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Women In Ministry: 1853-1984, Leah Matthews
Women In Ministry: 1853-1984, Leah Matthews
Honors Papers
The status and role of women in organized leadership positions in the Protestant church has reflected an American cultural basis for sex-typing the professions. Specifically, the ministry as an occupation has traditionally been thought of as a male occupation. Although the obstacles faced by women are usually justified or explained on doctrinal or theological grounds, it is my thesis that they are better accounted for by reference to secular conditions and status structures. This paper is concerned with the Christian ministry as a profession and the ways in which cultural attitudes and social forces have worked together to prevent women …
The Lesbian Subculture: Characteristics Of The Lesbian Minority, Societal Attitudes Toward Lesbianism, Paula C. Rust
The Lesbian Subculture: Characteristics Of The Lesbian Minority, Societal Attitudes Toward Lesbianism, Paula C. Rust
Honors Papers
At some point during the early years of formal education int eh United States every child is bound to hear America referred to as a "melting pot." The melting pot analogy is supposed to convey the notion that many different peoples have converged in the United States, implying that they have freely intermixed and interbred. shared with each other their heritages and cultures, and produced a unique homogenous blended culture. But if one scrapes away this thin surface of idealism, it quickly becomes apparent that America is not a melting pot society but a pluralistic society, containing many groups of …