Connell: Chapters 5 “Gender Relations: This Chapter was filled with a vast array of intriguing thoughts but one that stayed with me is the discussion on the economic sphere that is culturally defined as a “man’s world” or a women’s world,” with or without the presence of the opposite sex within that world. The reason that I found this is intriguing is because I wondered how either sex could really be completely out of the other’s world? If the “man’s world” is work, then how does a woman get eliminated from that world? If a “woman’s world” is the home, why isn’t the man in that home? Presumably he is working to pay for that home, so I was just a little intrigued by the thought of how and why either of them would stay out of the other’s world and what that means.
Evans & Williams “Cultural Difference”: Cultural difference refers to the concept of boundaries with in a society that are established through certain social constructions and discourse. It differs from cultural diversity and carries and more negative connotation in that it is usually thought to be a source of social problem...
Throughout history, there have been various perspectives of multicultural differences. According to Meriam Webster (n.d.), culture is “the beliefs, customs, arts, institutions, and the thoughts or products of a particular society or group.” Unfortunately, African Americans, Native Americans, Italians, Irish, Jews as well as various other cultural groups have been profoundly discriminated against and negatively stereotyped (Good Therapy org.). With the frequent mingling of cultures in educational settings, the workplace, and in the social arena, we are bound to encounter cultural differences.
In Re-examining the Rhetoric of the “Cultural Border,” an essay by Heewon Chang. She examines the space between different cultures in a pluralistic society. She identifies the cultural border or boundary, using a quote from F. Erickson, “cultural boundary refers to the presence of some kind of cultural difference…A border is a social construct that is political in origin.” (95) Chang defines “cultural borderland as a ‘space’ created when two or more cultures and races occupy the same territory.” Chang challenges the idea that cultures remain defined by physical or even ideological boundaries. She contends, there is a complete blending of cultures that defies cultural borders and boundaries. Chang uses ethos, logos, and refutation to effectively
In chapter five of Suitably Modern, Mark Liechty discusses the action of “doing fashion” and how it affects the middle class and consumption in Kathmandu. Chapter five poses the question; what is new and what is not? This concerns the class distinctions and if modernization is actually occurring. The middle class in Kathmandu is claiming its own domain through clothing and ostracizing themselves. The author deems this action as adornment he defines it by stating, “It is used to set individuals and groups apart from some and to signal sameness”. Adornment can be a class distinction but also a gender role distinction. Women practice adornment to be indifferent in their relationships with men. For example women can chose to use flashier make-up which can distinguish a married woman from an unmarried woman. Liechty associates fashion with freedom. Film coming to Kathmandu quickly generated the modernization of fashion and consumption. Films exposed the residents to different types of fashion. Ultimately, the middle class wants its own cultural zone; through fashion and consumption it hopes to completely fit in with one another and still be distinct from other classes.
While this stereotype might have once been true, it has now placed bounds on women which are difficult to escape. Male-dominated society has constantly abused and defeated women, which is shown in the works; The Awakening, Women in Economics, A Room of One’s Own, and Why I Wrote The Yellow Wallpaper. Women in Economics focuses on the vicious cycle of tradition which women are unable to escape. A Room of One’s Own states that women, who are of equal caliber to men, cannot compete against them in society and are consistently shut down. Why I Wrote the Yellow Wallpaper explains that male-dominated society purposely tries to stop women from succeeding. The Awakening connects to all three of these pieces in that Edna’s constant confinement from society and her husband, Léonce, results in her death. A women can not compete against patriarchy, all four sources exemplify that patriarchy always
Themes: One of the main themes of the text is gender roles. According to Boydston, gender spheres were put into place in response to chaotic changes occurring in society (143). Work outside of the home (man 's work) was very seasonal and inconsistent and therefore a man 's "manhood" was always being challenged. Women were placed into their specific roles in order to offset that challenge to manhood, and when a women entered the wage-earning world (and worked for less than a man at that) she was challenging the manhood. Women also faced challenges to their roles as time went on. Household roles changed and women 's work became less valued over time, and
Cultural differences are cultures from around the world having diverse aspects of living and practices. Businesses often deal with a numerous amount of cultures on a day to day basis, cultures that are unique and have values that are incomparable to their own culture. Canada and China have many cultural differences that would be helpful to understand when doing business with one another.
Johnson, A.G. (2010). The social construction of difference. In M. Adams, W. Blumenfeld, C. Castaneda, H. Hackman, M. Peters, and X. Zuniga (Eds), Readings for diversity and social justice, (2nd ed). (pp.157-164). New York Routledge.
Culture is a unique way to express the way one shows the world and others how different each one is. Culture affects the way one views the world and others. This is demonstrated in the stories “Ethnic Hash” by Patricia Williams, “Legal Alien” by Pat Mora, and “By Any Other Name” by Santha Rama Rau. These stories come together to show examples of how people of different cultures are viewed by others as different. Mora, Williams, and Rau all have very unique styles, and this is shown throughout the following quotes.
playing a game of “spot the differences” between different cultural groups. One of the ways
This essay will explain the concepts of culture and ethnicity, and it will focus these concepts in ...
According to (Hofstede, Hofstede, & Minkov, 2010) described that the culture can be defined as it is made up of “thinking, feeling, and potential acting” that all people carry within themselves, which he terms as “mental programs.” Likewise, after did a large number of research, Hofstede decided to divide cultural differences into five dimensions, they are power distance, Individualism vs. Collectivism, uncertainty avoidance, Masculinity vs. Femininity and long-term vs. short-term orientation respectively. Putting more details into these five
Culture, a word almost everyone hears whenever there is sociological discussion that transcends various formats ranging from scholarly articles to local news station broadcasts. Culture contains a myriad of definitions depending on the perspective and lenses which are used to view it. Since it is a difficult concept to grasp at first, we do not realize the true scale of culture and its responsibility in dictating many actions within our daily lives. Different cultures are found all throughout the world, from the ever increasing western culture to smaller tribal cultures such as the wintu in California (“Vanishing Voices”). What must be taken into account is the fact that culture is heavily intertwined within society, since they both interact
12.Environments," in Culture, Communication and Conflict: Readings in Intercultural Relations, 2d ed., ed. Gary R. Weaver (Needham Heights, MA: Simon & Schuster Publishing, 1998), 185-186.
Culture has a big impact on how we all fit in as individuals in today’s society, and since this assignment is about that I decided to include some of my own experiences to illustrate my point of view and compare it with those of my classmates and some of the readings.
Our world is constantly changing and it requires a society that is well versed in understanding the problems deriving from culture differences and tolerance of one another’s beliefs and perceptions. We are dealing with systemic problems in education, economic, government, religion and culture differences.