The Gender Blur:
The reading was intriguing to see the characteristics of both men and women.
Boys behaving much the same...
"biting off their toast in shape of a pistol..."
"asking for dinosaur toys..."
Girls behaving much the same...
"barbie dolls..."
UC Berkeley
"how hormones can build sexually different nervous system..."
Interesting to see how men and women think and behave differently and how this shown in their bodies.
Personal Experience:
little brother and me have shown exactly the characteristics one would see when buying toys. When I was young I bought barbie dolls and my little brother bought legos. The whole idea that men and women have different interests and hobbies really intrigues me.
Gender Roles Behaviors and Attitudes:
From reading this article, the one part that intrigued me the most is that from experience and how the way the mind works we could find out that the dominate figure are the men. Men are associated with influence tactics and verbal style. Women completely the opposite.
From my experience this is true when I see myself versus my little brother. Although we are siblings, the way how he is a boy and I am a girl changes the way we think and act.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Questions for Exodus and Genesis
1. What are the roles of men and women in Exodus, Genesis, Gilgamesh, and Odyssey?
Genesis: creation story..men and women were created
women & men at first were equal until the Eve ate from the tree of life
women: started to be the household figure and childbearer
men: work outside and feed the family
Exodus:
women- continuously the household figure
men- worker/leader/builder
Jospeh-betrayed by brothers becomes a leader later in Exodus
Moses-saves the his family and the animals from flood (builder)
Gilgamesh:
women- in the story was portrayed as a temptress so making it look like this the role of women
men- warrior and fighter
Odyssey:
women- goddesses, temptress, warrior
men- warrior
2. Identify the archetypes: the mother figure, the "Eve" character, and the wholesome young women character?
the mother figure is shown in Exodus as Moses's wife. She takes care of all the household businesses within the boat.
the "Eve" character is shown in Odyssey as the temptress character who tried to seduce/lure Odysseus from going back throughout his journey.
Wholesome young women character is the women in Genesis.
3. What are the roles of the male characters? How does it differ from the female roles?
male characters are always the ones working and fighting compared to female roles they are
always the ones in the house feeding the family. Female characters' roles are seen in
some of the stories as temptress or warrior.
4. What do these character's roles say about the way women are viewed in this time period?
Has it changed now in the way women are viewed?
women viewed in this time period were being portrayed as household workers/motherly figure or as temptresses.
Not much has changed...still today women are viewed as the motherly figure who works as home and
feeds children and their husbands.Women are still free to go work outside but there are still many women like this today in society.
5. Think of one piece of popular literature, one movie, and one television show, and give one example of
archetypes presented in the media and dissect the message it sends about roles.
Great Gatsby:
men are viewed as people making the money
women are seen as a secondary character and is seen as a figure that from their beauty seduces
the male characters.
Batman:
men viewed as the hero and fighter
women viewed as the seducer (Cat women) or the weak character that must be saved
Sex and the City:
women based t.v. show and are seen as more freedom compared to the past however are still like temptresses.
men are still workers but still are the ones that are weak when with women.
Genesis: creation story..men and women were created
women & men at first were equal until the Eve ate from the tree of life
women: started to be the household figure and childbearer
men: work outside and feed the family
Exodus:
women- continuously the household figure
men- worker/leader/builder
Jospeh-betrayed by brothers becomes a leader later in Exodus
Moses-saves the his family and the animals from flood (builder)
Gilgamesh:
women- in the story was portrayed as a temptress so making it look like this the role of women
men- warrior and fighter
Odyssey:
women- goddesses, temptress, warrior
men- warrior
2. Identify the archetypes: the mother figure, the "Eve" character, and the wholesome young women character?
the mother figure is shown in Exodus as Moses's wife. She takes care of all the household businesses within the boat.
the "Eve" character is shown in Odyssey as the temptress character who tried to seduce/lure Odysseus from going back throughout his journey.
Wholesome young women character is the women in Genesis.
3. What are the roles of the male characters? How does it differ from the female roles?
male characters are always the ones working and fighting compared to female roles they are
always the ones in the house feeding the family. Female characters' roles are seen in
some of the stories as temptress or warrior.
4. What do these character's roles say about the way women are viewed in this time period?
Has it changed now in the way women are viewed?
women viewed in this time period were being portrayed as household workers/motherly figure or as temptresses.
Not much has changed...still today women are viewed as the motherly figure who works as home and
feeds children and their husbands.Women are still free to go work outside but there are still many women like this today in society.
5. Think of one piece of popular literature, one movie, and one television show, and give one example of
archetypes presented in the media and dissect the message it sends about roles.
Great Gatsby:
men are viewed as people making the money
women are seen as a secondary character and is seen as a figure that from their beauty seduces
the male characters.
Batman:
men viewed as the hero and fighter
women viewed as the seducer (Cat women) or the weak character that must be saved
Sex and the City:
women based t.v. show and are seen as more freedom compared to the past however are still like temptresses.
men are still workers but still are the ones that are weak when with women.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Re-Birth Blog
Genesis and Metamorphosis
Themes:
life, reborn, creation
Archetypes:
hero/savior: Jesus, gods
obstacle/opponent/evil: devil/Satan, human beings
temptress: people, living things/life
helper: disciples
cultural/political metaphors: (several examples shown in stories of metaphors)
tree, fruit referring to life...but tree and fruit is not literally life
snake referring to satan....snake not literally satan.
In Metamorphosis..."Jupiter's brother Neptune..." these are planets...but is being referred as brothers like human beings.
The moral message that the stories are trying to convey, and the reason why new beginnings and rebirth is a concept that people connect to and want to hear, read about, and further understand?
Genesis & Metamorphosis are both creation stories are trying to convey how life became to be. Genesis is biblical and Metamorphosis is more mythological. However, both stories have one thing in common and that is the life. People want to hear these stories because everyone has the curiosity as to why and how they are here in Earth, how did we get here, how did this all start, etc...People connect new beginning, new life with other people through stories whether that is biblical or mythological. People want to know more and want answers. They want to feel safe and secure...meaning is there a second life..rebirth or not? By reading more of these creation stories people learn and discover more.
Themes:
life, reborn, creation
Archetypes:
hero/savior: Jesus, gods
obstacle/opponent/evil: devil/Satan, human beings
temptress: people, living things/life
helper: disciples
cultural/political metaphors: (several examples shown in stories of metaphors)
tree, fruit referring to life...but tree and fruit is not literally life
snake referring to satan....snake not literally satan.
In Metamorphosis..."Jupiter's brother Neptune..." these are planets...but is being referred as brothers like human beings.
The moral message that the stories are trying to convey, and the reason why new beginnings and rebirth is a concept that people connect to and want to hear, read about, and further understand?
Genesis & Metamorphosis are both creation stories are trying to convey how life became to be. Genesis is biblical and Metamorphosis is more mythological. However, both stories have one thing in common and that is the life. People want to hear these stories because everyone has the curiosity as to why and how they are here in Earth, how did we get here, how did this all start, etc...People connect new beginning, new life with other people through stories whether that is biblical or mythological. People want to know more and want answers. They want to feel safe and secure...meaning is there a second life..rebirth or not? By reading more of these creation stories people learn and discover more.
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