SOCI 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Two-Spirit, Male Prostitution, Symbolic Power
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Homosexuality had a higher status: what is the primary reason men become berdaches in north american indian societies according to. N. a. - spiritual aspect where everything is on a continuum instead of a dichotomy. Higher status, can do both male & female work, god favors them, it"s not considered cheating, can"t get pregnant, menstrual cycle. Feminism lecture/film: discuss myths associated with feminists. Not on test: provide definitions of feminism: Liberal- works w/in the system, getting women elected, women get educated (same as men) The enlightenment- during the age of reason, science took over instead of religious myths, focus on people having individual rights without that concept, there would be no concept of women"s rights. Abigail adams- don"t forget the ladies; all husbands would be tyrants if they could . Doctrine of coverture- all women belonged to their husbands, couldn"t ask for a divorce, couldn"t own property, didn"t have rights to their own body, & didn"t have their own children.
