John Marcus Sweeney

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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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 118
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 184g
• ISBN-13: 9780761848738
• ISBN-10: 0761848738
• Artikelnr.: 27134104

Autorenporträt

John Marcus Sweeney

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 1. Patriarchy and Sexist Language
Chapter 3 2. Thesis, Notions, and Perspectives
Chapter 4 3. Whitehead's Philosophy of Organism and Language
Chapter 5 4. Whorf's Principle of Linguistic Relativity
Chapter 6 5. Piaget's Genetic Epistemology and Language
Chapter 7 6. A Summary of Insights from Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget
Chapter 8 7. The Importance of Inclusive Language for Religious Education
Chapter 9 8. Implementing Inclusive Language
Chapter 10 Bibliography
Chapter 11 About the Author