I'd rather be dead than be a girl
Subtitle: implications of Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget for inclusive language in religious education
By: John Marcus Sweeney
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9780761848721; 9780761848738; 9780761848745
Subjects: Process philosophy; Religious education; Nonsexist language
Description: "In I'd Rather Be Dead Than Be a Girl, John Marcus Sweeney explains a threefold thesis of a study that language influences how human beings perceive reality, that the development of theoretical constructs can help explain resistances to and possibilities for inclusive language, and that the implementation of inclusive language is an important goal for religious education." "The study begins with a description of the problem to be considered, that is, the role of sexist language in perpetuating sexual discrimination. Beginning in the third chapter, insights from Alfred North Whitehead's philosophy of organism, Benjamin Lee Whorf's principle of linguistic relativity, and Jean Piaget's genetic epistemology are used to investigate the stubbornness of sexist linguistic habits and the bases for developing inclusive linguistic habits. Finally, inclusive language is shown to be important for religious education, and some strategies for implementing inclusive language are presented."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-105).
Table of contents: title: Patriarchy and sexist language; title: Thesis, notions, and perspectives; title: Whitehead's philosophy of organism and language; title: Whorf's principle of linguistic relativity; title: Piaget's genetic epistomology and language; title: A summary of insights from Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget; title: The importance of inclusive language for religious education; title: Implementing inclusive language.