I'd Rather Be Dead Than Be a Girl : Implications of Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget for Inclusive Language in Religious Education.
Title:
I'd Rather Be Dead Than Be a Girl : Implications of Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget for Inclusive Language in Religious Education.
Author:
Sweeney, John Marcus.
ISBN:
9780761848745
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (106 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Patriarchy and Sexist Language -- 2. Thesis, Notions, and Perspectives -- 3. Whitehead's Philosophy of Organism and Language -- 4. Whorf's Principle of Linguistic Relativity -- 5. Piaget's Genetic Epistemology and Language -- 6. A Summary of Insights from Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget -- 7. The Importance of Inclusive Language for Religious Education -- 8. Implementing Inclusive Language -- Bibliography -- About the Author.
Abstract:
This book 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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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