Egalitarianism

with religion in turn playing a mediating role in interpreting and maintaining that status. Through a process of “symbolic interaction,” then, religion is often used to restrict women – but it also has the potential to lend support to more gender egalitarianism. In the process religion too may undergo a manner of change and transformation. Religious authorities have often made women’s bodies the turf on which their own power struggles are played out. But this raises the question of how, if the…

This book review offers a critical analysis and evaluation of Sze-Kar Wan’s book, Power in Weakness: The Second Letter of Paul to the Corinthians. First published in 2000, Power in Weakness, examines 2 Corinthians with a focus on Paul’s rhetorical strategies and the various conflicts Paul has with the church. Before launching into the summary and critique of this book a brief synopsis reveals Wan’s interpretation of 2 Corinthians’ construction. After contextualizing the book, attention turns…

Equality During and After the Enlightenment During the late 17th and 18th century in Europe, the world watched the birth of the Enlightenment Era spread globally. The Enlightenment Era was a time of change and appearance of innovative philosophes such as John Locke, Adam Smith, and many more. The Enlightenment began when people started to believe in different things than the church and started to think for themselves. Popular Enlightenment ideals were equality, women's rights, people ruling…

As a part of history America has long been heralded as the land of equal opportunity. It is almost universally regarded as the pinnacle of democracy and egalitarianism. Yet it would surprise many to note the persisting disparity between the rights of men and women in American society today. Though the nation has made great leaps in the direction of equal gender rights, it has recently stagnated, and many would argue has even moved backward. In the age known for creating Rock and Roll, movie…

That’s one of the reasons that egalitarianism and engagement is so important. People want to know that they are more than just a worker at their place of establishment and that even though someone may be their superior that they all have the same level of respect. It is the job of the manager…

On the fourth July 1776, as the signing of the Declaration of Independence giving birth to the United States of America, it makes the United States become the most popular country in the world. It claims that "all men are created equal" and "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" are inalienable rights of mankind, as a self-explanatory truth. However, the declaration is not perfect because there are still some problems bequeathed. Although it brings positive significance to the people, some…

“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.” According to Nelson Mandela, we should all be restless until everyone is equal. During the past semester, I have strived to help impoverished students receive an education equal to the education given to children in private schools. As a result, I have acquired an expansive knowledge regarding injustice and have grown as a person. For my service work this semester, I volunteered at Kellom…

Life is a Walk on a Slackline Performers on a slackline need to exhibit a great deal of balance and courage to venture across without falling. Without the proper technique to maintain that balance, falling is inevitable and the show would come to a crashing hault. But with the help and encouragement of others, they are able to succeed. Years of practice and conforming to the lifestyle of this profession is a process that is crucial to triumph. If the United States were to adopt a more…

Part II. Stigmas in Relation to Femininity This section will interpret other author’s arguments around socially constructed stigmas in a contemporary context. First, I will critically examine how stigmas around stay at home dads are socially constructed on the basis that domestic labour is a “flight to femininity.” Second, I will discuss how stay at home dads react to this criticism by either perpetuating, resisting, or pushing back against hegemonic masculinity in parenting practices.…

Speaking in general about the relationship between authority and school, Giroux and MacLaren (1986) put it in this way: “Authority is inescapably related to a particular vision of what schools should be” (p. 224). Voices for liberal education and egalitarianism have led to the collapse of teacher authority. Neither the conceptualisation of “teacher as an authority” nor reconceptualisation of “teacher in authority” can ensure the equality of intelligence between the teacher and students. Neill…