sex and gender exam 2
it sounds silly to use race based language but we still use gendered language regardless - ✔✔ correct
answer What does hearing race-based language teach us about gendered language
Chairman and Freshman
Mailman
Repairman
Manpower
Oneupmanship
Manhandle
"All men are created equal"
First baseman
Salesman
"Dog is a man's best friend"
"Ladies first"
"That's so girly"
Superman & Batman
Women's tennis or Ladies' Tennis
"Hey, you guys!" - ✔✔ correct answer Examples of everyday terms we use that are considered
"gendered" or "sexist" language
In terms of grammatical/semantic structure, women do not have a fully autonomous, independent
existence; they are assumed to be part of man.
ex: all men are created equal - ✔✔ correct answer proposition #1 on gender in english language
In actual practice, our pronoun usage (she/he) perpetuates different personality attributes and career
aspirations for men and women.
ex: nurse? she. doctor? he. CEO? he. teacher? she - ✔✔ correct answer proposition #2 on gender in
english language
, sex and gender exam 2
Linguistic practice typically defines females as immature, incompetent, and incapable and males as
mature, complete and competent.
ex: women and children first; man and wife - ✔✔ correct answer proposition #3 on gender in english
language
In practice women are defined in terms of their sexual desirability (to men). Men are defined in terms of
their sexual prowess (over women).
ex: more bad words to call a woman than to call a man - ✔✔ correct answer proposition #4 on gender in
english language
Women are defined in terms of their relations to men; men are defined in terms of their relations to the
world at large.
ex: woman has Miss or Mrs. Man has mr. all the time - ✔✔ correct answer proposition #5 on gender in
english language
A historical pattern can be seen in the meanings that come to be attached to words that originally were
gender neutral: those that apply to women acquire obscene and/or debased connotations.
ex: madame or mistress vs. mister - ✔✔ correct answer proposition #6 on gender in english language
If you were to say a female who wears the pants in the family vs a male who wears the pants, the female
is a b**** and the male is a breadwinner. A sexually active female teenager is a w****; a sexually active
male teenager is a ladies' man. - ✔✔ correct answer Comparison of terms we use to describe men
(neutral/positive) vs. women (negative/derogatory) occupying the same social role
Men would get mad at the fact that they are being called women - ✔✔ correct answer What would
happen if "feminine" terms became the default (Ex: all freshmen are now called freshwomen)?
WORDS reinforce current realities when they are sexist.
it sounds silly to use race based language but we still use gendered language regardless - ✔✔ correct
answer What does hearing race-based language teach us about gendered language
Chairman and Freshman
Mailman
Repairman
Manpower
Oneupmanship
Manhandle
"All men are created equal"
First baseman
Salesman
"Dog is a man's best friend"
"Ladies first"
"That's so girly"
Superman & Batman
Women's tennis or Ladies' Tennis
"Hey, you guys!" - ✔✔ correct answer Examples of everyday terms we use that are considered
"gendered" or "sexist" language
In terms of grammatical/semantic structure, women do not have a fully autonomous, independent
existence; they are assumed to be part of man.
ex: all men are created equal - ✔✔ correct answer proposition #1 on gender in english language
In actual practice, our pronoun usage (she/he) perpetuates different personality attributes and career
aspirations for men and women.
ex: nurse? she. doctor? he. CEO? he. teacher? she - ✔✔ correct answer proposition #2 on gender in
english language
, sex and gender exam 2
Linguistic practice typically defines females as immature, incompetent, and incapable and males as
mature, complete and competent.
ex: women and children first; man and wife - ✔✔ correct answer proposition #3 on gender in english
language
In practice women are defined in terms of their sexual desirability (to men). Men are defined in terms of
their sexual prowess (over women).
ex: more bad words to call a woman than to call a man - ✔✔ correct answer proposition #4 on gender in
english language
Women are defined in terms of their relations to men; men are defined in terms of their relations to the
world at large.
ex: woman has Miss or Mrs. Man has mr. all the time - ✔✔ correct answer proposition #5 on gender in
english language
A historical pattern can be seen in the meanings that come to be attached to words that originally were
gender neutral: those that apply to women acquire obscene and/or debased connotations.
ex: madame or mistress vs. mister - ✔✔ correct answer proposition #6 on gender in english language
If you were to say a female who wears the pants in the family vs a male who wears the pants, the female
is a b**** and the male is a breadwinner. A sexually active female teenager is a w****; a sexually active
male teenager is a ladies' man. - ✔✔ correct answer Comparison of terms we use to describe men
(neutral/positive) vs. women (negative/derogatory) occupying the same social role
Men would get mad at the fact that they are being called women - ✔✔ correct answer What would
happen if "feminine" terms became the default (Ex: all freshmen are now called freshwomen)?
WORDS reinforce current realities when they are sexist.
