Towards a Feminine/Feminist/Female Discourse of Virginia Woolf
... “sentence-in-making,” and a “feminine writing” is the “writing-of-becoming.” Feminine writing is an experimental writing “process” instead of a finished literary “product,” a writing “practice” instead of a literary “theory.” In Woolf’s words, women writers should keep on writing “to try the accepte ...
... “sentence-in-making,” and a “feminine writing” is the “writing-of-becoming.” Feminine writing is an experimental writing “process” instead of a finished literary “product,” a writing “practice” instead of a literary “theory.” In Woolf’s words, women writers should keep on writing “to try the accepte ...
Agrippina- Mother, Seductress, Regent, by
... characteristics having her act in a regent-like role.26 Men were supposed to be the ones in power and thus there is something incredibly wrong when a woman is in power. This mention of Agrippina is a classic literary trigger of something wrong in an ancient society. It may also be the foreshadowing ...
... characteristics having her act in a regent-like role.26 Men were supposed to be the ones in power and thus there is something incredibly wrong when a woman is in power. This mention of Agrippina is a classic literary trigger of something wrong in an ancient society. It may also be the foreshadowing ...
Gender justice and social norms – processes of change for
... studies sought to illuminate adolescent girls’ perspectives across a broader range of dimensions than are typically studied in current research and policy development (frequently only early marriage, sexual and reproductive health and education are studied; mostly in isolation from one another). The ...
... studies sought to illuminate adolescent girls’ perspectives across a broader range of dimensions than are typically studied in current research and policy development (frequently only early marriage, sexual and reproductive health and education are studied; mostly in isolation from one another). The ...
GENDER, CULTURE CHANGE, AND FERTILITY DECLINE IN HONDURAS: AN
... anthropologist, while I was reading his book, Our Kind. I was struck by his ability to take explanations for human behavior to their ultimate causes. His writings are some of the most intellectually satisfying works I have ever read. I use his forcefulness and clarity of argument as a model for my ...
... anthropologist, while I was reading his book, Our Kind. I was struck by his ability to take explanations for human behavior to their ultimate causes. His writings are some of the most intellectually satisfying works I have ever read. I use his forcefulness and clarity of argument as a model for my ...
Use of Gender Aschematicity in the Reassessment of
... Important biological features such as health and longevity become based more on socio-cultural environmental factors, including lifestyle, and biology is less determinant of outcome. Growths and declines in physical and mental development continue until death and are relatively equal between men and ...
... Important biological features such as health and longevity become based more on socio-cultural environmental factors, including lifestyle, and biology is less determinant of outcome. Growths and declines in physical and mental development continue until death and are relatively equal between men and ...
Hysteria, Feminism, and Gender Revisited
... disorders 253–260, [and] Factitious disorders 285–90” (488).3 As a term used not only in relatively recent medical and psychiatric discourse but for centuries “as a dramatic medical metaphor for everything that men found mysterious or unmanageable” in women (Micale, “Hysteria and its Historiography” ...
... disorders 253–260, [and] Factitious disorders 285–90” (488).3 As a term used not only in relatively recent medical and psychiatric discourse but for centuries “as a dramatic medical metaphor for everything that men found mysterious or unmanageable” in women (Micale, “Hysteria and its Historiography” ...
Nonverbal and Verbal Expressions of Men`s Sexism in Mixed
... During interracial interactions relative to same-race interactions, participants with more implicit prejudice were perceived to be less friendly (Dovidio et al. 2002). McConnell and Leibold (2001) found that participants with more implicit prejudice spoke more, smiled more, and made fewer speech err ...
... During interracial interactions relative to same-race interactions, participants with more implicit prejudice were perceived to be less friendly (Dovidio et al. 2002). McConnell and Leibold (2001) found that participants with more implicit prejudice spoke more, smiled more, and made fewer speech err ...
Reflections on Margaret Mead`s Legacy for Western Liberal
... cultural relativism by challenging biological explanations of cultural differences and refuting the explicit racism in eugenics and mainstream anthropology. This article, however, situates Mead in a different intellectual context. In addition to seeing her as someone ...
... cultural relativism by challenging biological explanations of cultural differences and refuting the explicit racism in eugenics and mainstream anthropology. This article, however, situates Mead in a different intellectual context. In addition to seeing her as someone ...
POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: An Introduction
... Darwin’s influence dominated the development of cultural anthropology in the second half of the nineteenth century just as it dominated biology. Much of the evolutionary theory emerging from this period was as primitive as the societies it sought to make sense of: evolutionary schemas were rigid and ...
... Darwin’s influence dominated the development of cultural anthropology in the second half of the nineteenth century just as it dominated biology. Much of the evolutionary theory emerging from this period was as primitive as the societies it sought to make sense of: evolutionary schemas were rigid and ...
Political anthropology: an introduction
... Darwin’s influence dominated the development of cultural anthropology in the second half of the nineteenth century just as it dominated biology. Much of the evolutionary theory emerging from this period was as primitive as the societies it sought to make sense of: evolutionary schemas were rigid and ...
... Darwin’s influence dominated the development of cultural anthropology in the second half of the nineteenth century just as it dominated biology. Much of the evolutionary theory emerging from this period was as primitive as the societies it sought to make sense of: evolutionary schemas were rigid and ...
`Garvey`s Ghost` : Conservative Gender, RastafarI, and Reggae in
... of the white race were in line with Garvey’s teaching. And, while modern day Rastafarians do not necessarily follow the guidelines for daily life as staunchly as Howell would have required in the ...
... of the white race were in line with Garvey’s teaching. And, while modern day Rastafarians do not necessarily follow the guidelines for daily life as staunchly as Howell would have required in the ...
View - Political Economy Research Institute
... support and told to fend for themselves” –which suggests, I think quite rightly, that the relationship between the state and the public sector and the creation of social wealth through unpaid work is a critical one; and that we should not see households or voluntary organizations as, in some sense, ...
... support and told to fend for themselves” –which suggests, I think quite rightly, that the relationship between the state and the public sector and the creation of social wealth through unpaid work is a critical one; and that we should not see households or voluntary organizations as, in some sense, ...
this PDF file - University of Alberta Libraries
... theory of moral individualism per se. His concerns continue to have contemporary relevance. Durkheim is aware that the modern diversity of values, beliefs, and individual experiences defies the capacity of traditional religions to unite whole societies into moral communities (Cristi 2009:72). He bel ...
... theory of moral individualism per se. His concerns continue to have contemporary relevance. Durkheim is aware that the modern diversity of values, beliefs, and individual experiences defies the capacity of traditional religions to unite whole societies into moral communities (Cristi 2009:72). He bel ...
Galtung, Violence, and Gender: The Case for a Peace Studies
... of multiple “realities,” and of cultural and historical differences in worldviews.7 Most importantly, both feminism and peace studies, unlike much of the rest of social science, have an explicitly value-laden, normative agenda: their ultimate goals are peace (for peace studies) and gender equality ( ...
... of multiple “realities,” and of cultural and historical differences in worldviews.7 Most importantly, both feminism and peace studies, unlike much of the rest of social science, have an explicitly value-laden, normative agenda: their ultimate goals are peace (for peace studies) and gender equality ( ...
Racism, Sexism, Power and Ideology
... the topic is almost absent from the French intellectual scene. It has been pointed out (Simon 1970) that the centrality of the social question in French sociological discourse and the dominance of the Jacobinist ideology have led to the non-existence, until very recently, that is, of areas of inquir ...
... the topic is almost absent from the French intellectual scene. It has been pointed out (Simon 1970) that the centrality of the social question in French sociological discourse and the dominance of the Jacobinist ideology have led to the non-existence, until very recently, that is, of areas of inquir ...
Domestic division of labour and fertility preference in China, Japan
... from Western countries, although its proponents expect broader applicability (Goldscheider, Bernhardt, and Lappegård 2015: 209). Such applicability, however, cannot be taken for granted, as regional, institutional, and cultural backgrounds can lead to different mechanisms governing family behaviours ...
... from Western countries, although its proponents expect broader applicability (Goldscheider, Bernhardt, and Lappegård 2015: 209). Such applicability, however, cannot be taken for granted, as regional, institutional, and cultural backgrounds can lead to different mechanisms governing family behaviours ...
Examining Masculine Gender-Role Conflict and Stress in Relation to
... masculinity are not necessarily synonymous terms. Given the correlational nature of data on gender and religiosity, it is difficult to draw conclusions on the direction of the causal relationship, and more research in this area is needed. Wilson (1978) stated that “religion is probably the single mo ...
... masculinity are not necessarily synonymous terms. Given the correlational nature of data on gender and religiosity, it is difficult to draw conclusions on the direction of the causal relationship, and more research in this area is needed. Wilson (1978) stated that “religion is probably the single mo ...
1 Beliefs about Gender Pedro Bordalo, Katie Coffman, Nicola
... our data on beliefs about both oneself and others. In our data, men are much more likely than women to believe their own ability exceeds that of a partner. For both men and women, beliefs about relative ability and decisions are a function of both the category and the gender of one’s ...
... our data on beliefs about both oneself and others. In our data, men are much more likely than women to believe their own ability exceeds that of a partner. For both men and women, beliefs about relative ability and decisions are a function of both the category and the gender of one’s ...
FRAMED BEFORE WE KNOW IT How Gender Shapes Social
... because we think “most people” hold these beliefs, we expect others to judge us according to them. As a result, we must take these beliefs into account in our own behavior even if we do not endorse them. In this way, these shared cultural beliefs act as the “rules” for coordinating public behavior o ...
... because we think “most people” hold these beliefs, we expect others to judge us according to them. As a result, we must take these beliefs into account in our own behavior even if we do not endorse them. In this way, these shared cultural beliefs act as the “rules” for coordinating public behavior o ...
Gender equality in and through education in Nigeria
... Zeroing in on textbooks, Stromquit et al. (1998) affirmed that textbooks are significant mechanism for the transmission of the informal curriculum. In addition to certain subjects, knowledge, and skills, books disseminate sexual bias, prejudice, and discrimination through the ways in which men and w ...
... Zeroing in on textbooks, Stromquit et al. (1998) affirmed that textbooks are significant mechanism for the transmission of the informal curriculum. In addition to certain subjects, knowledge, and skills, books disseminate sexual bias, prejudice, and discrimination through the ways in which men and w ...
But I must say what I feel and think in some way!
... sense barely exists today” (91). What many scholars see as “radical feminism” began as a political movement “to end male supremacy in all areas of social and economic life, and rejected the whole idea of opposing male and female natures and values as a sexist idea” (Willis 91).3 Although it cannot b ...
... sense barely exists today” (91). What many scholars see as “radical feminism” began as a political movement “to end male supremacy in all areas of social and economic life, and rejected the whole idea of opposing male and female natures and values as a sexist idea” (Willis 91).3 Although it cannot b ...
Public Restrooms - Moritz College of Law
... federal Equal Rights Amendment (“ERA”) in the 1970s and 1980s.21 ERA opponents invoked the symbol of “unisex bathrooms” to attack sex-integrated bathrooms on the basis that such bathrooms would make society unisex by leading to the end of gender differentiation.22 By contrast, feminists have recentl ...
... federal Equal Rights Amendment (“ERA”) in the 1970s and 1980s.21 ERA opponents invoked the symbol of “unisex bathrooms” to attack sex-integrated bathrooms on the basis that such bathrooms would make society unisex by leading to the end of gender differentiation.22 By contrast, feminists have recentl ...
Why There Are So Few Women Warriors
... while it is imperative for us to abolish war within our lifetime, some people have argued that war cannot be abolished because it is caused by "aggressive instincts." In previous work on the brain mechanisms of aggressive behavior (Adams, 1979), I found no evidence that "aggressive instincts" could ...
... while it is imperative for us to abolish war within our lifetime, some people have argued that war cannot be abolished because it is caused by "aggressive instincts." In previous work on the brain mechanisms of aggressive behavior (Adams, 1979), I found no evidence that "aggressive instincts" could ...
Similarly Situated?: The Evolution of Gender
... the defendant claimed that the unconstitutional exclusion of women from juries violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s protection against arbitrary class exclusions and any exclusion that singles out a class of citizens for different treatment not based on a reasonable classification. In Hoyt v. Florida ...
... the defendant claimed that the unconstitutional exclusion of women from juries violated the Fourteenth Amendment’s protection against arbitrary class exclusions and any exclusion that singles out a class of citizens for different treatment not based on a reasonable classification. In Hoyt v. Florida ...
Spineless Men and Irrepressible Women?
... to the twenty-first century and the author writes about women who have stepped out of their confined places, as I argue that Ántonia and Hester have. I will use her terms Good Wife and True Woman to describe women during the times when these novels are set. The former term describes a Puritan woman ...
... to the twenty-first century and the author writes about women who have stepped out of their confined places, as I argue that Ántonia and Hester have. I will use her terms Good Wife and True Woman to describe women during the times when these novels are set. The former term describes a Puritan woman ...