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Non-sexist Language: The American Philosophical Association and Jennifer Mather Saul

Yazan: Candace | 15 August 2005 | No Comments
Categories: Academia, Feminism, Feminist Theory, Language, Sexism, Women's Studies

Feminist discussions of gender neutrality in language have achieved some reform in spoken and written English language. Organizations like the American Philosophical Association (APA) provide guidelines to their members in the use of non-sexist language. Saul suggests similar strategies for creating gender-neutral language. This paper will discuss how the “Guidelines for Non-Sexist Use of Language” […]

Defining Sexism

Yazan: Candace | 02 August 2005 | No Comments
Categories: Academia, Feminism, Feminist Theory, Sexism, Women's Studies

Defining sexism is difficult because whether feminists view sexism in terms of women’s oppression or male privilege they face serious difficulties, such that neither definition is preferable to the other. Each of these methods neglects important issues and combining the two definitions leaves further issues unaddressed. This paper will outline the difficulties associated with defining […]

Getting Old

Yazan: Candace | 01 August 2005 | No Comments
Categories: Aging, Feminism, Feminist Theory, Sexism, Women's Studies

Aging, Disability, and Illness. It’s frustrating to me that these topics constantly get lumped in together. I feel that even though there are some common concerns between the three, the issues of aging are significantly different than the issues of illness and you could say the same for disability. The issues of aging are complex […]

Greeting Cards

Yazan: Candace | 20 July 2005 | Comments Off on Greeting Cards
Categories: Language, Life, Relationships, Sexism, Women's Studies

Deborah Tannen says, “women and men have different past experiences.” This different experience means that men and women’s perception and understanding of the world will be different. Tannen supports the dual culture approach to analyzing men and women’s behaviour and the characteristics she describes can be found in an analysis of the attached greeting cards. […]