Theorizing identity in language and sexuality research M A R Y B U C H O L T Z Department of Linguistics 3607 South Hall University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3100 bucholtz@linguistics.ucsb.edu K I R A H A L L Department of Linguistics Campus Box 295 University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, CO 80309-0295 kira.hall@colorado.edu A B S T R A C T The field of language and sexuality has gained importance within socioculturally oriented linguistic scholarship.
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The universal fear of change: we are afraid of what we don’t know. Fear influences us to do what we can in order to maintain what is already established. At the fundamental level our nation was colonized with the overarching ideals of the Christian religion. The interpretation of the bible was fulfilled by the most conservative and shared with those in such colonies. This evolution of Christianity through the interpretation and ultimately manipulation of the Bible has had a great influence on
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Alexander the Great and homoeroticism The concept of homosexuality in ancient Greece was non-existent, the concept of homoeroticism on the other hand did exist. In ancient Greece an educational system was based off homoeroticism. Homoeroticism was practiced between men and youth, it was a rite of passage into manhood as seen through the practices of pederasty. With this concept in mind the questions that scholars have often asked regarding whether or not Alexander the Great was homosexual have
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Health assessment patterns supporting patient focused care Mary Aguon, RN Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Introduction As registered nurses, a fundamental objective of the practice is to provide holistic and patient focused care. A diverse population, varying family dynamics, and distinct personal patient preferences serves as a challenge that nurses must overcome on a daily basis. In order to provide the upmost care for patients, nurses must conduct assessments and analyze data to
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pornography is viewed as speech it should be treated as a low value form of speech that is not entitled to First Amendment protection. According to the Radical feminist view, men are socialized to have sexual desires and to feel entitled to have those desires met, whereas women are socialized to meet those desires and to internalize accepted definitions of femininity and sexual objectification. As men cling to the masculine idea that their sexuality is an absolute expression of their need and dominance
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Personal Response on Sexuality Identity PSY/265 August 26, 2012 William Noffsinger Personal Response on Sexuality Identity My own value systems and my sexual standards have been influenced by many sources. My parents, religion, peers, subculture, and appraisal from influences have all combined to influence my own value system. Prior to taking this class, I used the legalism approach to form all my values on sexual experiences. Growing up, I was taught that sex before marriage was wrong
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working-class employees (proletarian) are exploited by the bourgeoisie (the ruling-class), because they were not paid the full value of their work since the bourgeoisie kept surplus value. According to Marxism, family developed so that men were able to feel certain of the paternity of their children. Engels (Marxist) believes that marriage would allow men to control women's sexuality and minimise the chances of women having an affair. This is supported by Murdock (Functionalist) who believes there are
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Family Health Assessment Family health assessment is a great tool to utilize to develop health care plans for the individual family. There are many cultural beliefs and values shared by family members that influence their health perception. Gordon’s functional health assessment is used for a comprehensive nursing data base collection of the family unit using both subjective and objective data. Gordon’s functional health assessment is a holistic approach describing the individual’s biopsychosocial-spiritual
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development, the child's behavior is oriented towards certain parts of his or her body, e.g. the mouth during breast-feeding, the anus during toilet-training. He proposed that adult neurosis (functional mental disorder) often is rooted in childhood sexuality; therefore, said neurotic adult behaviors were manifestations of childhood sexual fantasy and desire. That is because human beings are born "polymorphous", infants can derive sexual pleasure from any part of their bodies, and that socialization directs
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Introduction It was not until the 1960’s that the term of “gender” was widely used in the academic literature and public discussion to differentiate the gender identity and biological sex. By definition, the term “biological sex”represents the true meaning of an individual sex status. Gender, on the other hand, has multiple interpretations between men, women and what comes in beetween through social development and “nurture” of cultural adoption. Money and Erhardt (1972) suggest that biological
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