The Violence of Heteronormative Language Towards the Queer
... from the heteronormative standard may not be as immediately obvious as, for example, a homosexual transgender person’s might. In addition, as a result of the language above, “gate-keeping” within the asexual community can arise, where some are excluded because they do not seem “queer enough”—for exa ...
... from the heteronormative standard may not be as immediately obvious as, for example, a homosexual transgender person’s might. In addition, as a result of the language above, “gate-keeping” within the asexual community can arise, where some are excluded because they do not seem “queer enough”—for exa ...
- DigitalCommons@Linfield
... similarly generalize about their collection with a statement that material on Han Chinese women produces "evidence for a Chinese conception of women as weak, timid, and sexually exploitable, as well as dangerous, powerful, and sexually insatiable" (1975:2), a statement that could easily apply to sch ...
... similarly generalize about their collection with a statement that material on Han Chinese women produces "evidence for a Chinese conception of women as weak, timid, and sexually exploitable, as well as dangerous, powerful, and sexually insatiable" (1975:2), a statement that could easily apply to sch ...
Securing the Civilian: Sex and Gender in the Laws of War
... presence of evidence to the contrary, and in Zarkov’s work, the detailing of the sheer force and persistence of a discourse of gender in shaping the visibility, and the meaning, of male rape. This underscores Butler’s (1990: 7) most salient point: “gender is not to culture as sex is to nature, gende ...
... presence of evidence to the contrary, and in Zarkov’s work, the detailing of the sheer force and persistence of a discourse of gender in shaping the visibility, and the meaning, of male rape. This underscores Butler’s (1990: 7) most salient point: “gender is not to culture as sex is to nature, gende ...
Aalborg Universitet REPRESENTING MASCULINITY Niss, Hanne
... categories that occupy equivalent places in society. The resultant image is one which incorporates various constructions of masculinity, ranging from a passively narcissistic version of sexuality, traditionally associated with femininity, to a more active, outwardly-directed, and aggressive type of ...
... categories that occupy equivalent places in society. The resultant image is one which incorporates various constructions of masculinity, ranging from a passively narcissistic version of sexuality, traditionally associated with femininity, to a more active, outwardly-directed, and aggressive type of ...
Muscular, Bruised, and - Canadian Woman Studies
... female involvement and athletic female bodies are seen as normative rather than exceptional. What female athletes articulate about their sporting bodies is now quite likely to denote primary identities as athletes rather than girlslwomen doing sport. In other words, for some intercollegiate basketba ...
... female involvement and athletic female bodies are seen as normative rather than exceptional. What female athletes articulate about their sporting bodies is now quite likely to denote primary identities as athletes rather than girlslwomen doing sport. In other words, for some intercollegiate basketba ...
Download:The Politics of Identity for Korean Women Artists Living in
... and manifestations of migration in respect to Korean artists’ oeuvres within Britain. I try to avoid canonizing these artworks in terms of their specific national identity, their Koreanness. I do nevertheless explore the relevance of identity as a grounding force, arguing that issues that have been ...
... and manifestations of migration in respect to Korean artists’ oeuvres within Britain. I try to avoid canonizing these artworks in terms of their specific national identity, their Koreanness. I do nevertheless explore the relevance of identity as a grounding force, arguing that issues that have been ...
US Women`s status in labor market
... However, the situation of this occupational segregation has improved since 1970s. Although there are still many occupational differences remain between men and women remain, we could also observe some disparities have been reduced. In 1991, 41% of women workers, compared to 15% (same as in 1970s) of ...
... However, the situation of this occupational segregation has improved since 1970s. Although there are still many occupational differences remain between men and women remain, we could also observe some disparities have been reduced. In 1991, 41% of women workers, compared to 15% (same as in 1970s) of ...
How have researchers measured gender up to this point
... of these stages. First, women experience preencounter, during which they subscribe to society’s views about gender and unconsciously act in ways that devalue women. “Women should learn to think and act like men” is an example of a preencounter item. In encounter, the second stage, women begin to que ...
... of these stages. First, women experience preencounter, during which they subscribe to society’s views about gender and unconsciously act in ways that devalue women. “Women should learn to think and act like men” is an example of a preencounter item. In encounter, the second stage, women begin to que ...
Theorists such as Irigaray and Grosz have attempted to unmask the
... fact that men can be considered feminine and women can be considered masculine—the strategy does not allow us to consider that men differ among themselves. Normative definitions avoid the problems with positivist definitions by simply positing a norm: what men should be. These definitions often depe ...
... fact that men can be considered feminine and women can be considered masculine—the strategy does not allow us to consider that men differ among themselves. Normative definitions avoid the problems with positivist definitions by simply positing a norm: what men should be. These definitions often depe ...
health with equality: a proposal for the incorporation of the gender
... Health systems are created to meet the health needs of communities, and are the result of a long historical development and various factors that are part of the social system. Health is a complex process determined by the interplay of individuals’ biological, psychological and social factors and env ...
... Health systems are created to meet the health needs of communities, and are the result of a long historical development and various factors that are part of the social system. Health is a complex process determined by the interplay of individuals’ biological, psychological and social factors and env ...
Women in Anthropology Jan Lister Wichita State University Wichita
... affected the role of woman", took her ethnographic research to the Pueblo Indian culture, a culture more demanding of conformity than her own. Her book, Mitla, Town of Souls, which presented her study of the informal techniques of social control, was written from the woman's perspective (Mead and Bu ...
... affected the role of woman", took her ethnographic research to the Pueblo Indian culture, a culture more demanding of conformity than her own. Her book, Mitla, Town of Souls, which presented her study of the informal techniques of social control, was written from the woman's perspective (Mead and Bu ...
An Application of Rational Choice Theory to
... community by using the word “kathoey.” However, this word does not represent some people in this community who desire to fully become women. As a result, according to the history of the TransFemale Association, “Phuying-Kham-Phet” is created to separate transgendered women who want to acquire gender ...
... community by using the word “kathoey.” However, this word does not represent some people in this community who desire to fully become women. As a result, according to the history of the TransFemale Association, “Phuying-Kham-Phet” is created to separate transgendered women who want to acquire gender ...
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... women and the liberation of women as well as the philosophical process of deconstructing gender (Jones 2000, 7).14 For purposes of this paper, gender will be used to indicate the social construction of the meaning of sex (Jones 2000, 8). Sex refers to the simple biological difference that distinguis ...
... women and the liberation of women as well as the philosophical process of deconstructing gender (Jones 2000, 7).14 For purposes of this paper, gender will be used to indicate the social construction of the meaning of sex (Jones 2000, 8). Sex refers to the simple biological difference that distinguis ...
6. List of references
... understanding of what roles are, what they involve, and what they mean in the society that sustains them. As pointed out by different researchers, like Jayme and Sau (1996), LaGarde (1997), Lipovetsky (1998), Barberá (1998), Burin and Meler (2000), Instituto de la Mujer (2000), Walter (2010), and Va ...
... understanding of what roles are, what they involve, and what they mean in the society that sustains them. As pointed out by different researchers, like Jayme and Sau (1996), LaGarde (1997), Lipovetsky (1998), Barberá (1998), Burin and Meler (2000), Instituto de la Mujer (2000), Walter (2010), and Va ...
1 The Role Of Families In Combating Discrimination, Violence And
... ideals and social relationships (Ganguly-Scrase, 2003; Kabeer, 2005; Trask, 2014). The lack of gender equality makes girls and women vulnerable to increased discrimination, violence, trafficking and other harmful practices. Girls and women’s lack of power to make decisions about their own lives, cou ...
... ideals and social relationships (Ganguly-Scrase, 2003; Kabeer, 2005; Trask, 2014). The lack of gender equality makes girls and women vulnerable to increased discrimination, violence, trafficking and other harmful practices. Girls and women’s lack of power to make decisions about their own lives, cou ...
UNH-Nonsexist Language Guidelines-President`s
... acknowledge the first instance of gender bias to alert an audience. It is important, however, that authors and speakers not hide gender identity when knowledge of gender may be important to the reader or listener. Any endeavor to change our language is a formidable task at best. Some aspects of our ...
... acknowledge the first instance of gender bias to alert an audience. It is important, however, that authors and speakers not hide gender identity when knowledge of gender may be important to the reader or listener. Any endeavor to change our language is a formidable task at best. Some aspects of our ...
What do I want to know about gender? Want to know if these traits
... Why do people in different parts of the world sacrifice their children if the sex of the baby is not male? ...
... Why do people in different parts of the world sacrifice their children if the sex of the baby is not male? ...
Pacheco Egalia Preschool and its Effects on Gender Performativity
... the forbidding of sexual behaviors will cause a Christians to “transform your desire, your every desire, into discourse” (Foucault 1504). In the same way, Egalia’s policies on gender roles will cause the children to think about every action they take and whether it is acceptable within the school’s ...
... the forbidding of sexual behaviors will cause a Christians to “transform your desire, your every desire, into discourse” (Foucault 1504). In the same way, Egalia’s policies on gender roles will cause the children to think about every action they take and whether it is acceptable within the school’s ...
Journal of Strategic and Development Studies, Vol. I, Number I, April
... It is a well known fact that Nigerian society just like many other African societies is highly patriarchal in nature. Gender roles and relations are well separated and defined. For instance, there are roles women are meant to perform and men are not. There are also certain limitations to women’s par ...
... It is a well known fact that Nigerian society just like many other African societies is highly patriarchal in nature. Gender roles and relations are well separated and defined. For instance, there are roles women are meant to perform and men are not. There are also certain limitations to women’s par ...
Chapter 2 - Dr. Adam M Volungis
... – Humans’ complex psychological mechanisms are the result of evolution based on natural selection – Sexual strategies theory: women and men had different short- and long-term mating strategies • It is to men’s evolutionary advantage to inseminate many women, so they invest in short-term mating (espe ...
... – Humans’ complex psychological mechanisms are the result of evolution based on natural selection – Sexual strategies theory: women and men had different short- and long-term mating strategies • It is to men’s evolutionary advantage to inseminate many women, so they invest in short-term mating (espe ...
PLAYING THE `MASCULINE/FEMININE`
... (or ‘hyper’ masculinity) avoids all behaviour that remotely suggests the feminine. Without doubt the biological/essentialist argument highlighting the innate physical differences between the sexes is important. However, knowing why women can only muster ninety per cent of a man’s strength cannot hel ...
... (or ‘hyper’ masculinity) avoids all behaviour that remotely suggests the feminine. Without doubt the biological/essentialist argument highlighting the innate physical differences between the sexes is important. However, knowing why women can only muster ninety per cent of a man’s strength cannot hel ...
Religion and Gender Values in a Changing World
... Buddhism) developed its own unique understanding of gender, though it is in a context somewhat different than the contemporary concerns of Western culture. Questions of personal identity and gender are generally considered a contemporary Western phenomenon. In traditional Tibetan culture, before the ...
... Buddhism) developed its own unique understanding of gender, though it is in a context somewhat different than the contemporary concerns of Western culture. Questions of personal identity and gender are generally considered a contemporary Western phenomenon. In traditional Tibetan culture, before the ...
Gender Differences in Language
... and girls by directing children's activities. They buy boys construction-type gifts and girls domestic gifts, for instance. But they also do it subconsciously by talking to boys and girls in different ways. For example, if their children have problems, mothers tend to regulate or guide their childre ...
... and girls by directing children's activities. They buy boys construction-type gifts and girls domestic gifts, for instance. But they also do it subconsciously by talking to boys and girls in different ways. For example, if their children have problems, mothers tend to regulate or guide their childre ...
HASLANGER-Gender and Race
... approach, the world by itself can't tell us what gender is, or what race is; it is up to us to decide what in the world, if anything, they are. This essay pursues an analytical approach to defining race and gender. However, its analytical objectives are linked to the descriptive project of determini ...
... approach, the world by itself can't tell us what gender is, or what race is; it is up to us to decide what in the world, if anything, they are. This essay pursues an analytical approach to defining race and gender. However, its analytical objectives are linked to the descriptive project of determini ...
Gender in Philosophy and Law
... of the language. A real silent paradigmatic subversion is even suggested, through educational, cultural and political institutions, with the aim of transforming society: the so-called ʽgender agendaʼ/ʽgender mainstreamingʼ. The term ʽgender ideologyʼ is also used to indicate the studies that have de ...
... of the language. A real silent paradigmatic subversion is even suggested, through educational, cultural and political institutions, with the aim of transforming society: the so-called ʽgender agendaʼ/ʽgender mainstreamingʼ. The term ʽgender ideologyʼ is also used to indicate the studies that have de ...