SOC110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Black Market, Mixed Group, Misgivings
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Women being disadvantaged: as opposed to men, and vulnerable to abuse because they are less dominant. Women in most communities around the world are economically disadvantaged. The degree to which women are subordinated to men is related to economic. Note that the above claims are more or less phrased: women in most cases have. Since immigrant women (like men) typically migrate to more affluent nations not necessarily achieved equality from less developed countries, one can conclude that immigration improves their status. Nevertheless, women continue to face multiple obstacles usually after they. Some barriers are imposed by their own cultural practices which justify emigrate subordination of women; others are due to discrimination by the host society against women, immigrants or both. As women, and as refugees, they are also vulnerable to violence in any case. Immigrant female violence can take many forms.
