A combination of cross-cultural and symbolic methodologies suggests that women warriors occur in societies where there is both an emphasis on the sacred feminine that allows women greater access to positions of power and authority (as per Peggy Sanday) and where marital residency rules permit female fighters (following David B. Adams´s theory on women warriors). While neither theory can stand alone in explaining the existence of women warriors, when combined both theories give a solid picture of societies that allow for female combatants. In this paper I propose that by combining Sanday’s work on female power and Adams’s work on women warriors we can come to a better understanding about just what makes the cultures that allow for women’s participation in warfare unique, and perhaps what characteristics must be in place in order for a culture to have women warriors. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

La recherche que nous menons tend à interroger la domination masculine et l’égalité des sexes en tant que sujets conflictuels au sein de la société turque. Cette domination soumet la femme au père puis au mari, ainsi qu’à tous les hommes de son entourage. Les étudiantes féministes laïques et kémalistes considèrent que cette domination trouve ses origines dans le Coran qui encouragerait la soumission des femmes. Les étudiantes féministes islamiques stipulent que c’est la tradition et les multiples interprétations du Coran qui expliquent la domination masculine. De plus, la laïcité est également en tension chez ces groupes d’étudiantes. Les étudiantes laïques et kémalistes craignent de voir disparaitre le principe de la neutralité inscrit dans la laïcité, au détriment d’une Turquie devenant de plus en plus religieuse. Les étudiantes islamiques, quant à elles, critiquent ouvertement la laïcité qui serait source de discrimination et surtout responsable de l’inégalité entre les sexes. Les deux groupes d’étudiantes féministes ont vécu des expériences qui influencent leurs représentations sociales et leurs comportements, qui seront analysés à travers ce travail de recherche. / In our research, we aim at understanding the reasons of male dominance and gender inequality; a conflictive topic within Turkish society. This dominance imposes the women to obey firstly to their father and then to their husband, as well as all the men around her. Feminist students that also define themselves as secular and “Kemalist” consider that this dominance find their roots in the Quran, which would encourage female submission. As to the Islamic feminist students, they point out that tradition and various interpretations of the Quran may explain this male dominance. Moreover, secularism is also a cause of tension between Kemalist and Islamic students. The Kemalist students are afraid that the principle of neutrality that is a part of secularism will disappear, at the expense of a more religious Turkey. On the other side, Islamic students criticize secularism, as the origin of women segregation and responsible of the inequalities between genders. Indeed, both feminist students groups have distinct experiences that influence their social perceptions and behaviours, which will be analysed through this research work.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-20T13:48:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Berenice Lagos Guedes_Dissertacao.PDF: 14155869 bytes, checksum: 2b2f1c2bd147dd53553e89c10f58be19 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004-03-22 / This paper intends to analyse some effects of male dominance on the borderline area between Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay upon the educational processes and professional carriers of such student-teachers who were attending the Program for Teacher Formation on the Job in the area of Pedagogy sponsored by the Universidade da Região da Campanha (Southernmost Plains Area University)/URCAMP/Bagé/RS, during the month of July 2003. These subjects were either married or engaged in a stable marital-like union and they are expected to build the present day local History of Education. It is comon knowledge that male dominance is inherited from the patriarchal family unit and the androcentric society that significantly influenced the formation of the gaucho society all along the XIXth Century; such a domination process was extended throughout the XXth Century until it began to peter out during the last decades. However, in the borderline area between southern Rio Grande do Sul and northern Uruguay it still makes its presence shown in the first years of the XXIst Century, due to this area peculiarities and by means of the Gaucho myth perpetuation. Gender relationships (particularly those happening within domestic confines) and their effects upon the lives of such female teachers who actually build present day regional History of Education were analysed. This situation is most evident in the country districts, although it is still present in urban areas, especially in the borderline small to middle-size counties. The methodology employed was embased upon the application of open and closed questionnaires, semi-structured interviews for recording subjects memories, along with a reaction-provoking visual technique. Research focal points were the manifestation of Rio Grande do Sul State native imagery, the social build-up of the gaucho culture, and male dominance, along with such interfaces that were built toward participants lives and the historical development of their trajectories on the History of Education area. Research adopted a quanti-qualitative approach, biased toward the qualitative side and data was analysed in a descriptive way. The urgent need for further studies on the gender relationships on Academe to bolster up organized resistance movements leading to the writing of a new local History of Education was perceived. / Este trabalho analisa algumas das repercussões da dominação masculina na região da fronteira do Rio Grande do Sul com o Uruguai no processo educacional e na trajetória profissional das professoras -alunas que cursaram o Programa de Formação de Professores em Serviço/Pedagogia oferecido pela Universidade da Região da Campa nha/URCAMP/Bagé/RS em julho de 2003, casadas ou em união estável e que constroem a História da Educação local no presente. Sabe-se que a dominação masculina é herança da família patriarcal e da sociedade androcêntrica que influenciou significativamente a formação social do gaúcho no século XIX. Verificou-se que esta se estendeu pelo século XX, parecendo abrandar-se no final do século. Entretanto, na região da fronteira do Rio Grande do Sul com o Uruguai esta ainda está presente, em pleno início do século XXI, pelas peculiaridades da região e através da perpetuação do Mito do gaúcho. Foram analisadas as relações de gênero (que se dão principalmente no espaço doméstico) e suas repercussões na vida de professoras que constroem a História da Educação regional no presente. Verificou-se que esta situação se evidencia mais na zona rural, embora também esteja presente na zona urbana dos pequenos e médios municípios da fronteira. A metodologia baseou-se na aplicação de questionários com questões abertas e fechadas, entrevistas semiestruturadas para captação da memória das entrevistadas e aplicação de uma técnica instigadora. Como eixos de pesquisa trabalhou-se com as manifestações do imaginário Sul-Rio-Grandense, a Formação Social do Gaúcho, a Dominação Masculina e suas interfaces na vida das participantes e a construção histórica da sua trajetória na História da Educação. A pesquisa seguiu uma abordagem quanti-qualitativa, com predomínio da qualitativa, sendo os dados analisados de forma descritiva. Percebeu-se a necessidade urgente de estudos sobre relações de gênero na Academia, com vistas à construção de nova História da Educação Regional.

Despite the extensive research conducted on sexual harassment, very little work has focused on the legal and psychological constructions of women's resistance to sexual harassment. In exploring the legal and psychological constructions of women's resistance to sexual harassment, we are confronted with salient issues pertaining to the determination of the welcomeness requirement which call for a reflection. A key characteristic of sexual harassment is that it is unwanted by the recipient. It is for each person to decide what behaviour is acceptable to them and what they regard as offensive. Thus, although there is general agreement about what can constitute sexual harassment, the experience of sexual harassment is subjective in nature and the precise quantification of workplace sexual harassment is problematic. The present study aims to: (a) identify the reasoning/history behind the "unwelcomeness/unwanted" requirement, (b) assess the reasonableness of· the requirement of "unwelcomeness/unwanted" conduct, taking into account the various pieces of legislation and case law, (c) determine how the courts have interpreted this requirement and what factors are looked at, (d) determine whether the test is subjective or objective, (e) identify the struggle and debilitating effects sexual harassment has on women in the workplace. The results of this study will assist in gaining knowledge and understanding of the concept of "unwelcomeness/unwanted" conduct in sexual harassment cases and the effects it has on the victim which will go a long way in assisting management in any business to effectively implement strategies and disciplines to manage the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace. / Private Law / LLM (Labour Law)

Despite the extensive research conducted on sexual harassment, very little work has focused on the legal and psychological constructions of women's resistance to sexual harassment. In exploring the legal and psychological constructions of women's resistance to sexual harassment, we are confronted with salient issues pertaining to the determination of the welcomeness requirement which call for a reflection. A key characteristic of sexual harassment is that it is unwanted by the recipient. It is for each person to decide what behaviour is acceptable to them and what they regard as offensive. Thus, although there is general agreement about what can constitute sexual harassment, the experience of sexual harassment is subjective in nature and the precise quantification of workplace sexual harassment is problematic. The present study aims to: (a) identify the reasoning/history behind the "unwelcomeness/unwanted" requirement, (b) assess the reasonableness of· the requirement of "unwelcomeness/unwanted" conduct, taking into account the various pieces of legislation and case law, (c) determine how the courts have interpreted this requirement and what factors are looked at, (d) determine whether the test is subjective or objective, (e) identify the struggle and debilitating effects sexual harassment has on women in the workplace. The results of this study will assist in gaining knowledge and understanding of the concept of "unwelcomeness/unwanted" conduct in sexual harassment cases and the effects it has on the victim which will go a long way in assisting management in any business to effectively implement strategies and disciplines to manage the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace. / Private Law / LLM (Labour Law)