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05 May 2002
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Feminism and criminology

Thesis - 10 pages - Psychology

The application of feminism to the field of criminology can be quite uncommon; indeed, in criminology it is men who supply the essential “standard case”. Until recently, criminology has been primarily focused on men and crime with little reference to women. Feminist criminology...

16 Apr 2002
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Critical evaluation of the ways in which the Equal Pay Act 1970 seeks to achieve equal pay between men and women

Thesis - 9 pages - Sociology & social sciences

Because of the large number of women taking jobs in the war industries during World War II, the governments urged employers in 1942 to voluntarily make “adjustments which equalize wage or salary rates paid to females with the rates paid to males for comparable quality and quantity of work on...

15 Apr 2002
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Affirmative action

Thesis - 7 pages - Sociology & social sciences

In the dictionary, an affirmative Action is said to be an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups or women. Affirmative action has been the subject of increasing debate and tension in American society. It is an attempt by the United...