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Kaminer, in her own voice, mentions, too, in that paragraph, that in its verdict, the Supreme Court "managed, barely, to outlaw discrimination based on gender," implicitly noting that the sexist Price Waterhouse "voice" (as represented by that partner) was drowned out by the more objective "voice" of the Supreme Court. (Within this context, though, Kaminer also presents the sexist Price Waterhouse partner's "voice" as the whole firm's "voice," which may or may not have been true. Similarly, in this same case, the Supreme Court "spoke" its verdict in one "voice" (although there was considerable dissent, since, according to Kaminer, the Court "just barely" "managed" the verdict).
Also, in Kaminer's view (voice) the Price Waterhouse complainant suffered sex discrimination (i.e., a generalized hostility toward women, but directed in this instance at herself), while, on the other hand, Joseph Oncale, "a former oil rig worker who claimed to have been subjected to highly sexualized, physical assaults and threatened with rape by his male colleagues" (paragraph five) instead suffered gender discrimination, not sex discrimination. Oracle was a slight man, harassed by other men at work due to his non- masculine look. Still, no discrimination occurred in that case against men in general (as it did in the Price Waterhouse case). Within paragraph five, Kaminer juxtaposes her own (dominant) voice against the voices of (1) the Supreme Court; (2) a Price Waterhouse partner; (3) Joseph Oncale, and (4) the Supreme Court again, to make the overall point (in her voice) at the end of paragraph five, that, based on these two examples (provided in voices besides hers) the words "sex" and "gender" should...
In this paragraph and others (for example, paragraph two) Kaminer uses various voices besides her own to provide examples of instances and/or contradictions within human speech that help to support an overall point she seeks to make. This pattern of the way Kaminer employs these various alternative voices to help make her own point can be clearly seen throughout the essay, but especially in the first; fourth; fifth, sixth, and seventh paragraphs of the essay.
In the sixth paragraph, Kaminer briefly employs "voices" of school systems, districts, and perhaps administrative personnel, in order to take issue with schools' current use of terms like 'same sex schools' and 'same gender schools', places where, as Kaminer muses (again in her own voice) perhaps "men learn to walk like women and women learn to whistle." In the seventh and final paragraph, though, Kaminer credits the careful voice of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as having been one of the very few to use the word "gender" correctly, and thereby [as the implied voice of Kaminer also suggests]encourage its correct use by others.
Throughout the essay, Wendy Kaminer's authorial voice dominates all others. As the author, Kaminer decides just when to use her own voice, and just when to use voices of others, alternatively, to offer examples of why the particular main points she makes about gender and language are valid. The essay "Let's Talk about Gender, Baby" offers a skillful, powerful, and, I believe, effective "mosaic" of voices. As its author, however, Wendy Kaminer not only creates, but controls the framework of the mosaic, as well as all of its intricate patterns.
Moreover, in addition to narrowing the purview of human sexuality to groups within the larger society, the sociocultural aspect examines social norm influences including the effects of external factors such as mass media or politics. These movements can assist in bring about significant and widespread changes in the social norm, such as the sexual revolution and the advent of feminism. Overview of Theory and Practice Theories regarding gender and sexuality date
There is no male equivalent of Sugar Cane in Some Like it Hot. Unlike the unequivocally feminine Sugar Cane, neither Joe nor Jerry plays the role of the cad or the cowboy. In fact, Joe shows genuine emotion and caring for Sugar as his feelings for her deepen. Joe and Jerry, like Sugar Cane, are musicians. All three are therefore portrayed as social equals regardless of gender. Gender and sexuality
In a situation where the domain of the opposite gender is simply different than that of the other this can occur. Using the previous stereotypical example when a woman drones on and on about some aspect of cooking that is important to her but not to the male listener in the room, the quite participant may simply "tune out" and the same is true of a man speaking within
Gender Inequality in the Workplace Families, societies, workplaces, moreover the whole world at large is bubbling with inequality. Color, religion, ethnicity, age, financial status and mostly gender are the basis of this biasness. Families do not mingle with people outside their own community, they do not consider cross marriages. Societies look down upon lower statuses and the elite have their noses held high in the air where no conscience can reach.
At the end of the party he took a card out of his wallet and gave it to me. He said, "Here, I'll give you my phone number. If you'd like to call me up, I'd love to hear from you." called him two days later and we made a date. Turned out he didn't drive so I had to pick him up. Since I had called him and
Those conversations also invariably include expressions of success or confidence as well. However, they discuss their feelings and those of others relatively rarely. In many cases, even the closest of male friends maintain a relationship that is sustained largely by common interests such as in sports or recreational interests. They may know one another for many years without ever really discussing their feelings or their intimate thoughts about personal