Sociology Report: Analyzing Nation, Power, and Difference in Society

This report provides a sociological analysis of nation, power, and difference, examining the impact of modernization and reform movements on social structures. It focuses on the rise of feminism, exploring concepts like patriarchy, discrimination, and the struggle for gender equality. The report discusses issues of racism and sexuality, highlighting contradictions and complexities within these social dynamics. It also explores the concepts of nation, power, and difference, particularly how they relate to gender discrimination and women's empowerment. The author reflects on their own changing perspectives on feminism and social inequalities, emphasizing the importance of understanding power imbalances in society and the ongoing need for movements advocating for equality across gender, race, and other social categories. The report considers the historical context of these issues and their continued relevance in contemporary society.

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1 A brief overview
Modernization has led to the rise of many reforms that is based on the requirements of the
people adhering to the change. The changes is been brought about in the social structure
considering the psychological factors and the factors that limits the scope of the advancements
made by the community. The modern approach to feminism is characterized by the hypothesis of
the inequalities faced by the females since the ages. Patriarchy is a concept of feminism, which
emphasizes on the domination of the male over the female. It might be due the psychological
imbalances or the social structure that enforced the women to stay locked up in their homes to
perform the household duties without being paid. It is perhaps an egocentric approach of the
male. Discrimination is the major factor that affects the lives of the females. Feminism is a
reform that is being undertaken in order to free the females from the constraint factors that binds
them in a male dominated social structure.
The discussion that follows portrays the problems faced by the women due to the
discrimination and the practices of the racism. The deprivation that the females faced for the
decades is an important consideration for undertaking the analysis (Ascher, 2012). The typical
mental setup of the male inhabitants literally kept the women locked away from the society.
Their indulgence in the social structure and their contribution in building a better society is being
negated. The feminists struggled long way after they got their right of the equality. Equality and
fraternity is an important consideration that is being considered by the feminists. The articles
that is being provided discusses the involvement of the female power in order to change the
social structure.

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The report aims at discussing the issues that are being faced by the feminists in order to
avoid the discrimination in the sexes. The sexuality and the discrimination have led to different
malpractices. Racism is another important factor that is being discussed in the articles provided.
The issues relating to the racism is an important consideration that must be monitored and
addressed by the governments. The predominance of male over female is the age-old criteria,
which were questioned in the year 1960 through the reform movement. The report aims at the
understanding of the flaws in the concept of society and the pervert structure that resides within
the depth of the social structure.
2 Issues not covered in the discussion
Feminism is a global concern in the modernized world where the discrimination off the
sexes is not being undertaken in order to support the ca use of the sustainability of the society.
According to Caroline Ramazanoglu, the involvement of the females in the social structure
brought about a change in the society although the male dominated society never acknowledged
the positive change (Ramazanoglu, 2012). The issues that are being faced by the gender in the
workplace or the psychological imbalance that the male inherits from the ages have been a
restricting factor in feminism.
The pervert mentality of the males have resulted to the discrimination that the society
faced and thereby the women. On the other hand, racism has been another important aspect that
is being discussed in the articles provided. The discrimination in the sexuality often leads to
radical racism. The fundamental idea of limiting the power in the hands of the dominating males
is an important consideration that feminism aims at revising. The concepts of gender inequality
and the major factors relating to the issues are being addressed through the articles (Thompson,

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2016). The most important point that the articles did miss is based on the fundamentals of the
feminism and the changes that are being brought about by the concepts of feminism in the
modern world. The modernization of the world has perceived several changes. the imbalance that
is being perceived due to the unequal treatments met out to the people based on their sexuality is
being revised and modified in the years of change.
Racism is again another factor that is contradicting the feminists approach. The
discrimination between the white and the blacks within the same gender is again a social
discrepancy that the community faces largely (Otiniano Verissimo et al., 2014). The issues are
being widely discussed in the articles that are being provided. The authoritative power and
control over the political structure in the hands of the male candidates clearly portrays the
discrimination. The question is, by what means are the female incapable in order to control the
political power. It is the basic question asked by the feminists in order to understand the
incapability, which justifies that the women should remain locked up in their houses.
3 Contradictions and complexities
The oppression that is being faced by the women, for the ages based on their gender and
race is the basic objective of the reform that is being undertaken by the women all around the
world. The contradictions and the oppressions to the reform were faced from the side of the male
community as the power seemed to pass away from their hands. According to Crymble the
quality of living in the society did improve with the approaches of feminism but the opposite sex
never supported the growth of the feminist in order to retain the power they control (Crymble,
2012). Dominating over the emotions and the psychology of the females is a mental setup which
made the male community ardent about the passage of power. The difference that is being

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brought about by the nations in empowering the women workforce is an important step that
justifies the reform of the 1960. The views of feminism directly contradicted with the views of
the opposite sex. The contradiction that is being faced by the approach of feminism must be well
knit in order to justify the incapability of the women over the men. The basic contradiction that is
being faced in accordance to the gender discrimination and the differences in the race results to
the acquisition of power and control over the society. Therefore, psychology of the male, being
egocentric never desires to be oppressed by the females (Harris et al., 2012).
4 Concepts of Nation, Power and Difference
The concepts of the nation relating to the facts of the discrimination in the gender are an
important phenomenon. The authoritative control of the governments in the hands of the male
candidates is again an issue that is being faced in many nations in the modern days (Williams et
al., 2012). The modernization of the world have brought about changes, but at certain point of
times the discrimination that is being undertaken in order to dominate over the women reflects
the typically pervert mentality of the male. The government is enumerating steps in many parts
of the world where the women workforce is being encouraged and empowered. According to
Thompson, various nations have already accepted the change of power, voluntarily, and felt the
difference thereof. Gender equality in the workplace and equal employment opportunities are the
factors that are being undertaken by the countries that have accepted feminism (Krieger, 2012).
Countries like Norway, Canada, Britain and the like believes in the equal representation of the
people irrespective of the race or the gender. Therefore, the differences that are brought about by
the nations are huge. Woman empowerment of the female is a major step that is being planned
by the countries in order to boost the workforce and the sustainability of the females.

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The concepts of differentiating between the genders and thereby maintaining the
stereotype of upholding the integrity of the male is based on their egocentric behavior. There are
nations where the patriarchal governance plays a major role in the management of the political
powers. The male candidates of the society are dominating over the social structure and therefore
a monotonous and decentralized structure can be observed (McNay, 2013). Moreover, the
differences in the racism practices within the same sex are a consideration that must be
monitored in this context. The important consideration that must be taken in order to meet the
challenges is to undermine the activities that might lead to the racism. The differentiation of the
black and the whites among the feminists structure contradicts its age-old principles. The most
important step that the nations undertake in order to make sure that the differences does not
occur within the borders of the community helps in enabling the people to prohibit the practices
of racism and sexual discrimination (Sokoloff, 2014). The nations believe in the capability of the
individuals, irrespective of the race or the sex to which the individual belongs. It helps ion
making the workforce diverse and therefore helps in making desirable improvements in the
structure.
5. Self Reflection
I previously perceived no as such strong consideration of feminism nor had any strong
stance about the gender inequality. The inequality in fact never bothered me prior to this course
as I can count myself one of the individuals who enjoyed the racist joke. This course has changed
my vision as I see the world from a different perspective after the completion of the course.
The course taught me the long history of the struggle and protest that took birth in the
United States of America in early nineteenth century. The women used to face many restriction

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and loss of power after marriage. They used to lose their property right and even the right of
pursuing higher education. The gender discrimination was present at all level of society and was
incorporated with race, class, and nation. However, the feminist activities and protest also
showed a great level of racism incorporated within that slowed down the pace of the movements.
The white women considered themselves superior to the coloured in the course a movement
where they are claiming equality and never included the black in their cause, hence, creating a
separate black feminism.
The course provided an opportunity to think critically apply the knowledge to compare
between the different ways people perceived the idea of feminism. I came to know its variation
in the operation over multiple social, cultural, political and geographical locations. The
perception of people around the world considerably varies as it evidenced different aspects of
feminism. The course taught me the way feminism helps in shedding light on the way in which
gender inequalities and other types of inequalities operates in my own everyday life and in the
lives of the others. I now know that feminism is nothing related to women in the society and
significantly varies from what I used to deduce earlier from the term. Feminism is all about
power imbalance in the society. It can be between men and women or even between the class,
race or religion.
I can clearly evidence the unfair, unjust treatment the women used to receive in the past
in comparison to their counterpart as it has considerably changed over time due to this early
movements conducted by the activists of the past. I am not telling that the need of feminist
activities has obsolete, but it has indeed significantly changed within the last few decades. The
privileges that we are enjoying in today’s world were like catching the falling stars with naked
hand. Things such as voting rights or working in a non-traditional setting were not evidenced in

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that period. However, the need of feminist movement for achieving equality is very much
required in this modern world. In fact, countries like Afganistan, Pakistan and many of the
middle countries represent the suppression similar to the early western world. Women still lack a
significant gap regarding the power and rights.
While focusing on the western nations, I came to know about the parts where the women
still requires achieving equality that are politics and army. There is a significant lack of
representation in the politics. Even if someone manages to climb the ladder of success in the
field of politics, they have to face more bashing and are belittled far greater than a man. Men do
not face similar bashing and have an amount of advantage or privilege in this case.
It further enlightened me with the knowledge that the women are not the only activists in
the field and some men also take part in the movements and share the same ideology as the
women activists. I now use my knowledge in everyday life treating people differently than
earlier.

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