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  2. Feminist theory - Wikipedia

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    The standard model defines gender as a social understanding/ideology that defines what behaviors, actions, and appearances are normal for males and females. Studies into biological sex-determining systems also have begun working towards connecting certain gender conducts such as behaviors, actions, and desires with sex-determinism.

  3. Standards-based education reform in the United States

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    These standards can then be used to guide all other system components. The SBE (standards-based education) reform [2] movement calls for clear, measurable standards for all school students. Rather than norm-referenced rankings, [3] a standards-based system measures each student against the concrete standard. Curriculum, assessments, and ...

  4. Theory of basic human values - Wikipedia

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    The structure of Schwartz's 10-value type model (see graph above) has been supported across over 80 countries, [1] [6] [7] gender, [8] various methods such as importance ratings of values (using the surveys listed below), direct similarity judgment tasks, pile sorting, and spatial arrangement, [9] and even for how the values of other people ...

  5. Racial formation theory - Wikipedia

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    In order to delve further into the topic of racial formation, practitioners explore the question of what "race" is. Racial formation theory is a framework that seeks to deconstruct race as it exists today in the United States. To do this, the authors first explore the historical development of race as a dynamic and fluid social construct. This ...

  6. Affirmative action in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Critics of affirmative action assert that while supporters define diversity as "heterogeneous in meaningful ways, for example, in skill set, education, work experiences, perspectives on a problem, cultural orientation, and so forth", the implementation is often solely based on superficial factors including gender, race and country of origin. [135]

  7. Social equality - Wikipedia

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    Notions of equity, diversity, and inclusiveness begin with a set of premises about individualism, freedom and rights that take as given the existence of deeply rooted inequalities in social structure," therefore in order to have a culture of the inclusive university, it would have to "be based on values of equity; that is, equality of condition ...

  8. Values Modes - Wikipedia

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    The Values Modes model was created in 1973, by Pat Dade and Les Higgins. [1] The tool, which is owned by the company Cultural Dynamics, is used strategically in marketing and political campaigns. It divides the population by values, identifying three core groups: Settlers, Prospectors and Pioneers.

  9. SBA loan statistics: Race and gender - AOL

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    Loan type. Description. Standard 7(a) loans. With loan amounts of up to $5 million and an SBA cap on the maximum interest rate, these loans help a wide range of business owners across the country ...