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Women's Status And Roles In Contemporary Japanese Society, Schon Beechler
Women's Status And Roles In Contemporary Japanese Society, Schon Beechler
Honors Papers
The combination of modernization and industrialization and the persistence of traditional attitudes serves to create a unique set of tensions and strains within the Japanese social system. The position of women is one such area in which the conflicting demands of this system are especially evident. Women in contemporary Japanese society are still expected to be "good wives and mothers" yet they are also often required to participate in the workforce in an economy beset by spiraling inflation. Even those women who are not forced to work by necessity have found that the importance of their wife/mother role has been …
Public Opinion On The Death Penalty: The Reasons Behind The Views, Lauren Ungar
Public Opinion On The Death Penalty: The Reasons Behind The Views, Lauren Ungar
Honors Papers
Even the most outspoken proponents of the death penalty would not support its use for all of these 'crimes', but there is little consensus as to when, if ever, it should be used. Public opinion has been considered an important indicator of the death penalty's constitutionality and it is likely to be heavily considered by state and national legislators deciding whether to support upcoming bills to reinstate the death penalty. Recent public opinion polls show increasing support for the death penalty, but few researchers have asked their respondents to expand on why or under what circumstances they would favor the …