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... woman had been prepared before the experiment began . The photo was not of the woman the men would talk to . Stereotypes came into play immedi- ately . As Snyder gave each man the pho- tograph , he asked him what he thought the woman ...
... woman had been prepared before the experiment began . The photo was not of the woman the men would talk to . Stereotypes came into play immedi- ately . As Snyder gave each man the pho- tograph , he asked him what he thought the woman ...
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... woman who has been raped is in danger of becoming the vic- tim of an honor killing ( Banerjee 2003 ) . Killing the girl or woman re- moves the “ stain " she has brought to the family , restoring the family's honor in the community . The ...
... woman who has been raped is in danger of becoming the vic- tim of an honor killing ( Banerjee 2003 ) . Killing the girl or woman re- moves the “ stain " she has brought to the family , restoring the family's honor in the community . The ...
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... woman was his mother . Hart described the woman as " toothless , almost blind , withered . " He added that she was " phys- ically quite revolting and mentally rather senile . " He then recounted this re- markable event : [ T ] oward the ...
... woman was his mother . Hart described the woman as " toothless , almost blind , withered . " He added that she was " phys- ically quite revolting and mentally rather senile . " He then recounted this re- markable event : [ T ] oward the ...
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Social Structure and Social Interaction | 4 |
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Values in Sociological Research | 14 |
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