Forum: Gender Studies
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,444
Hi,
Sorry for the late reply, as far as I...
Hi,
Sorry for the late reply, as far as I recall, I gave a conclusion which was a summary at the end of the answers. Generally, in your conclusion you don't give any new idea, simply summarize and...
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Forum: Gender Studies
Friday, October 07, 2016
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,444
Hi,
You need to have a good grasp on gender...
Hi,
You need to have a good grasp on gender theories, feminist movements. Then, develop a vocabulary on gender that is you need to know what constructionism is, performativity is etc and use those...
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Forum: Gender Studies
Friday, October 07, 2016
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Replies: 47
Views: 38,386
Hi everyone,
To all those not happy with the...
Hi everyone,
To all those not happy with the gender studies book they currently have and would like a good book, do read: What is gender? Sociological approaches by Mary Holmes, the book is...
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Forum: CSS 2016 Exam
Wednesday, October 05, 2016
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Replies: 228
Views: 182,522
Hi,
For IR I used Joshua Goldstein's book for...
Hi,
For IR I used Joshua Goldstein's book for the basics and theories. Then I decided to focus on a few topics to prepare for example nuclear diplomacy etc. For them, I used the books that were...
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Forum: CSS 2016 Exam
Tuesday, October 04, 2016
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Replies: 228
Views: 182,522
Hi,
For gender studies I have been very...
Hi,
For gender studies I have been very active in the subject section of gender studies for cssforum please do check my posts there. The book suggestions etc are all there.
For Indo Pak history I...
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Forum: CSS 2016 Exam
Tuesday, October 04, 2016
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Replies: 228
Views: 182,522
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Forum: CSS 2016 Exam
Tuesday, October 04, 2016
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Replies: 228
Views: 182,522
Hi everyone,
Many many congrats to all those...
Hi everyone,
Many many congrats to all those who passed! Can someone please tell me by when will the DMCs be uploaded of the successful candidates and is the ranking on the list (SR no) according to...
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Forum: Gender Studies
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,847
Hi,
Thank you for the compliment :p I will...
Hi,
Thank you for the compliment :p I will try my best to answer your queries.
I did not focus on gender and violence in my preparation for CE-2016, but there is a book I came across on this.
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Forum: CSS Competitive Examination
Sunday, March 06, 2016
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Replies: 87
Views: 35,989
Hey,
A few books I'd suggest:
The heart of...
Hey,
A few books I'd suggest:
The heart of darkness by Joseph Conrad
Enigma by Robert Harris and honestly all the books he has written: Fatherland, Archangel etc.
Kane and Abel by Jeffrey...
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Forum: CSS Competitive Examination
Sunday, March 06, 2016
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Replies: 52
Views: 13,072
Hey,
I want to really emphasize that in my...
Hey,
I want to really emphasize that in my personal experience I was unable to find one single book per subject that covered the syllabus completely. Sure in EDS and lslamic studies I was able to...
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Forum: CSS Competitive Examination
Thursday, March 03, 2016
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Replies: 52
Views: 13,072
Hey,
I'd say this year they gave relatively...
Hey,
I'd say this year they gave relatively easy exams, I mean if you compare them with yester years exams. In my experience choose optionals in which you have a slight background and a lot of...
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Forum: Essay
Monday, February 29, 2016
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,593
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Forum: CSS 2016 Papers
Sunday, February 28, 2016
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Replies: 74
Views: 136,140
Well said. Lol you made me realize what I had...
Well said. Lol you made me realize what I had missed in my answer. I focused mostly on the realist concept of power and how the acquisition of power and security are interlinked. And I talked about...
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Forum: CSS 2016 Papers
Friday, February 26, 2016
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Replies: 25
Views: 56,722
Hey,
The answer that I wrote for question 4...
Hey,
The answer that I wrote for question 4 was as follows:
The definition of culture and its characteristics
Then I talked about how culture can be manipulated by the state to enforce its...
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Forum: CSS 2016 Papers
Thursday, February 25, 2016
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Replies: 31
Views: 112,275
Hey,
Yes there are Pakistani authored books...
Hey,
Yes there are Pakistani authored books focusing on the feminist movement in Pakistan and gender studies:
1) Finding our way readings on women in Pakistan by Fareha Zafar
2)Locating the self...
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Forum: CSS 2016 Papers
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
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Replies: 31
Views: 112,275
Hey,
I did not have any background in this...
Hey,
I did not have any background in this subject but I do have a social sciences background so I was familiar with the terminology a little bit.
Gender studies is an interesting subject but the...
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Forum: CSS 2016 Papers
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
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Replies: 25
Views: 56,722
That is a very well written answer I must say!...
That is a very well written answer I must say! Well, I for one didn't read the question properly and didn't pay attention to the research by objective part (sigh). Well this is what I wrote:
Ngos...
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Forum: Gender Studies
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,261
Hey,
Go through Stanford Encyclopedia's...
Hey,
Go through Stanford Encyclopedia's Article on Social constructionism; http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminism-gender/
Social constructionism basically means, in a nutshell, that Gender...
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Forum: Gender Studies
Monday, November 02, 2015
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,402
Hey,
So, the book I recommended covers the...
Hey,
So, the book I recommended covers the first half of the syllabus, till the theories section. It also contains a section on the gender analysis of development theories, though it does not...
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Forum: Grammar-Section
Sunday, November 01, 2015
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Replies: 75
Views: 79,319
Hey,
It's relieved of. This is an idiom...
Hey,
It's relieved of. This is an idiom which means to unburden someone from his or her's duties. A suggestion, go through idioms and words with off to get an idea of their usage.
It's Rupees...
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Forum: Gender Studies
Sunday, November 01, 2015
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Replies: 6
Views: 7,402
Hey,
I'd recommend "The Sociology of...
Hey,
I'd recommend "The Sociology of Gender," by Mary Holmes. It's downloadable from bookzz.org and available on google books. It is pretty easy to understand and gives a good insight into what...
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Forum: Grammar-Section
Monday, October 26, 2015
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Replies: 75
Views: 79,319
Hey,
I'd like to verify and correct some of...
Hey,
I'd like to verify and correct some of the answers I presented:
2) Incorrect: He is the ablest and efficient teacher.
Incorrect: He is the most ablest and efficient teacher.
InCorrect:...
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Forum: Grammar-Section
Monday, October 26, 2015
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Replies: 75
Views: 79,319
Hey,
Yes, you are absolutely correct :vic I...
Hey,
Yes, you are absolutely correct :vic I didn't pay attention to the context of the sentence. The sentence basically means that you are telling a 3rd person about someone, thus it makes no...
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Forum: Grammar-Section
Sunday, October 25, 2015
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Replies: 75
Views: 79,319
2001 paper: adding to the corrections
mashaaaaaaaaaal
Use the singular verb with "many a" Use singular pronouns to go with the construction also:
e.g
"Many a man has lost his life at sea
It remained a mystery for many a year. ...
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Forum: Grammar-Section
Sunday, October 25, 2015
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Replies: 75
Views: 79,319
Hey,
@exclusively It took me a little while...
Hey,
@exclusively It took me a little while to go through your sentences; hence, the late response.
1) I met him prior to his departure from Karachi [you've done it correctly].
2) Incorrect:...
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