A Feminist Approach to Understanding the Bible Substantive Blog Post #3 Sexual Politics in the Biblical Narrative: Reading the Bible as a Women (review) The third article I have selected for my final paper is Sexual Politics in the Biblical Narrative: Reading the Bible as a Woman (originally by Esther Fuchs), a review by George … Read more
This is the interactive map I spoke of a few weeks ago in class. It allows you to look at the various ways people view gender in their societies. It is interesting to speculate on how people should really view gender. It can be argued that with the idea of multiple genders, and more than … Read more
We hear so much about climate change and debates over causes. But we don’t think as much about the likely social changes climate change will cause across the world. This article from BBC highlights the impacts coming for women, especially in the developing world. As we mark the International Day of the Woman, this is … Read more
Here is another example of gender fluidity in traditional, more rural locales.
Jane Addams seems different from Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Anna J. Cooper in every conceivable way when looked at for face value. Addams, Wells-Barnett and Coopers main commonalities, as sociologists, are that they all use participant observation in their studies of modern society, be it in the industrial heart of Chicago or the American South … Read more
Today, the Smithsonian published an article about the need to memorialize historical women. The author notes that there are plenty of statues of male figures who have impacted history, but there are very few of women, and the ones that do include women are typically depicting emotion, not necessarily memorializing an actual figure. The author advocates for … Read more
After reading Pathways of Desire in our class I have been researching more about homosexuality and gender in Mexico. I came across something interesting, the Muxes, an example of the third gender in Mexico. The Muxes are born as a man but will normally associate with the female gender. In the culture of Oaxaca these … Read more
In many countries, we see similarities in the gender roles between men and women. In the United States especially, women are generalized to have the household duties, along with taking care of the children. However, in Russia, things are a little… different. L. Souter and R. Winslade, British engineers from the Institution of Electrical Engineers, … Read more
This press release from the American Sociological Association references a study from 2016. The researchers sought to determine which characteristics shape Americans’ ideas about how married couples should divide household labor, including relative income, masculine or feminine traits, and sex. Respondents were given information about either a heterosexual or same-sex couple and were then asked … Read more
“You Realize Arming Teachers Is Going To Lead To Black Students Getting Murdered By Their Teacher, Right?” The heading to this article catches your eye doesn’t it? There has been a large debate on whether teachers should carry firearms. This article was written from a very interesting perspective and i’m eager to see your opinions. I … Read more