paper explores the options available to Ethiopia’s women and suggests that in order to changed the lives of these women we must address both Ethiopian culture and entrepreneurial options. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPwmEthi.rtf

Culture: Comparison and Contrast of Two Articles
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A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts two articles about cultural concerns. The articles are Gender, politeness, and Confrontation in Tenejapa by Penelope Brown and Peasant men can't get wives: language change and sex roles in bilingual community by Susan Gal. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAgegal.rtf

Cultures Impact on Malaysian Women Interacting in American Society
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A 16 page discussion of how the cultural mores of Malaysian Indian women remain tied to India. These mores sometimes change when these women enter the U.S. but sometimes they do not. This paper includes three interviews with fictional women who have made this move. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: PPmalayI.rtf

Development: Environmental, Archaeological, and Human Issues in Developing Countries
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A 14 page discussion of the varied issues confronting developing countries in regard to their rural resources and inhabitants. Emphasizes the importance of sustainable development and the protection of ecological, archaeological and human resources. Presents examples of adverse impacts which have been incurred by each, as well as success stories which have occurred, as a result of development activities in the world's lesser technologically advanced countries. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPdevRur.wps

Do They Hear You When You Cry By Kassindja & Bashir
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This 3 page paper discusses Kassindja and Bashir's book, Do They Hear You When You Cry, the true account of Kassindja's plight to escape Female genital mutilation in Togo, Africa. The writer's thesis is that strangers will come forward to help an individual who is experiencing injustice and brutality. The writer also reports how this case changed refugee laws in the U.S. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGdothy.rtf

Domestic Abuse: Is There An Effective Deterrent?
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7 pages in length. The writer discusses the modification of patriarchal oppression as a means by which to deter domestic abuse around the world. Annotated bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCDomAb.rtf

Domestic Violence In The Us And Honor Crimes In India
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10 pages in length. The presence of domestic violence is a worldwide inhumanity that only recently has been worthy of closer consideration. Thanks in great part to the direction many developed countries have taken toward eradicating such cruel and unmitigated gender inequity, many global communities are taking steps to quell the indignity. Others, however, remain steeped in patriarchal tradition where a woman is destined to endure whatever shame and torture is deemed appropriate. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TLCDomVioUS.rtf

Domestic Violence: Anonymous Interview
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5 pages in length. The writer provides an anonymous interview with a therapist who deals with domestic violence victims. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCIntvw.rtf

Economic Empowerment and its Relation to Women's Reproductive Choice and Health
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A 5 page examination of the contention that "the relationship between women's employment and fertility is 'elusive and ambiguous'". The author speculates that in some situations women's employment might be likely to result in greater sexual and reproductive choice. This contention can be demonstrated with a look at microcredit programs, programs which are designed to give women an economic leg-up in the world of business. Sometimes such programs, however, have unexpected results, results which could serve more as a detriment than as a benefit to women's reproductive choice and health. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPwmFert.rtf