Essentialism

in the attribution of uncontrollability, biogenetic causes often reduce some stigma associated with blame. However, this reduction in the blame component of stigma is outweighed by the tendency of biogenetic explanations to trigger psychological essentialism. This can lead to to a higher likelihood to subscribe to stereotypes such as that of people with mental illness being dangerous and unpredictable. This in turn can increase fear, misunderstanding, and prognostic pessimism and decrease…

In reference to Chapter 6 Gender in Adulthood and Late Life, I hereby agree with what's been proposed. As stated," We enter adulthood with particular notions about who we are as gendered beings" (Mathews & Beaman, pg123). In association to this it is reflected from the teenage years we shape and develop based on what has been taught to be appropriate like gendered behaviour and we then carry this through adulthood. Upon this assumption, individually we are not aware of such behavior as it has…

impact on the feminism movement because bra burning is seen as a radical movement in feminism. (Seely, 2007) I have learned that I need to learn more about feminism, for two reasons, one it affects me, and it will also effect my future students. Essentialism when it comes to feminism is the idea that the patriarchy is all that has ever been and it is impossible to escape. (Johnson, 1997) I never realized how harmful this idea can be to society and how it disregards the fact that different…

with Estelle are quickly rejected by Estelle. Sartre uses this display of homosexual love to reinforce the traditional women’s need for a man’s love and dominance. As discussed above, Goldman also believes that women’s need to conform to gender essentialism forces them to seek a man’s dominance. This is also displayed by Estelle’s love for Garcin. Estelle needs Garcin’s male gaze in order to find herself beautiful. This is an example of how femininity is beautiful only if perceived by the male…

Anthony were concerned with challenging essentialist ideas about women. Remember the avocado and artichoke from Week 2? Well, essentialism is a version of the avocado self, and gender essentialism assumes that women’s essential or fixed nature is determined by their biological function and serves as justification for their subordinate position in society. Because they are focused on overcoming the basic oppression…

the best education they can receive and to stick to curriculum while also being flexible and focusing on the needs and experiences of my students. My philosophical teaching approach is a mix between two, essentialism and progressivism. Progressivism is a student-centered philosophy, while essentialism is teacher-centered. I believe that it is important for my students to learn the curriculum that I am supposed to teach, but also to find their meaning in life and in the classroom. It is important…

fundamentals of both male and female identity. When recently asked if she is a feminist, Lucas replied: “I regard this as a show for women, I am a woman, I wanted to make it a strong feminine show.” (Lucas, 2015) In my introduction, I mentioned that Essentialism is largely criticized for overlooking the effect of social structures on the roles of gender, something that Chicago openly acknowledges now, and that Lucas constantly questions in her artwork. Chicago in a more recent interview said,…

Anthropologist’s ongoing determination towards fieldwork enhances their way of learning another culture while obtaining the native’s point of view. This term coined by Malinowski mirrors an emic perspective like the article. The context of going native for users and designers shown in the article eliminates boundaries progressively. To situate oneself in the ways of ethnographic research, one must carefully observe those you are studying. As stated in the article ethnography is conceived as, “a…

This weeks readings focused on revolution and decolonization. Tuck and Yang’s piece ‘Decolonization Is Not A Metaphor,’ focused on how decolonization at its core is about the repatriation of Indigenous land and life, and cannot be simply used as a metaphor to acknowledge and address other social issues that call for a reversal in our standing social fabric due to the complex and intertwined issues between ‘settler-native-slave’ (2012). They also state that in using decolonization as a metaphor…

state the “Kingdom of Darkness”. The main causes of such state are believing the presence of the kingdom of God on earth, and the philosophical and historical doctrines that perpetuate this falsehood. Hobbes challenges Aristotelian philosophy of essentialism for giving certainty in believing in eternal souls and immaterial spirits, as well as many teachings of Catholicism, notably the papacy. If Hobbes had been writing this book a century later then religion would not have been a section in…