English Semester 1 Flashcards
Gender
sexual distinction between male and female
Patriarchy
refers to societies where men are also expected to take primary responsibility for the welfare of the community as a whole
traditional gender roles (female)
homemaker, caregiver, nuturer, peacekeeper, cooks, cleans
traditional gender roles (male)
breadwinner, protector, tough, temper, punisher
objectivication
seeing or treating a person, usually a woman, as an object
multicultural feminism
not every women’s experience is the same, oppression and the effects of patriarchy are different based on race
sisterhood
resist patriarchy - developed by a mutual feeling of oppression or by a need to resist the oppression of one of the females in the sisterhood
socioeconomic class
the combination of how much money you make, and how acceptable you are in society
instability
the oppressed are too concerned with staying alive and finding food/shelter to fight back
wealthy determine taxes
only the powerful determine the taxes
middle class resents poor
their taxes support welfare - lazy ideal is perpetuated
classism
people judge each other based on their class
patriotism
the belief in one’s country and its greatness
religion
if you believe being good now and not making trouble will reward you later, you’re less likely to revolt against the upper class
rugged individualism
the belief that you are in charge of your own destiny
consumerism
when we feel bad about ourselves we buy things to make us feel better
entertainment
lulls us into a false reality where everything is wonderful and makes us feel better for the time
conspicuous consumption
buying things to show off, and it doesn’t let you save
commodity exchange value
the proportion in which one commodity is exchanged for other commodities
white
hope, innocence purity, wealth, death (heaven)
green
growth, hope, renewal, fertility, envy, greed
blue
truth, calm, peace, tranquility, hope, dream-like, spiritual purity
red
passionate love, blood, death, anger, danger, sacrifice, hating/stop
yellow
happy, joy, enlivened, warmth, caution, cowardice, corruption
brown
earthy, dirty, renewal, mother nature, real
black
death, chaos, mystery, evil, unknown
gray
old, gloomy, hopelessness, confusion, death
gold/silver
rich/wealth, royalty, heavenly, excellence, old money
water
mystery of creation, birth-death resurrection, purification, fertility and growth, unconscious
sea
mother of all life, spiritual mystery, infinity, death and rebirth, timelessness and eternity, unknown
rivers
death and rebirth, the flooding of time into eternity, decisions, paths to be crossed
sun
fire and sky are closely related, creative energy, law in nature, consciousness, enlightenment, passage of time and life
rising sun
birth creation
circle
wholeness, unity
egg (oval)
the mystery of life and the forces of generation
serpent
symbol of energy and pure force, evil, corruption, sensuality, destruction, mystery, wisdom
numbers
3: light, spiritual awareness and unity, male principle
4: associated with circle, life cycle, four seasons, female principle, earth, nature
7: completion of the cycle, perfect order, lucky, combination of 3 and 4
garden
paradise, innocence, unspoiled, beauty, feminine, fertility
tree
consistence, growth, proliferation, generative, regenerative, life, immortality, wisdom
desert
spiritual aridity, death, nihilism, hopelessness
shadow
dark side, not to be trusted
hero
undertakes a quest and undergoes initiation
villian
evil, the id, fights against the hero
trickster
joker, jester, clown, opposite of wise old man, comic relief
