Women's Studies 1020E- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 23 pages long!)
29 Mar 2018
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1. women are not independent persons in their own right ( mankind , changing national anthem) 2. stereotyping is evident by pronominal usage (powerful objects are associated to men, softer objects associated with women-> exception: justice, liberty) >elite professions are seen as masculine: doctors, engineers. If we use language differently, there is more opportunity for change: language tends to identify women with immaturity and incompetence. >calling women girls, girl talk vs. boy talk. Boys night out license to let loose, released from conventions of adulthood. Boys before girls in inclusive language (mr and mrs, he and she)-> prescribed in english law-> mean were required to go first. 4. women tend to be described (desirability to men) whereas men are more likely to be described in terms of their sexual/physical prowess over women. Men have many women as opposed to slut shaming in women. 5. women tend to be defined in relationships with men but men to the larger world.
