International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research, 2022
Gender inequality is a universal phenomenon in contemporary society. It is evident in all culture... more Gender inequality is a universal phenomenon in contemporary society. It is evident in all cultures and forms – social, economic, cultural, and political. The accepted view is that expanding educational access to women will produce an equalizing effect in an unequal gendered society. However, contrary to the established belief, education reproduces many forms of inequality in society, and gender inequality is one. The phenomena of gender inequalities in educational achievement and the gendered character of the educational system have been some of the significant concerns of feminist struggles. The feminists have exposed the hidden agendas of various academic dogmas, policies, and practices. They not only focus on the unequal achievements of girls but also on areas of potential changes in the educational system, which teaches women ‘to lose’ through gendered curriculum and other such practices. The present paper attempts to explore some of the feminist underpinnings of gender inequalities reproduced through the educational system in society. This paper traces some major feminist perspectives about gender inequality in education and examines the feminist pedagogical propositions and their potential for transforming the prevalent deviances in the education system.
International Journal of Social Science Research and Review
Nationalism has been one of the fuzziest and elephantine concepts which does not belong strictly ... more Nationalism has been one of the fuzziest and elephantine concepts which does not belong strictly to any specific social discipline. In theorizing about the issues of nation and nationalism, Ernest Gellner stood apart from the rest of his generation of post-war social scientists. During the period when the subject of nationalism was most disparaged, Gellner produced many remarkable writings on nationalism. This paper will explore the theoretical underpinnings of nationalism developed by Ernest Gellner in his famous book Nations and Nationalism. He is known to have provided a most logical and thorough explanation of the existence of nationalism as a corollary of modernity. Many issues emerge from his perspectives on nationalism. This paper attempts to explore a few of them. Firstly, it seeks explanations for Gellner’s single-minded obsession with the issues of nations and nationalism. Secondly, his ideas about modernity and nationalism are revisited. And finally, the dissection of the...
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
Gender inequality is a universal phenomenon in contemporary society. It is evident in all culture... more Gender inequality is a universal phenomenon in contemporary society. It is evident in all cultures and forms – social, economic, cultural, and political. The accepted view is that expanding educational access to women will produce an equalizing effect in an unequal gendered society. However, contrary to the established belief, education reproduces many forms of inequality in society, and gender inequality is one. The phenomena of gender inequalities in educational achievement and the gendered character of the educational system have been some of the significant concerns of feminist struggles. The feminists have exposed the hidden agendas of various academic dogmas, policies, and practices. They not only focus on the unequal achievements of girls but also on areas of potential changes in the educational system, which teaches women ‘to lose’ through gendered curriculum and other such practices. The present paper attempts to explore some of the feminist underpinnings of gender inequali...
Women’s menopause has been one of the most complex and debated topics in the sociology of women’s... more Women’s menopause has been one of the most complex and debated topics in the sociology of women’s health. The biomedical, a dominant and popular discourse, constructs it in terms of hormonal deficiency (i.e., a disease) that needs constant monitoring and administration of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). The feminists and socio-cultural perspectives call for creating knowledge based on women’s subjective and embodied experiences and socio-cultural context. Moreover, menopausal women remain primarily ignorant about their state of health and wellnesswhether to take it as a natural or a risky change in their life cycle. Many non-Western societies overlook it for having no significant health consequences for women. Objective: Under this state of complexities about understanding women's menopause, this paper explores the existing paradigms to locate their real significance and outcomes for women’s existence, self-esteem, health, and wellness. Method: Exhaustive literature review on...
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research, 2022
Gender inequality is a universal phenomenon in contemporary society. It is evident in all culture... more Gender inequality is a universal phenomenon in contemporary society. It is evident in all cultures and forms – social, economic, cultural, and political. The accepted view is that expanding educational access to women will produce an equalizing effect in an unequal gendered society. However, contrary to the established belief, education reproduces many forms of inequality in society, and gender inequality is one. The phenomena of gender inequalities in educational achievement and the gendered character of the educational system have been some of the significant concerns of feminist struggles. The feminists have exposed the hidden agendas of various academic dogmas, policies, and practices. They not only focus on the unequal achievements of girls but also on areas of potential changes in the educational system, which teaches women ‘to lose’ through gendered curriculum and other such practices. The present paper attempts to explore some of the feminist underpinnings of gender inequalities reproduced through the educational system in society. This paper traces some major feminist perspectives about gender inequality in education and examines the feminist pedagogical propositions and their potential for transforming the prevalent deviances in the education system.
International Journal of Social Science Research and Review
Nationalism has been one of the fuzziest and elephantine concepts which does not belong strictly ... more Nationalism has been one of the fuzziest and elephantine concepts which does not belong strictly to any specific social discipline. In theorizing about the issues of nation and nationalism, Ernest Gellner stood apart from the rest of his generation of post-war social scientists. During the period when the subject of nationalism was most disparaged, Gellner produced many remarkable writings on nationalism. This paper will explore the theoretical underpinnings of nationalism developed by Ernest Gellner in his famous book Nations and Nationalism. He is known to have provided a most logical and thorough explanation of the existence of nationalism as a corollary of modernity. Many issues emerge from his perspectives on nationalism. This paper attempts to explore a few of them. Firstly, it seeks explanations for Gellner’s single-minded obsession with the issues of nations and nationalism. Secondly, his ideas about modernity and nationalism are revisited. And finally, the dissection of the...
International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
Gender inequality is a universal phenomenon in contemporary society. It is evident in all culture... more Gender inequality is a universal phenomenon in contemporary society. It is evident in all cultures and forms – social, economic, cultural, and political. The accepted view is that expanding educational access to women will produce an equalizing effect in an unequal gendered society. However, contrary to the established belief, education reproduces many forms of inequality in society, and gender inequality is one. The phenomena of gender inequalities in educational achievement and the gendered character of the educational system have been some of the significant concerns of feminist struggles. The feminists have exposed the hidden agendas of various academic dogmas, policies, and practices. They not only focus on the unequal achievements of girls but also on areas of potential changes in the educational system, which teaches women ‘to lose’ through gendered curriculum and other such practices. The present paper attempts to explore some of the feminist underpinnings of gender inequali...
Women’s menopause has been one of the most complex and debated topics in the sociology of women’s... more Women’s menopause has been one of the most complex and debated topics in the sociology of women’s health. The biomedical, a dominant and popular discourse, constructs it in terms of hormonal deficiency (i.e., a disease) that needs constant monitoring and administration of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). The feminists and socio-cultural perspectives call for creating knowledge based on women’s subjective and embodied experiences and socio-cultural context. Moreover, menopausal women remain primarily ignorant about their state of health and wellnesswhether to take it as a natural or a risky change in their life cycle. Many non-Western societies overlook it for having no significant health consequences for women. Objective: Under this state of complexities about understanding women's menopause, this paper explores the existing paradigms to locate their real significance and outcomes for women’s existence, self-esteem, health, and wellness. Method: Exhaustive literature review on...
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