When I picked Epistemology, I actually thought it said Entomology (I scanned through fast), and was like hmmm, she's into creepy crawlies too.
I would also think, in some ways that gender theory relates to the whole concept of people who believe that they are inherently another gender than what nature (or medical science) made them. It has potential to be a fascinating subject not only in how the traditional male/female roles are changing or even still existing in the same mold of society's norms.
You're right - that's another facet of gender theory I didn't go into here - but obviously having rigid definitions for the genders set as dialectical opposites doesn't work - there are so many people who fall through the cracks!
Interests: what do you mean by off the beaten track and weird stuff, and why do you love Buffy?
Icons: your default one - Celtic Dragon, Celisnebula OIEL, and Barcode-celis.
My default icon is a picture of a 12x12 carving some man was doing the first time I went to Kilmartin Scotland. I tried to purchase it, because frankly I love it to pieces, but he wouldn't sell it. He did, however let me take a picture of it, and I've had it since.
Oiel represents the various strangeness that exists in what to some is ordinary, but can be magical with a bit of blending.
The barcode is a lovely icon made by pearle9240, she was offering to make icons for people and I asked for one. I think this one is the animated on, not sure... eventually I'll be able to make the ones I do animated, but until that time, I'm happy enough to get from those that can
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... small groups with differing ideas can rise up and influence dominant hegemony.
I couldn't help but remember our conversation about monkeys and sheep and the 100th monkey effect. I came across the origin of the term, here you go: http://www.personocratia.com/en/cent_millieme.php
Once more you had me thinking. I don't do it often enough, so thank you.
small groups with differing ideas can rise up and influence dominant hegemony: this can be observed every day, and is very obvious when one studies history. Christians were on of these groups: from a handful of Jesus' followers to religious hegemony in the Roman Empire.
Gender theory is very interesting. Elisabeth badinter has written a book called XY, De l'identité masculine, which is more a compilation of works that probably hadn't been translated in French, and her conclusion is that it's much more difficult to become a man than a woman. The fact is it's natural to be a woman: you're born of a woman, your first years are with your mother, you have bodily contacts with your mother, etc. Being a man isn't only to have a penis. You have to learn it by "breaking off" with your mother (going to kindergarten, or ritual initiations in some cultures), and have bodily contacts with men. I've leartn at school that in a certain culture whose name I have forgotten (I'm
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I'm amazed that there are so many things we take for granted about ourselves as being innate and biological when in fact it's a learned behavior and belief.
Did you know that they did a study wherein they took an infant, dressed it in pink, and videoed how people reacted to it and treated it. They then took the exact same infant and dressed it in blue and repeated the process. When people thought the baby was a girl they were gentle with it and talked more softly, etc.; when a boy, they treated it much more vigorously - holding it up and bouncing it more, etc - and also spoke much more loudly. Western culture starts to treat the biological sexes as gendered as soon as the baby is born!
As you point out - this type of conditioning goes for many things, not just gender.
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I would also think, in some ways that gender theory relates to the whole concept of people who believe that they are inherently another gender than what nature (or medical science) made them. It has potential to be a fascinating subject not only in how the traditional male/female roles are changing or even still existing in the same mold of society's norms.
Anyway, I'll play again :o)
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Interests: what do you mean by off the beaten track and weird stuff, and why do you love Buffy?
Icons: your default one - Celtic Dragon, Celisnebula OIEL, and Barcode-celis.
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Oiel represents the various strangeness that exists in what to some is ordinary, but can be magical with a bit of blending.
The barcode is a lovely icon made by pearle9240, she was offering to make icons for people and I asked for one. I think this one is the animated on, not sure... eventually I'll be able to make the ones I do animated, but until that time, I'm happy enough to get from those that can ( ... )
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I love weird stuff so much, I call myself quirky with pride, and this means I don't think either of us is strange at all.
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Icons: Hmmm - I seem to have understood most of your icons! (grins at all the AR)
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I couldn't help but remember our conversation about monkeys and sheep and the 100th monkey effect. I came across the origin of the term, here you go: http://www.personocratia.com/en/cent_millieme.php
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Do you want to play?
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*patters off obediently to explain icons & interest for Swotty!ubiquirk up there :D*
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small groups with differing ideas can rise up and influence dominant hegemony: this can be observed every day, and is very obvious when one studies history. Christians were on of these groups: from a handful of Jesus' followers to religious hegemony in the Roman Empire.
Gender theory is very interesting. Elisabeth badinter has written a book called XY, De l'identité masculine, which is more a compilation of works that probably hadn't been translated in French, and her conclusion is that it's much more difficult to become a man than a woman. The fact is it's natural to be a woman: you're born of a woman, your first years are with your mother, you have bodily contacts with your mother, etc. Being a man isn't only to have a penis. You have to learn it by "breaking off" with your mother (going to kindergarten, or ritual initiations in some cultures), and have bodily contacts with men. I've leartn at school that in a certain culture whose name I have forgotten (I'm ( ... )
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I'm amazed that there are so many things we take for granted about ourselves as being innate and biological when in fact it's a learned behavior and belief.
Did you know that they did a study wherein they took an infant, dressed it in pink, and videoed how people reacted to it and treated it. They then took the exact same infant and dressed it in blue and repeated the process. When people thought the baby was a girl they were gentle with it and talked more softly, etc.; when a boy, they treated it much more vigorously - holding it up and bouncing it more, etc - and also spoke much more loudly. Western culture starts to treat the biological sexes as gendered as soon as the baby is born!
As you point out - this type of conditioning goes for many things, not just gender.
Did you want me pick 3+3 for you?
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Interests: why you like fanfiction, drabbles, and the hg/ss ship.
What are these icons and why did you pick them:
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