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I'd Rather Be Dead Than Be a Girl
Implications of Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget for Inclusive Language in Religious Education
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2009
Summary
In I'd Rather Be Dead Than Be a Girl, the author 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.
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Edition
1/2009
Copyright Year
2009
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-4873-8
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-4874-5
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
107
Product Type
Monograph
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Preface No access
1. Patriarchy and Sexist Language No access Pages 1 - 8
2. Thesis, Notions, and Perspectives No access Pages 9 - 18
3. Whitehead's Philosophy of Organism and Language No access Pages 19 - 38
4. Whorf's Principle of Linguistic Relativity No access Pages 39 - 54
5. Piaget's Genetic Epistemology and Language No access Pages 55 - 70
6. A Summary of Insights from Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget No access Pages 71 - 78
7. The Importance of Inclusive Language for Religious Education No access Pages 79 - 86
8. Implementing Inclusive Language No access Pages 87 - 96
