NOTES: Posting # 11
Research Message:
c) Why does gender discrimination in language use exist? What do people get out of it?
Sub-task:
forming a response: total time: 36 minutes
I first typed in “gender discrimination
+ uses” and came up with a bunch of sites about gender discrimination. The one that I chose to write on was from the
Feminist foundation Feminist
Majority Foundation , which opened up a whole site of other types of
discrimination related to gender, including sexual harassment. From what I got from the site, sexual
language is a form of discrimination that forms a sort of hierarchy, even if
it’s not “correct”.
Another site I found was
http://www.ezresult.com/article/Gender_role,
which goes into detail about the physical differences between male and females
and also how that translates into stereotyping, which is something that gender
discriminating language emphasizes.
Therefore I think that discrimination as a problem is something that
probably won’t change, because languages uses differing conjugations of words
(ex. Mucho and mucha is Espanol) to depict what is feminine or masculine. That means language as we know it also much
change to reflect the shift in attitude towards gender roles in general.
Affective:
This is the first time I
sat down and looked at all the different types of discrimination in the
world. Living in
Comment Message: HOW COULD WE EDUCATE OR
TRAIN PEOPLE REGARDING NOISE AS A SOICAL
PROBLEM.
I agree with Sean that people need
to learn basic cell phone etiquette. For
example, something simple like taking another phone call while one the cell
phone....why?! Just don't answer the other phone or call back your cell friend
later. what's the big problem? Sometimes I see my mom talking on her cell
and the home phone doing 2 business deals at the same time...doesn't she
realize that she could lose both deals with one mistake??
And for us with the NEXTELS....I
know it's not nice to broadcast your conversation from the speaker phone, but
don't we all agree that you get used to it after a while?? And how much does it
really bother others?? This topic made me ask that question....and start to be
more aware of how I use my speaker phone.
Analysis:
This was a fun posting because the research
went smoothly and quickly. It only took
me 5 minutes to do my comment message, and 35 for my first posting took so long
because I really looked at all the different pages because there were so many
of them. Postings are coming to a close,
and I think I might miss having to research.
NOTES: Posting # 12
Research Message: Coping with Noise (b) How widespread
is the problem and the complaints? How
do people complain and what do they say?
What state of mind does it arouse in them…how does it affect health and
quality of life.
I typed in “noise + complaints” in
google.com and came out with this listing…. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=noise+%2B+complaints
which lists everything from noise ordinances’ to aviation complaints. I found that it is a major problem in big
cities with large International Airports such as
Noise from “air pollution” which
includes loud mufflers on cars, stereos, late night parties, air planes, boats,
trains…etc is found in every city on every continent. The only difference is that some societies
are more adapted to their buzzing environment.
For example,
It affects the quality of life and
health because some people may be sensitive to the motor sounds from the planes
or helicopters. For instance, my next
door neighbor is a Vietnam Vet and for a while after he moved onto the bay, he
would suffer from PTSD because the sounds of the helicopters above would cause
him to duck under tables and beds…products of his two tours. It also can lead to aggravation if the sounds
from outside are louder than the TV in their living room. My neighbor’s wife would turn up her TV to
overpower the sound of construction…which led to a whole jumble of NOISE for my
parents, who dealt with it by not being home during the “peak” hours.
Affective:
I started this positively and am getting more
positive as the postings are coming to an end.
I like looking up the information, and even more so the fact that I’m
not making many errors while searching for the information.
Comment
Message:
This is in response to Aric's posting. I looked at the website and found all the
information about the steps the government is willing to take in Aus. I agree with their methods because if they
make it too expensive to get insurance coverage for "x" amount of
tickets and stuff, people will wake up and slow down. Anytime money is involved I believe the
majority of the public will opt to follow the course that doesn't include
paying more out of their pockets!!
Analysis:
It’s amazing how we can interpret information
differently. Some people think that
giving more penalties isn’t going to solve the problems, but we aren’t really looking
for a total solution, I think that’s too ambitious a task. Instead, the governments should be looking at
raising fines as a means to controlling how out of hand people get with their
speed. I swear, a $20 per mile over the
speed limit fine is more problematic for the average Joe than the current $5
per mile over fine now.
NOTES: Posting # 13
Research Message: Self-Confidence (b) What is the history of this topic in the literature? How is this topic being discussed and by whom?
I typed in “self-confidence + history + literature” and came
up with http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=self-confidence+%2B+history+%2B+literature&btnG=Google+Search
which basically told me that in literature, the peoples’ ideals were reflected
in the literature. Such as the stories
about African Americans and how the term “uncle tom” was coined in literature,
and how it is used today. I thought that
this site : http://www.zaobao.com/bilingual/pages/bilingual110798.html
which is basically a page for Chinese people in
This topic is being discussed by
scholars and those who are interested in perpetuating a culture or cultural
idea that gain from literary exposure.
Affective:
I am very positive right now. In fact, I’m dancing to my radio right now
and feeling happy. I think it’s because
this is my last posting and then I’m done with this task….which started 13
weeks ago. I learned a lot from using
the computer so much to research and as a tool to narrow down searches and
topics.
Comment Message: (B): What is the history of gender discrimination in language use? Is it increasing
over time? What are the forces that keep it going?
wow! great research. I found the same things when I looked for my topic, but my web sites were mostly fromthe feminist point of views, whom I suppose have the biggest "b*tch" with discrimination and language. Iagree that using different words based on gender is b.s., but there is no way to stop it because the forcesthat be are still promoting gender roles and descriptive language to fit the stereotypes. Analysis: Now that the postings are finally done I feel as though I completed a triathlon. The research itself was straight forward and the internet is a very useful tool for finding information. This task has helped me
become more aware of the vastness of topics that can stem from one single topic. I say this is
useful because as a college student I am assigned term papers which need to be specific in topic
because of the length constraints. Doing these postings allowed me to practice and exercise my honing
and research skills to find the more concise topics available.
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