I'd rather be dead than be a girl : implications of Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget for inclusive language in religious education / John Marcus Sweeney.

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Sweeney, John Marcus [author.]

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TextPublisher: Lanham, MD : University Press of America, [2009]Description: 1 online resource (x, 105 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780761848745
0761848746
1299449883
9781299449886
0761848746

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: I'd rather be dead than be a girl.DDC classification:

200.71 23

LOC classification:

P120.S48

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Contents:

Patriarchy and sexist language -- Thesis, notions, and perspectives -- Whitehead's philosophy of organism and language -- Whorf's principle of linguistic relativity -- Piaget's genetic epistomology and language -- A summary of insights from Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget -- The importance of inclusive language for religious education -- Implementing inclusive language.

Review: "In I'd Rather Be Dead Than Be a Girl, John Marcus Sweeney 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."--Jacket

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-105).

"In I'd Rather Be Dead Than Be a Girl, John Marcus Sweeney 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."--Jacket