Women and Sports
As it becomes increasingly acceptable for women to be athletic in American culture, a new question arises: in which sports should women be allowed to participate? From a physiological standpoint, it has been scientifically proven that female bodies do not differ significantly enough from male bodies to prevent them from participation in any "male" sports. This division between "male" and "female" sports clearly stems from age-old, socially constructed norms of femininity and masculinity. When women attempt to challenge these societal molds by participating in sports that are traditionally male, the intricate web of norms is disrupted. Like many other instances where traditional social constructions are tinkered with, individuals and communities are forced to reevaluate how they think about and categorize their surroundings. I would argue that women's participation in athletics, especially in non-traditional sports, is instrumental in breaking down stereotypes and social confines that have plagued women for centuries
As social theorist Nancy Fraser explains in her book Justice Interruptus, men have been historically considered to be the "universal breadwinners."* In other words, a man's responsibility was to succeed in the public sphere, working outside of the home to financially support his family. The term "universal breadwinner" also speaks to the male's role in sport. It was considered acceptable for the man of the house to be competitive in sport just as he was in the workplace, and to bring home recognition or a medal as he would an income.
Women, however, have had the very different role of the "universal caretaker." This translates into the woman being responsible for all that is within the privat...
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...ure they once loathed. When these women reach their senior year, they walk with an air of confidence in their bodies, their strength, and who they have become. And the silent freshman who was recruited to be a coxswain four years earlier is now running the show. Now she leads all of those who used to intimidate her.
Just as these mindsets were quickly adopted by incoming freshman rowers, they will begin to spread to classmates and co-workers, and eventually breakdown the rigid lines that divide feminine and masculine roles today. Hopefully, the next generation of young girls can aspire to be whomever they want, without the gender prejudices imposed on those who came before them.
* "universal breadwinners" is a term used by Nancy Fraser in "Justice Interruptus: Critical Reflections on the 'Postsocialist' Condition" (New York, NY: Routledge, 1997) pp. 51-62.
Sports, in general, are a male dominated activity; every “real” male is suppose to be interested and/or involved in sports in the American society. However, it is not expected of a female to be interested in sports and there is less pressure on them to participate in physically enduring activities. These roles reflect the traditional gender roles imposed on our society that men are supposed to be stronger and dominant and females are expected to be submissive. As Michael Kimmel further analyzes these gender roles by relating that, “feminism also observes that men, as a group, are in power. Thus with the same symmetry, feminism has tended to assume that individually men must feel powerful” (106).
Today, the future of Social Security is in the news again. The reason Social Security is of such concern is that the extremely large group of citizens born in the post-World War II period—the much-discussed baby-boom generation—is retiring. The generation that will take its place in the workforce is far smaller in proportion to the number of retirees, raising fears about the sustainability of Social Security. In the past, proposed solutions to the various problems facing Social Security aroused great debate. Each time, however, the arguments were stilled, repairs were made, and the system continued to fulfill its mandate. That uncertainty about the future has resulted in suggestions for change that range from minor adjustments to complete privatization of the ...
Ayurveda is God’s gift to mankind to get rid of sufferings through nature. Nature is a treasure of herbs to cure us from diseases and to remain healthy provided one is aware about those herbs. We, Swadeshi Ayurved, based at Haridwar, are blessed with the spiritual powers of Swami Munishwaranand Ji and have been in the service of society since 1972 to make available those exotic herbal formulations. Swadeshi Ayurved, synonym for purity and quality Ayurvedic products, is one of the prominent manufacturing companies which provide various Ayurvedic products in India.
The 5000 year old healing system of Ayurveda is based on the functioning of three units, namely viz three Dosha, seven Dhatu and Mala. These three units are fundamental to the proving an equilibrium of the mind, soul and body. Dosha is the physiology and psychological characteristics found in an individual, Mala is the metabolic endproduct, dhatus are the tissues present in the body.
It has taken many years for women to gain a semblance of equality in sports. Throughout history, women have been both excluded from playing sports and discriminated against in sports. Men’s sports have always dominated the college athletic field, but women were finally given a fighting chance after Title IX was passed. Title IX, among other things, requires scholarships to be equally proportioned between men and women’s sports. Although this was a huge gain for women, gender inequality still exists in sports today. An example of this persisting inequality can be seen when looking at men’s baseball and women’s softball. In college, baseball and softball are both major NCAA sports. It is widely accepted throughout today’s society that baseball is a man’s sport, and softball is a woman’s sport. Very few people question why the two sexes are separated into two different sports, or wonder why women play softball instead of baseball. Fewer people know that women have been essentially excluded from playing baseball for a long time. This paper will focus on why softball has not changed the way women’s basketball has, why women continue to play softball, the possibilities and dynamics of women playing baseball with and without men, and the most discriminating aspect of women being banned from playing professional baseball.
There are various health traditions and customs in Indian culture. Our traditional lifestyle is oriented towards herbal medicines. Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Herbal medicines, and Yoga are some other health tradition used in treating diseases. Indigenous or traditional medical practitioners continue to practice throughout the country. The two main forms of traditional medicine practiced are the ayurvedic (meaning science of life) system, which deals with causes, symptoms, diagnoses, and treatment based on all aspects of well-being (mental, physical, and spiritual), and the unani (so-called Galenic medicine) herbal medical practice. A vaidya is a practitioner of the ayurvedic tradition, and a hakim (Arabic for a Muslim physician) is a practitioner of the unani tradition. These professions are frequently hereditary ("Health Care in India", n. d.). Traditional healers used herbal medicine to prevent and treat diseases. Yoga is an ancient art of healthy living practiced by saints in India. Yoga is the integration of body, mind, and soul. Practicing yoga regularly helps peop...
Throughout history women have often, if not always, been second-best to men. Women have frequently been denied the rights and opportunities that men have had. For years a women’s only role was to stay home and care for the family. This belief became widely popular in the “cult of domesticity” movement in the 1800’s. The cult of domesticity was the belief that women should stay home as ‘moral guardians’ of family life. They were expected to be weak, nurturing, and selfless (2). Many women opposed this belief, and started to fight for equality. The Women’s suffrage movement helped bring many changes to society’s view of women and their rights.
There is much-heated debate on the issues of Social Security today. The Social Security system is the largest government program of income distribution in the United States. People are concerned that they won't see a dime of what they worked so hard to contribute into the Social Security system for so many years. Social Security provides benefits to about forty-three million Americans. Not only to retired workers, but also to their spouses and dependents of the workers who die prematurely. It also provides benefits to disabled workers and their dependents. Social Security appears to most people like a simple retirement saving’s account. After all, you generally contribute through payroll deductions, then get money back after you retire. Nonetheless, Social Security is a complex and intricate communal program. By design, Social Security involves massive subsidies from the next generation of retirees to the present, from single workers to married couples. Now that the gigantic post World War II baby boomers generation approaches retirement age, there is concern about the consequences it will have on Social Security. There are basically three options, we can do nothing and allow Social Security to run it’s course, revise Social Security, or consider privatization of the system.
Ayurveda is a consciousness-based approach to health. With Ayur meaning life and Veda meaning knowledge or science, Ayurveda is about the science or knowledge of life. It promotes a lifestyle for achieving optimal overall health or “holistic health”. It is an ancient system of healing that originated in India, and is the oldest practiced health care system in the world that is still being used until this day. Ayurveda helps us live in balance with the rest of the earth in the most harmonious way possible.
Every year, approximately 230, 000 to 400. 00 deaths are caused by iatrogenic deaths ( in other words, these are deaths caused by wrong medical treatments). Two of the prominent yet some what contrasting types of medicine are, Ayurveda, the Indian traditional medicine, and Modern (aka western) medicine. Both of these have their own processes and methods of healing, which over the years have created their own followers. While Ayurveda addresses the root causes of the disease through identifying the imbalances in the elements, called “Doshas”, it also emphasizes on a spiritual lifestyle which for most people in today's world is a sea change. On the other hand, western medicine addresses the symptoms and provides instant albeit temporary relief for suffering. Needless to say there are more followers of the western medicine due to its immediate impact on subsiding the pain. Out of lack of awareness to the significance of traditional medicine, especially Ayurveda, many doctors and researchers are against the use of Ayurvedic and traditional medicines, which limits the potential of curing certain ailments of patients without additional side effects.
Funding for social security becomes an important issue because the life expectancy has increased drastically since the initiation of social security. Individuals are able to retire at age sixty-five, the same age they begin receiving social security checks to provide them with the money needed to survive. The retirement age is now an issue because the program designed the age of retirement over twenty years ago which is significant because it is not designed for people to live much past eighty. Social security’s greatest obstacle is the shift in life expectancy because “most babies born in 1900 did not live past age 50, life expectancy at birth now exceeds 83 years” it is so difficult to accommodate and raise enough funds for individuals to
When the Social Security Act was enacted by President Roosevelt, it was in order to help the millions of people adversely affected by the great depression. At that time the average life expectancy was just over fifty years. Fast forward to 2016 where the average life span in the United States is approaching eighty. There are still many people who believe that Social Security is Socialist in nature but would have to disagree with that. Deductions are taken from both the employee and their employer throughout a person’s work history and you must have compiled at least 10 years before you are eligible to receive payments. Of course, over the years it has expanded from simply being a “retirement plan”, to include several various assistance programs, but for this paper, I will be focusing on the primary plan, its problems and various solutions.
Ayurveda is the science of knowledge, which has been practiced for more than 5000 years. Ayurveda further states that, every person is made up of five basic elements or the Pancha Mahabhuta- which includes; earth, air, water, fire and space (ether), which reside in every person in such a way that they determine his physical and mental traits and shape their overall personality.
Unethical is the lacking of moral principles. Many laws were given to defend people who give consent to be experimented on. It is essential that the human subject gives consent to the experiment, and is given full knowledge of what is going to be about. The experiment should give results for the good of the society and must not be or unnecessary; it also needs to avoid all unnecessary physical and mental suffering and injury. That’s what makes a good ethical experiment.
Vygotsky, L. (1978). Mind In Society:the development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge, Ma: Harvard University Press.