Damned Whores and God's Police: The Colonization of Women in AustraliaIdeology of sexism in Australia, the nexus of oppression, sexist stereotypes past and present. |
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... behaviour or she will be rejected as a worthless person and lose parental affection . The female child is made to feel worthless if she does not conform to her nurturant sex - role , but conformity to it means accepting a low status ...
... behaviour or she will be rejected as a worthless person and lose parental affection . The female child is made to feel worthless if she does not conform to her nurturant sex - role , but conformity to it means accepting a low status ...
Page 111
... behaviour which is risky to life or which is likely to incur strong social reproof , or punishment . These acts can be seen as instances of ' mayday ' behaviour : they are engaged in to draw attention to a person's plight . The most ...
... behaviour which is risky to life or which is likely to incur strong social reproof , or punishment . These acts can be seen as instances of ' mayday ' behaviour : they are engaged in to draw attention to a person's plight . The most ...
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... behaviour , particularly by means of self - poisoning . More than three - quarters of these attempts involve overdoses of drugs , especially barbiturates , which have been prescribed by a doctor.51 During an eight - year survey of ...
... behaviour , particularly by means of self - poisoning . More than three - quarters of these attempts involve overdoses of drugs , especially barbiturates , which have been prescribed by a doctor.51 During an eight - year survey of ...
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