During my interview I asked a 27 year old female how she thought rape was related to homosexuality. She was baffled when I went into detail as to how this question came to be. At first she thought that men should just be gay and that he shouldn't have to prove that he is straight. Then I mentioned the gang-bang idea and she went on to tell me that she has seen this in porn and maybe this is the source of why these pornos are made. That there should be light shed onto this topic.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Michael Nuci
If people can change the way in which we live by, like changing the word of masculinity then maybe violence will eventually come to a stop. It would reduce significantly and if we can change the train of thought by enforcing that a man touching a man will be considered "gay' then violence will soon cease to exist. My interviewee states that we are really comfortable for a man to touch a man that this is the reason in which violence occurs. So if we change the train of thought, violence will slowly disappear.
Make Up Participation
Michael T Olague
On December 16th, 2014 I conducted an interview with a 92 year old male World War 2 veteran. The interviewee was prompted to the change in dynamics regarding women serving in the Armed Forces. During his time, women served in a limited capacity compared to what we see today. The military has adapted considerably in the last 70 years, opening up combat roles to women, ect. The interviewee was asked if women served aboard ships and bases alongside him. He stated that women did not serve on board ships, including medical positions. According to him, there existed a women corps called "Waves" in the Navy in which women filled secretarial positions, not combat positions. He added there were nurses in the Waves, but they served on bases, not combat deployed ships. When asked how people in his time would react to Waves serving on board ships he felt that society would be against it because at the time women were perceived to be weaker than men, that they couldn't handle the mental stresses of combat.
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Michael Nuci
The interview question that I asked was whether or not friendships are better for men or are they better for women. He stated that it was better for men to have men friendships because women get their feelings involved into most of the situations which always causes conflict. I asked him which friendships do you think last longer? He said that men's because of his personal experience. He had a friend for 13 years now and from what he seen from women, it was entirely not the same.
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Michael Nuci
The question that was asked was if whether of not it is nature or nurture that creates a female or a male. What I have come to understand from this is that my interviewee stated that he thinks it is a little of both. It id some what biological and somewhat having to do with the environment one grows up with. He gave an example of his mother, that his mother is not really feminine and has some masculine attitudes.
Make up Participation
Michael T Olague
On 12/16/14 I conducted an interview with an 18 year old male college student. The interviewee was asked if he felt that men and women experienced religion differently. He felt that yes they did because they had different views and goals in society. In regards to how they're different he added that males and females have different roles within the family unit. Females are often more nurturing, providing the moral basis in which children are taught. Males are considered the breadwinner. Probing further, I asked whether how males and females have different roles in society formulate how they experience church. For example. males may be more inclined to skip church because they may have to work that day while on the other hand women have an obligation to attend church regularly.
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On 12/16/14 I conducted an interview with an 18 year old male college student. The interviewee was asked if he felt that men and women experienced religion differently. He felt that yes they did because they had different views and goals in society. In regards to how they're different he added that males and females have different roles within the family unit. Females are often more nurturing, providing the moral basis in which children are taught. Males are considered the breadwinner. Probing further, I asked whether how males and females have different roles in society formulate how they experience church. For example. males may be more inclined to skip church because they may have to work that day while on the other hand women have an obligation to attend church regularly.
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Make Up Participation
On 12/17/14 I conducted an interview with a female college student on whether or not men and women attending college handle academic stress differently? For example, in one of my courses there is a female student who's always asking me for help before exams. I noticed that she stressed getting that "A"grade in everything she took. Her biggest concern was that her notes were never good enough and upon reviewing them I discovered that she covered more details than I did. After providing that example to the interviewee she went on to add that the reason men and women handle stress differently is because Women have to work twice as hard to get the same recognition in the professional world then men do. Men, can afford to slack off and get lower grades at times because they enter a workforce that operates under the invisibility of masculinity. Women are likely so stressed over their academics because they subconsciously understand that the glass ceiling is more prevalent to them.
Graves Participation Interview
In this interview, I talked to a teenage female. I asked her the question, "How do you see people 'doing gender' in society?" I asked her if she saw men and women acting a certain way because they were supposed to. She replied that she thinks a lot of where we learn how to act comes from our parents. As we grow up, we figure out there are certain things society expects males and females to do and how to behave. She went on to say that although there is a pressure, everyone should have the freedom to act the way they feel that they want to. She said just because we are women, doesn't mean we have to sit up straight and be pretty all the time. You can be you and still be feminine or a lady. The same goes for men. Being masculine doesn't mean you can't cry. When we talked about her family life, she explained that growing up with all boys gave her interest in what some people might call masculine things. She was into cars and building things. That was normal for her and she said people would be surprised she knew such things. Her point of view was that to be feminine doesn't mean you can't be interested in masculine. There can be a balance.
Chelsea Graves
Graves Participation Interview
In this interview, I asked my interviewee if they had ever experienced gender inequality. My interviewee was a 17 year old female, and because of her young age, I think, she told me she had not really experienced much gender inequality. Instead, she mentioned that she had experienced favoritism among her own gender. When I asked her about her background and family, she told me that growing up with three older brothers had given her different experience. I asked if she had experienced favoritism or different treatment inside her family, being the only girl. She replied that being the youngest sibling and only girl, the parenting was definitely more relaxed with her. They would think of her as just the little, innocent girl. She was automatically given more grace, thought of as innocent, and in need of protection, just because she was a girl. Now I wouldn't call this gender INEQUALITY; more like favoritism. I see this happening a lot in families with only one female child.
Chelsea Graves
Kayla Forte Participation
For this participation I interviewed a Caucasian female who is 25 years old and is a criminology student here at Fresno State. We talked about friendships and what we look for in a friend. When it comes to finding a new friend, there is no way to really go about it. She just keeps her mind open for someone who wants to hang out and go watch a movie and eat too much candy. For my interviewee, age does not matter, however she says that she is not friends with any one in high school any longer because they are just two different worlds at this time. When it comes to marital status she stated that she loves married couples as friends because you get two in one and they are both likely to help you find someone that will also bring out the best qualities in you. She does not discriminate on race or social class either. To her, these are not even relevant when she thinks of meeting new people. They are just characteristics, not qualifications.
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Kayla Forte Participation
For this participation I interviewed a 19 year old Caucasian male who is a student at Fresno State. This interview took place on December 18, 2014 in the Atrium at Fresno State. We talked about women in the workplace and the pay gap that we see in society. He was not aware of the pay gap so he was very shocked when he was made aware that women generally only make 77 cents for every dollar a man makes. He believes that everyone should be paid equally because they are doing the same work. It shouldn't matter what gender you are as long as you are doing a good job. He also believes that we see men in high positions because as a society we see them as strong and independent. Women are seen as weak and emotionally unstable. Society has created a sort of norm that a man is the one that holds the power. We are just used to the idea of having a man in power and people do not like change.
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Re:
Everything is due by Thursday 10pm.
Yes, the makeup participation is only if you haven't done ten already.
From: "Eduardo Gutierrez" <eduardotgutierrez@gmail.com>
To: tkubal@csufresno.edu
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 4:12:14 PM
To: tkubal@csufresno.edu
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 4:12:14 PM
Are the remaining discussion papers due by 10 or do we have until 11:59 to submit them. (Violence paper and body paper)
Also the make up participation opportunities, are those only if we haven't done ten already ?
Thank you
Eduardo Gutierrez
Participation
Karanvir Gill
I interviewed a 21 year old Caucasian male about whether or not he thinks gay marriage should be allowed, legally. He responded with a firm no saying that he does not think its a marriage. He explained that he considers it homo sexual relationship, and theres nothing wrong with having a relationship like this, but to label it a marriage would be wrong. He grew up in a traditional Catholic family, and religion for him says that marriage is supposed to be between a male and female. He said having a gay relationship should not be banned from any state, but marriage would not make sense. http://icati.catishack.com/uploads/Karanvir/Karanvir-18184366582-20141219-1418950793.287.mp3
Participation
Karanvir Gill
I interviewed my respondent about death penalty and how he felt about it. He told me that in the beginning he was all for it, that people who committed a crime be sentenced. Now he has a bit more moderate view, saying that the death penalty should only happen on people that committed inexcusable, serious crimes. The eye for an eye philosophy is something he agrees upon saying that its only right that not just the victim and there family feel pain. He believes that the death penalty should be legal in all fifty states, but there should be severe restrictions. http://icati.catishack.com/uploads/Karanvir/Karanvir-18184366582-20141219-1418950658.286.mp3
Participation
Karanvir Gill
I interviewed my interviewee about how he felt about the Ferguson indictment and events surrounding it. My respondent replied by saying he didnt know which side to take. There was way too much conflicting evidence he said, in both directions which makes it much difficult to determine whether or not one side the right one or not. He did say however, that the riots occurring were inexcusable and made no sense because this also people living out in the bay with bans on some activities. Marisa Diaz
Marisa diaz
there is not doubt that the idea of gender and gender inequality is seen everywhere however when you think of eduction you would hope to find that everyone has an equal playing ground. Today I conducted an interview and the question was "in class settings do you think teachers have different gender expectations for students" my interviewee stated something interesting when she discussed the math levels. In class we discussed how in the class room males do better in math however my interviewee brings up a study was done and although males are seen to be smarter and do better in math that is not necessary true because women also score high in english as well as math. Although she sees a difference in the way males and females are treated in class she feels that there should not be a given set of expectations.
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Sosa, Alvaro
Álvaro Sosa
Class Interview from December 10, 2014
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How can we transform the meaning of masculinity in society so that it is no longer equated with violence?
The interviewee believes that to change the meaning would have to start at an early age for a child. It would require to change the programing of television shows. He mentioned how his nephew likes to play to be a ninja turtle to kill the bad guys. He says then that not only do kids replay the scenes but they also take them to extremes like his nephew. The kids are developing a desire to fight violence when it really did not existed. So then that are those who want be the criminals and at the end kids grow playing the roles in real life. The solution perhaps is then to not teach masculinity to kids! It is natural that the kids will interact with those other kids who have or are being masculinized but at least it is a start.
Marisa diaz
Marisa diaz
today I conducted an interview which focuses on the ideas of the double stander between men and women. My interviewee automatic discussed the ideas of how women see other women and how men see other men. She takes account of the Carol's Jr. commercials and states when women see this with these girls breast hanging out they feel offended and criticize these women telling them that showing of there body is wrong yet when men do it it is perfectly fine. She brings up the idea that women seem to get more angry bout women who do such commercials because in reality no women ever looks like that, kind of like the ideas of the gender myths.
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Marisa Diaz
Marisa diaz
today I conducted an interview which focuses on the ideas of romance the question was "Who is more romantic -- men or women? Who is more likely to believe in the ideal of romantic love? Who is more likely to believe in love at first sight? Who tends to fall in love quicker? According to research, the answer to each of these questions, is men. Why does our society perceive women as more romantic, when the research shows that men are more romantic? " my interviewee stated that was a good question she herself never understood why women are seen as being the most romantic compared to guys, however if she had to look at it should would have to say the idea its because men are to be looked at as these people who are strong and masculine and when showing feeling like love and affection it isn't seen as a masculine quality, yet it is okay for women to be seen as sensitive because well "women are okay to show emotion".
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Marisa Diaz
Marisa Diaz
in today class session the question we discussed was 'how can we transform the meaning of masculinity in society so that it is not equated with violence ? My Interviewee believed that it would be a difficult process to began to change the way society connects to masculinity wih violence, however she feels that media plays a huge role on how masculinity is connected to violence and the only way to began to change it is to change the way people portray masculinity within the media. Because the idea that the media has a huge impact on the way society acts, and media gives the okay for men t o be violent.
Participation
Karanvir Gill
I asked my interviewee on how he would change the definition of masculinity to a better, more neutral definition and he replied that definition today involves men being displayed as overpowered. There is competition and certain tradition that a male should follow to be considered a man. So to fix this, he said you need to change the definition to where there is no pre-standard or traditon. He explained a man should just be allowed to do what he feels like doing. He also said that educating people is a solution, and having influential people talk about the issue would bring about more awareness.
Kayla Forte Participation
For this interview, I spoke with a 19 year old African American female. The question I asked was how do we see gender portrayed in the media? She really focused on music and how we see the media and gender taking place here. She believes that there are so many boy bands nowadays and the females have been sort of pushed to the back. She believes that if there were more girl bands that we would have more girls finding their identity and being able to relate with these girls instead of obsessing over the boy bands. We see the media attacking these boy bands for being gay and forming the idea we have of a bromance. We see the girl bands being scrutinized for attacking men in their songs and being overly emotional females. The main issue is the media trying to get as much attention as they can and in doing so they create turmoil that affects how people view certain groups or individuals.
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
chapter 13 interview
JOSE GUERRERO
my interviewee was asked the following question, Do you think the betrayal of women's body in the media effect young women or girls today? She said yes media does play a role on how a women's body should be or her weight. She said the media or company play or have these commercial that have all these skinny girls in it so from watching that girls might assume thats the weight they should be. I then had a follow up question if she taught that if by trying to look like skinny models would develop by eating habits from girls? she said yes she did believe that can happen. there is a certain weight or look that any girl tries to be and will take any extreme to try and look like that, for example if she needs to not eat any food at all or if she does eat something she will just throw it back up. I then asked about plus size models she said she didnt agree with the plus size models that they have now. She believes a size 6 is not a plus size and a girl shouldn't think she is fat if she were that size.
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chapter 14 interview
JOSE GUERRERO
i asked my interviewee how can we transform the meaning of masculinity in society so it is no longer equated with violence? She said if the media did a better job at portraying men's role in positive way it would be better. She said for example instead of the men always being the bread winner why not show a women be the bread winner and have the husband be a stay at home dad and do all the house work and still be able to maintain that masculinity of a man. she also said in movies or tv shows can also change, instead of showing gang member killing each other or fighting why not show one step up and say how it is bad what they are doing or not shooting at somebody because of a color. But overall the media is where it needs to start changing because that plays a huge part in it she said.
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Participation Interview
Question: How can we transform the meaning of masculinity in society so it is no longer equated with violence?
Respondent J believes it would be difficult and it's a big idea. J thinks that starting with transforming the way masculinity is interpreted in society would be a essential in decreasing the violence. J believes that violence is embedded in masculinity and by erasing concepts of femininity and masculinity altogether would be a way to decrease men's propensity towards violence. This would produce an even better result because we would have less violence and more equality with the genders. J went on to say that her father was drawn to only manly, violent movies but her guy friends don't watch them. She seems optimistic that the next generation will be less violent.
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Nick Nakashian Violence Weekly Participation
When asked the question in class on what should be done to change the definition of masculinity as to make in not violent, my interviewee felt that education was key. She felt that in order to change masculinity, we must all realize that there is a problem in the violence of men. She also felt that women, or other receivers of male violence need to be willing to realize their situation and change it. Too often she said that women will stay in abusive situations for wrong reasons and they ignore the problem at hand.
Violence Weekly Participation
When asked the question in class on what should be done to change the definition of masculinity as to make in not violent, my interviewee felt that education was key. She felt that in order to change masculinity, we must all realize that there is a problem in the violence of men. She also felt that women, or other receivers of male violence need to be willing to realize their situation and change it. Too often she said that women will stay in abusive situations for wrong reasons and they ignore the problem at hand.
weekly participation- Jessica Creager
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For one of my make up weekly participation's, I used one of the possible questions for chapter 13 paper. The question was to read the heterosexuality questionnaire and then to ask "do you think this helps uncover the heterosexual bias in our society and accurately portrays the stereotypes that people have of gays and lesbians in today's society?". I asked my interviewee to choose one of the questions from the questionnaire and discuss it in relation to the question. She chose the question "Why do you flaunt your heterosexuality? Can't you just be who you are and keep it quiet?". She said she chose this question because it shows how mean and one-sided people are in our society. She said how can people just say that I should keep quiet about how I am. She stated that straight people can walk around holding hands and showing PDA but if you're gay or a lesbian you cannot do that and people think its "wrong". She said that it is sad to think that that is how our society is, that we are so bias. She stated that no one would every say to a straight person that they need to be quiet about their sexuality. She said that our society is so focused on making a man and a women together a priority and the "standard" that it rejects anything else.
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Eduardo Gutierrez
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This week's question discussed what would need to be done in order to remove violence from the meaning of masculinity. As for my opinion, I feel that it would be effective to take violence out of video games and movies that are intended for young children. Games that require thought process, stratagey, and interaction would be far more affective in the socializing of masculinity with the absence of violence. Too many young boys are socialized to believe that they must fight, push, and shove in order to act like a boy acts when ever they play with other male friends. To them masculinity is taught through violence although there are many other ways to portray masculinity with out portraying violence.
FW: In Class Interview
From:Ashley Trembley ashley-rose18@hotmail.com
To: tkubal2.2009.gender@blogger.com
Subject: In Class Interview
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:24:08 -0800
During our in class interviews I interviewed a 26 year old male. I asked him, "How can we transform the meaning of masculinity in society so it is no longer equated with violence?" and the interviewee responded with, "In our modern society we should stop equating masculinity and violence with life success" and how to go about it; he wasn't quite sure. He mentioned how one of his guy friends had a mindset of being too good for school but wanted to live off his girlfriend who is currently going to nursing school. As if he's contradicting himself. I asked if any changes were going to made in our lifetime and he said probably not. Overall the interviewee was fixated on the idea that success was the root cause as to why masculinity was accociated with violence and any methods of doing so were just out of reach. That our society in 2014 isn't ready to change this meaning because of how gendered we are. To counteract what he said, I think it is possible. There needs to be more disscusion, ideas, people invovled, and head strong will power. Ultimately a lot of meanings and stigmas need to change if anyone wants to transform the meaning of masculinity and feminism.
In Class Interview
During our in class interviews I interviewed a 26 year old male. I asked him, "How can we transform the meaning of masculinity in society so it is no longer equated with violence?" and the interviewee responded with, "In our modern society we should stop equating masculinity and violence with life success" and how to go about it; he wasn't quite sure. He mentioned how one of his guy friends had a mindset of being too good for school but wanted to live off his girlfriend who is currently going to nursing school. As if he's contradicting himself. I asked if any changes were going to made in our lifetime and he said probably not. Overall the interviewee was fixated on the idea that success was the root cause as to why masculinity was accociated with violence and any methods of doing so were just out of reach. That our society in 2014 isn't ready to change this meaning because of how gendered we are. To counteract what he said, I think it is possible. There needs to be more disscusion, ideas, people invovled, and head strong will power. Ultimately a lot of meanings and stigmas need to change if anyone wants to transform the meaning of masculinity and feminism.
Quintanilla
Cynthia Quintanilla
The question is "How can we transform the meaning of 'masculinity' in society so that it is no longer associated with violence?"
The person I interviewed had a bit of fun with it. She said that if men were to be held to the same beauty standards as women and society made it so that being physically attractive and having sex appeal (for women's sake) was masculine, then violence would be forgotten. If men thought masculinity was "being cute for my girl" then not only would the focus be on grooming and flirting, but men and women would bond via similar experiences. The interviewee noted that the beauty industry would make a ton of money off of redefined masculinity. While she thinks it might solve the violence issue, it might increase body image problems.
Graves Class Participation
My interview this week was focused on how we can transform the meaning of masculinity in society so it is no longer equated with violence. My interviewee started right off with targeting the problem. He explained that a lot of the lower-income society uses violence. The mindset of the uneducated and under-privileged is different. They go off of basic/primal instinct. For example, the toughest guy is the leader. Therefore, to show off masculinity and prove their status, they must show their strength and be able to fight. However,a more intelligent society can realize that other things are more important and that self-control is more masculine than violence or anger. More privileged people also have the money to do things they want rather than refer to violence. My interviewee seemed to have very good insight, being a man himself, and expressed an opinion of masculinity being a provider and protector of the family and being able to show restraint and respect.
Chelsea Graves
Brianne Wagner: Males and Violence
The respondent and I discussed the relationship and association of masculinity and violence. I asked the interviewee how we, as a society could change the definition violence by detaching it from the masculine stereotype. She believed that much of what we consume in the media and through being raised shapes our association of masculinity and violence and if we can change those aspects, the latter can change as well. In reference to that, I inquired how we could change those things and she replied that the media and society put a pressure on males to be the strong and aggressive types or else they are seen as weak or feminine. In order to carry out that type of character they often turn to aggression and violence. If we are able to lessen the stereotypes of men being the aggressive individuals, we can possibly lower the amount of violence that occurs.
weekly participation- Lacey Missaghian
Lacey Missaghian
For our last in class interview we asked the question, "How can we transform the meaning of masculinity in society so it's no longer associated with violence?" This is a tricky question and what was suggested was possibly giving violence a homosexual connotation. An example given was men who wrestle and how close they are to one another and how it isn't uncommon for one man to have his privates in the face of another's while wrestling. One thing I have learned over the semester is that men are constantly trying to prove their manhood to other men and avoid any misinterpretation of them being homosexual if they are not. So one way we could discourage straight men from physically fighting is by creating the idea that physical fighting is too intimate or too close to be participating in if you aren't gay or female. It's a long shot but a very unique suggestion.
Weekly Participation
For our last in class interview we asked the question, "How can we transform the meaning of masculinity in society so it's no longer associated with violence?" This is a tricky question and what was suggested was possibly giving violence a homosexual connotation. An example given was men who wrestle and how close they are to one another and how it isn't uncommon for one man to have his privates in the face of another's while wrestling. One thing I have learned over the semester is that men are constantly trying to prove their manhood to other men and avoid any misinterpretation of them being homosexual if they are not. So one way we could discourage straight men from physically fighting is by creating the idea that physical fighting is too intimate or too close to be participating in if you aren't gay or female. It's a long shot but a very unique suggestion.
weekly participation- Jessica Creager
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The question this week is "How can we transform the meaning of masculinity in society so it no longer associated with violence?". My interviewee stated that we would need to use the media to change the characters within movies,etc. To put men in more passive, more feminine roles such as nurses and make them still look "cool". She stated that with the fem fatale movement allowed women to be portrayed in more powerful and successful roles. She believes that this portrayal in movies, etc. allowed women to acceptably act that way in society. And if media did the same opposite gender roles for me, it would be more acceptable for men. She also stated that we could encourage children to play or express themselves however they choose. To let young boys know that they do not have to be the macho military man. If we as a society we did not treat boys and girls so differently, you would see a change with each generation. We would continue to see the change and there would be less gender differences thus violence would no longer be associated with masculinity.
Friday, December 12, 2014
Darnell Taylor
Participation- Make up
Darnell Taylor
Participation- Make Up
Today I read an article about the Los Angeles Lakers and how they call joined the protest of the case in New York where the police officer choked a kid out. They joined a silent protest in which they wore shirts that said "I Can't Breathe." The reason for the shirts is that the kid ended up dying and in a recording of the incident you can hear the victim saying that he can't breathe. For this article I chose to interview an African-American male in his 50's about the whole issue from the article. I asked his both about the instance with the police officer and also about the players wearing the "I can't breathe" shirts. He and I felt the same way in that we both feel like it is part of the job of being a professional athlete to be aware of issues, and to use their publicity to take a stance. He stated that he felt like the players should not be fined because they weren't hurting anyone, and were just displaying their opinions on a very important issue. I also asked whether the man felt like this was a race issue, or simply an issue of injustice in America. He told me that he feels like the issue is both because black men are constantly dying at the hands of white police officers and that is a problem of race. The numbers of white people versus black people dying at the hands of police officers is not equal, and that proves that there is definitely a race issue that needs to be solved. However, it is also an issue of injustice because the man was wing arrested for a non-violent crime, and should never have been put in a choke-hold in the first place.
Darnell Taylor
Weekly Participation- Make Up
Today I read an article about the effects of smartphones on relationships from a woman's perspective. I thought this article was interesting because it talked about how women are feeling like they are spending more time on their phones than they are with their significant other. The article had many interesting facts such as the fact that more than 25% of people in relationships say that their significant other has texted during an important conversation. Another thing it said was that 62 percent of women said that technology interfered with time spent with their significant other. man I spoke with was in his 50's and I asked him if he thinks it's true that relationships are being affected by cell phones, and that people don't necessarily realize it. He said that he definitely thinks it's a problem, but it's more of a problem for women than it is for men because women are always trying to allow other people into their conversations and allowing other people to basically come into their relationship. He said that this isn't just a problem in relationships, but it's also a problem in everyday lives because we constantly see women talking on their phones and texting, anywhere we look. When I asked him if it has affected his personal relationships, and he said that he definitely thought so. There have been times where he's in the middle of a conversation with a woman and all of a sudden she's on the phone with her friend asking her opinion. It's almost as though this has become an issue for men because it's a problem for women and we haven't changed how we think about things. However, I don't think this is something we should have to adapt for. I think it is a problem that needs to be fixed because with more technology in our lives, that is going to start to replace our interactions with each other, which is proven by this article.
Darnell Taylor
Participation- Make Up
Today I read an article about the Los Angeles Lakers and how they call joined the protest of the case in New York where the police officer choked a kid out. They joined a silent protest in which they wore shirts that said "I Can't Breathe." The reason for the shirts is that the kid ended up dying and in a recording of the incident you can hear the victim saying that he can't breathe. For this article I chose to interview an African-American male in his 50's about the whole issue from the article. I asked his both about the instance with the police officer and also about the players wearing the "I can't breathe" shirts. He and I felt the same way in that we both feel like it is part of the job of being a professional athlete to be aware of issues, and to use their publicity to take a stance. He stated that he felt like the players should not be fined because they weren't hurting anyone, and were just displaying their opinions on a very important issue. I also asked whether the man felt like this was a race issue, or simply an issue of injustice in America. He told me that he feels like the issue is both because black men are constantly dying at the hands of white police officers and that is a problem of race. The numbers of white people versus black people dying at the hands of police officers is not equal, and that proves that there is definitely a race issue that needs to be solved. However, it is also an issue of injustice because the man was wing arrested for a non-violent crime, and should never have been put in a choke-hold in the first place.
Hernandez, Sara W/P #11
This week in class we talked about the issue of gendered violence. We were asked to conduct and interview that asked the following question, "How can we transform the meaning of masculinity in society so that it is no longer equated with violence?"My interviewee said that she thinks its gonna be very difficult to be able to do that because the meaning of masculinity is so embedded in society that its the only form of masculinity that every one knows about and that is equated with violence,
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Last In-class Participation
Michael T. Olague
During this interview session we discussed what would be done in order to transform the meaning of masculinity so that it is no longer equated with violence in our society. My interviewee stated that perhaps there needs to be a feminine aspect to violence. To highlight her point she gives an example - The interviewee has a cousin who dated a man who was in a abusive relationship with another woman prior. According to the interviewee the male was legitimately abused physically and mentally to the point where the male was fearful. It's not just men that are being violent in contemporary society - there is no equality that exists, rather there is a polar shift. Interviewee elaborates that violence against men are more prevalent because men deem reporting their abuse as emasculating.
During this interview session we discussed what would be done in order to transform the meaning of masculinity so that it is no longer equated with violence in our society. My interviewee stated that perhaps there needs to be a feminine aspect to violence. To highlight her point she gives an example - The interviewee has a cousin who dated a man who was in a abusive relationship with another woman prior. According to the interviewee the male was legitimately abused physically and mentally to the point where the male was fearful. It's not just men that are being violent in contemporary society - there is no equality that exists, rather there is a polar shift. Interviewee elaborates that violence against men are more prevalent because men deem reporting their abuse as emasculating.
McDermott Participation
Heather McDermott Participation
When asked what she thought should be done in order to transform the meaning of masculinity so it's no longer equated with violence my respondent said that people need to change the way they look at things. Rather than judging a book by its cover, people need to get to know the person and not judge someone simply because they are a man. She pointed out that she has a boyfriend who can be aggressive when he needs to be but he's not a violent person. She also connected this with her dad and how there are times he messes around and wrestles with his family, but doesn't hurt them. She goes further by saying that just because you see a man yelling at his wife it doesn't mean he's violent. There can be a variety of factors involved such as him just being very frustrated at the time. She believes that society has created this idea that men are violent and everyone else simply buys into the idea. She stated that she was a criminology major and pointed out that women are just as capable of being violent. She believes another way that reduces this idea that men are violent has a lot to do with the way a person is raised and what their values are. If you are brought up to respect women and taught how to treat them the right way it will help with the concept that men are violent people in general.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
office hours
I have regular office hours on Wed, and I have consultation office hours on Thursday from 1-3pm. My office is near the computer lab (ss202), so if I'm not in my office, I'll be in the lab.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Sosa
Álvaro Sosa
The interview took place near Fresno State campus on December 12, 2014. It lasted six minutes and 14 seconds. The link is http://grooveshark.com/s/Sociology+131/79shxM?src=5. The interviewee responded to the question: Do your relationships fit the pattern of homogamy – dating someone of similar/same education, race, and social class – and why we tend to see the pattern of homogamy in society? He believes that his past and future relations follow the pattern of homogamy for the most part. One of the examples he gave was social class. Social class would be factor in his relations because his machismo would not allow him to be in a relationship in which the female has a higher status them him and thus will chose or have chosen to date women of same or lower economic status. Because he is a religious person he would like to date women who are at least Christians and therefore would follow the pattern of homogamy. For the other factors he is more flexible but he would still in homogamy because he is restricted by his religious believe and his Latino machismo.
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Savanna Qualle: love and friendship
In my interview the person I interviewed perceived women to be the ones that were more open to romance and fell under more beliefs of love and romance than men did. He also mentioned the fact that women and men were this way because that is the way that they were raised. He also touched on the fact that he thinks that these statistics about how men are really the ones to have more of a "true love" idea is false, because everyone has their own views about the way love should be and everyone is going to have a different perception based on how they are and what their beliefs are.
Brianne Wagner: Homogamy
I conducted and interview in which I asked the respondent if her past relationships and experiences have fit the pattern of homogamy that we see in society. She answered that her experiences have fit the pattern for the most part. The only aspect that did not tend to fit the pattern was that of race. She reported that she had dated men of various races and did not seem to stick to any one in particular. In terms of social class, her pattern of relationships fit the societal pattern. Her boyfriends have always been of similar social class and usually of the same educational background as well. Although they have not all been exactly the same as herself, they have been very similar in all aspects.
When I asked her why she thought these pattern persist in her life as well society, she replied that it is the type of people we are normally around in our lives. We are raised in certain spheres and we tend to look to our parents and family as models for our own lives. This leads us in certain directions in our lives and relationships. She believes we search for partners that fulfill the needs that we already know to be needed from what we see in our family members. We base our own relationships on the models we see. The lack of clashing backgrounds leaves less room for error or fights in a relationship. Common ground leads to a more sound relationship.Weekly Participation - Peter Rice
This week, we were asked to interview someone regarding the topic of homogamy. I decided it would be a good idea to interview my mother on this topic. She is from The Philippines, but she moved to California to marry my father who happens to be white. I asked her what her experience was with being married to someone from a different culture. She emphasized the point that she and her husband were both mature enough to understand and accept each others' cultures. Although there is a language barrier, they didn't encounter too many problems. She went on to say that she were caught off guard when she moved to the rural area of North Fork, and then Oakhurst. Being from Manilla, she was used to seeing skyscrapers and busy city streets. She also said it was pretty easy for her to move away from her family due to her age at the time (31). After asking about why people tend to marry their own race, she responded by saying that people who share the same culture have an easier time understanding each other, and typically find themselves on the same page. We then concluded the interview because my dad walked in and it got awkward.
Quintanilla
Cynthia Quintanilla
Do your relationships fit the pattern of homogamy -- dating someone of of similar/same education, race, and social class -- and why we tend to see the pattern of homogamy in society.
The person I interviewed is a Mexican-American, 19-year-old female. She says her relationships do not fit the pattern of homogamy because she dates older males usually of a different race. She states that her partners have been more educated than she is because age is a factor. She believes people tend to date people of the same race because they have heritage, traditions, food, and language in common. These are things couples can bond over while they do them together. She believes people date others with similar education because a lot of people meet their partners at work and usually having the same job entails similar education. The interviewee goes on to say that an intelligent person would not be able to communicate effectively with someone that is of below average or average intelligence. She says that people of a similar economic status gravitate to one another because "you can't feel bad" about what you bring or do not bring to the relationship.
Friday, November 28, 2014
Hernandez, Sara W/P #10
This week we were asked to interview someone on "whether their experience with relationships fit the pattern of homogamy -- dating someone of of similar/same education, race, and social class -- and why we tend to see the pattern of homogamy in society.? My interviewee said that his relationships sometimes did fit the pattern of homogamy, because he has dated, women the same race as him and other women who are the complete opposite But he said that we tend to see these patterns in society because it doesn't require us to leave that comfort zone that we are used to. He said that if you do break the pattern of homogomy it would make one of the persons feel less and uncomfortable next to the other person.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Participation for the week of 11/24
This week I interviewed an individual who has been married to the same woman his entire life. This man has told me that he feels it is very important and natural for people of the same race class and education level to join in relationship. The reason why this is natural, is because these individuals tend to get a long easier. Society tends to place people with people that are similar to them in many ways. This process is natural and it cannot be changed or affected simply by one person. Although all give me is not the only form relationship building, it is the most common and people tend to follow the ways of homogamy.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Sosse Kendoyan
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
I conducted an interview to a 22 year old female. The question to the interview was: whether her experience with relationships fit the pattern of homogamy -- dating someone of of similar/same education, race, and social class -- and why we tend to see the pattern of homogamy in society. According to my interviewee and according to her dating experience, she has followed the pattern of homogamy. All her boyfriends have been either from the same school, or college where they have mutual classes, also speaking of race, since she's Armenian, all her boyfriends have been Armenian as well because apparently their culture encourages the people to marry to their own race, and most of the time they share the same social class. My interviewee thinks that the reason why people follow the homogamy pattern is because it's more convenient to them and the society's expectations.
JOSE GUERRERO
My interviewee said that her past and current relationship does fit the pattern of homogamy. She said her relationship now its with a man who is the same race and same social class as she is. I then i asked if she was single if she would be intimidated if she would date someone of a different race or with a higher social class. She said she would never be intimidated by anybody just because of race or social class as long as they treated her nicely. She also stated that for her sister who is single she always asked when she meets a guy or goes on a date that they an education just like she does, she wouldnt want her sister to date somebody without an education or at least in the process of it.
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participation
In my interview, my interviewee said that she does have an experience with homogamy. Her and her boyfriend are about the same in their experience of homogamy.
She sees no differences in her experience with her boyfriend because they are almost similar in their education, how they go to school together. They are the same race and religious preference. One thing she saw different was their social class because she was from the middle while he was from the working class. The difference that she found was that their living conditions are not the same. According to her, the difference was that she had her own room and he has to share the same room with several other siblings.
My interviewee said that she saw lots of homogamous relationships because they are more accessible. For example, they go to the same school and such. I asked her if she approved of homogamous relationships and she said yes because it does not matter how different people are and their relationships do not effect her.
--Lee Fou--
Kayla Forte Participation
Kayla Forte
For this week's interview, I spoke with a 26 year old, Caucasian, female that was at Fresno State. The interview took place in the Atrium located on Fresno State campus. The topic of this interview was homogamy and how we see it in society. My interviewee stated that when it comes to education, she would like to meet someone and establish a relationship with someone who values their education. It is very important to her, seeing as she goes to Fresno State, that someone takes pride in their education and making an effort to be educated. I am going to state this out of order, but we also discussed social class. As a society, we tend to separate individuals and groups based on social class. My interviewee stated that she also sees society as being separated by class and it is highly unlikely that an upper class individual would have any interest in a lower class individual. It is most likely going to be the other way around if it was going to happen, the lower class person would try to get into contact with the upper class person so that they would have a shot at their money. My interviewee believes that many women would try to look for an upper class man so that they could support them and they would not have to work. For my interviewee herself, social class is somewhat important, because they would have to get an education and that requires money, a good amount of it as well. The last topic we touched upon was race. Race is still an issue in society. Even though African Americans have received rights over the years and we are not supposed to discriminate based on race, you still see it every day. Looking back over time, it was once illegal for a white person to marry a black person. If you were seen with someone of another race, people looked down on you and most of the time would scrutinize you for it. Nowadays, you see all kinds of mixed race couples. We both agree that race is not a factor when looking for a partner. My interviewee has dated other races other than Caucasian, and she will continue to be open minded on the subject. We have come such a long way in society that race should not be an issue any longer.
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Participation
Karanvir Gill
This weeks interview was based on the idea of homogamy on my interviewee's life and the reason why it stands. My interviewee was a 20 year old indian, who comes from a traditional background and he said that homogamy is huge in his culture. People of a certain social class are expected to marry/date within it, and if you don't, it is considered disgraceful. People are do not stay on the same social class are looked down upon. When I asked why this occurs, he said this happens because it helps keep the rich remain wealthy, and also lets them prosper even more. He described that marrying someone of a lower standing would not help out the family at all based on a financial standpoint.
Online class, Lindsay Ruiz
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Dating someone with similar or same education, race, and social class. The person I interviewed, talked about how people tend to date who they are most comfortable with. She believes that society doesn't purposely do that, it just kind of happens like that. Dating someone with a similar education is very common because you would never want the person you date to make you feel dumb. And with race, she stated that it is much more common to see inter racial relationships now a days.
Lacey Missaghian
Weekly participation
Nov. 25th 2014
This weeks interview focused around homogamy. I asked my interviewee if she participated in a homogenous relationship in her life time and she said she has been involved in relationships of both types. She mentions how in her earlier years, while living with her parents, she was more likely to participate in homogenous relationships. though she still dated those outside of her race and class. She stated how it was just more comfortable and easier to bring them around her family in homogenous relationships. Once she moved out of her parents home her preference switch. She dated more men that were different from her. Currently she is married to a man of a different race and enjoys the diversity. She said that she thinks it's more common in our society to date someone similar to your race and class because of the mere comfort. We touched a little on how those who are in non monogamous relationships may tend to have more difficulty with families accepting their partner and that non monogamous relationships most likely involve one partner that is more recessive.
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Darnell Taylor
Attendance/Participation 10/24/14
I chose to interview a female in her early twenties, and we talked about homogamy in relationships. After I explained to her what monogamy meant, I asked whether or not she sees this pattern in her life. She said that she sees the pattern of marrying with the same race, and sometimes the same social class but not always the same education level. In her life, everyone in her family has married the same race, but not always the same social class. Her father came from a single-parent family where his mom worked two jobs, and her mom came from a family where her parents were millionaires. She feels like the reason people tend to marry people who are similar to them is because it makes it easier to get together and become one. She also said that people who marry someone similar usually have similar ideas of how to spend money and priorities of where to spend more money versus less money. When I asked her whether or not she feels like she looks for those similarities in someone, she said no because she feels like some of those things are superficial and that they do not determine how strong a marriage can be.
Darnell Taylor
Eskelsen Weekly Participation
This week's topic is gendered friendship and love. An Asian American and Caucasian 19-year-old woman was interviewed and asked the question, "Based on your experience with relationships, do you think that relationships fit the pattern of homogamy in education, race, or social class, and if so, why do you think this occurs?" The respondent said that she does see homogamy in society, especially with social class. She says she does not see a lot of homogamy in race, though there are some couples of different races on her college campus. She thinks homogamy is more related to social class than race because individuals tend to spend time with other people that have similar standards of living, and people in certain social classes tend to socialize with each other because they attend the same institutions. For this reason, people only tend to interact with those who have similar class backgrounds. For example, community colleges tend to have individuals with middle-class and lower-class individuals, but no upper class, one percent individuals. People of similar races can form homogamous relationships because differences in culture lead to more problems in marriage, so if an individual in a relationship is already familiar with the culture, language, and religion of their significant other, couples can more likely be successful.
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Cara Eskelsen
Mellott Participation
Kalena Mellott
This week for my participation I asked my interviewee the question if they had experienced in their relationships the pattern of homogamy – dating someone of similar/same education, race, and social class – and why they think that we tend to see the pattern of homogamy in society. My interviewee said that their relationship patterns did follow the pattern of homogamy but it was not something that they actively sought out and tried to look for in a relationship. The interviewee felt that relationships follow this pattern of homogamy because it is easier sometimes to connect with people who are of the same education and social class when in a relationship. However, the interviewee felt that race is a different segment because they felt that society and family can put pressure on an individual to date someone of the same race. The interviewee felt that the main reason why we see this pattern of homogamy in relationships is mostly to do with the connection and parallels that those in the relationship can identify with each other and use as a way to connect.
Monday, November 24, 2014
Marisa D
Marisa Dia
today I conducted an interview discussing the ideas of how relationships fit the pattern of homogamy and the question that was asked was "In your experiences with relationships do you see a pattern of homogamy which is dating someone of the similar education race and social class and how why do we tend to see It in as a trend in today's society". My interviewee brought me to the attention that although we may be seeing it as a trend to date, and have relationships with homogamy characteristics it is not always like that. She stated that her and her husband's relationship only share the idea that they are both of the same race however she stated that her husband only had a sixth grade education where she graduated high school. My interviewee stated that in society she doesn't see homogamy patterned in relationships that the idea of biracial couples and have friendships with people of different race as well as educational standing and economic backgrounds are becoming more evident to her as well in society.
McDermott Participation
Heather McDermott Participation
When I asked if his experience with relationships fit the pattern of homogamy my respondent said that he believed that there was some homogamy in today's society. Although, he believed you could see it more in the area of social class based on an individual's financial situation. When asked about the education aspect he said that in his experience with his first wife that she had a four year degree when he was a working man. Therefore, he believed that there was more leeway when it came to education, that it wasn't as important as social class or race. With race he said that there were more interracial couples now; however, he believes that each race does tend to stick within their own groups. He thinks that you see this pattern of homogamy in our society today due to the fact that the people you choose to hang with are people who are more like yourself.
Sosa
Álvaro Sosa
Class Interview from November 19, 2014
Why the double standard race activist vs. gender activist?
The interviewee doubts that there is a double standard between race activists vs. gender activists because she believes that gender activists are going through the same motions as race activist did. She talks about how even male slave obtained their freedom before women did during the civil war. Among races white males come first and then males from other races leaving women at the end of the hierarchy. Her point of view is that women are not taken seriously because we live in small societies (spheres of socialization) where some women around men behave in ways that are interpreted by men as inferior and thus males universalize women by that one women they know. Men also agree that women should be equal but when they observed women who seem dumb, they tend to bring out their right to superiority because they are smarter or more well prepare than that one women being criticized. Thus men and women tend to look at the weaknesses of women to belittle them and perpetuate the inequality in this manner.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Erin Cavazos - Weekly Participation
Erin Cavazos
Weekly Participation
This week I asked my interviewee if they thought the word "feminist" was a dirty word. He explained that he doesn't think it is a dirty word but that many people are not educated on the true meaning of the word. He admitted that before taking this class he though feminist was practically a synonym for man hater. He explained that many people don't really know the true meaning of feminist therefore it is given a negative connotation. He suggested that the best way to fix this problem might be to change the word all together. Feminism has gained so much bad publicity that it might be better to change the word to something new and spread the true meaning behind this new word.
Weekly Participation
Ricardo Navarro
My interviewee answered the question: "Is feminism is a dirty word?" She felt that the word itself just has a negative connotation. Her thoughts are that many people correlate the word "feminist" to "man-hater." The cause of this correlation is unknown but a simple fix would be to change the word all together. By changing the word to something more universal, many more people would join the cause. This is because a new word could start off with definition of "equality" instead of "man-hater." Her beliefs are that a more positive word would involve more people. The definition of the word feminism is not dirty, but the word itself has grown an unexpected dirty connotation.
Eduardo Gutierrez
This week we discussed in class the word feminism and how some see it as a dirty word. At first I did not understand what was meant by feminism being a dirty word, but after discussion I have realized that I view feminized individuals as aggressive mainly because of my experience with feminists. I have noticed that their beliefs or accusations of men are vague and they label all men to be angry, abusive, and demeaning toward women. When in fact that is far from the truth and not all men are just like the typical man of society. I do have some feministic beliefs myself, although I feel that it is most important to find a happy medium rather than fighting for an one sided extremist on the issues of feminism and gender inequality.
Olague, Michael - Participation
Michael T Olague
In Class Interview.
During this week's interview I entertained the question on whether or not "Feminism" was considered a dirty word. Interviewee stated that she had not considered that Feminism was indeed a dirty word before taking this class. Prior she assumed Feminism was the fight against gender inequality though equalization - as in women just want the same rights and social status as men. As the semester progressed she discovered that feminism is now given a bad connotation by popular belief. People now get the wrong idea about feminism, it's becoming more of a coinage term than an actual movement. She ended that she had a friend who was taking a women studies class at Fresno City College and when the professor asked if anyone in this room was a feminist the friend who was a male rose his hand and received looks of disdain from the feminist females in the room. She believes that Feminism doesn't necessarily mean equal to men, but rather to surpass the gender entirely.
During this week's interview I entertained the question on whether or not "Feminism" was considered a dirty word. Interviewee stated that she had not considered that Feminism was indeed a dirty word before taking this class. Prior she assumed Feminism was the fight against gender inequality though equalization - as in women just want the same rights and social status as men. As the semester progressed she discovered that feminism is now given a bad connotation by popular belief. People now get the wrong idea about feminism, it's becoming more of a coinage term than an actual movement. She ended that she had a friend who was taking a women studies class at Fresno City College and when the professor asked if anyone in this room was a feminist the friend who was a male rose his hand and received looks of disdain from the feminist females in the room. She believes that Feminism doesn't necessarily mean equal to men, but rather to surpass the gender entirely.
Graves Participation
This week's interview was on the word feminism. To a lot of people feminism is a dirty word. I asked what my partner thought about this and he replied that when he hears feminism, the first thing that comes to mind is a female that is anti-male. This seems to be the case with a lot of people. He explained that the word feminism brings a bad connotation to mind. He believed it has good intentions, but a lot of people tend to make it about hating men and giving women power. He suggested that it should be focused on bringing women up to the same level as men. It should be about equality all across the board, for everyone. Next, we discussed the difference between gender and race activists. We came to the conclusion that race activists are probably better thought of and seem more noble because people sympathize with racial issues. Bringing racial equality is seen as a good cause because people we are helping the minority. However, I don't think most people think of women as a minority. People don't think about women being held back or being treated unfairly in the same way as someone who is being discriminated because of race. That is why the feminist movement is still working even today. My partner explained that his view of feminists being anti-male came from his past experiences with women who were feminists. He ended up feeling bad and even attacked like he had done something wrong. He called them extreme feminists. In that case, I agree that word feminism leaves thoughts of angry women in people's minds. However, I think that is changing. Feminism is simply becoming a movement for ALL genders and all human beings.
Sosse Kendoyan
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I conducted an interview to a female classmate on Wednesday 19th, 2014. The question to the interview was Is feminism a dirty word. According to my interviewee, feminist is not a dirty word. Sometimes it is used as a dirty word but it's not intended as a dirty word. To be feminist, it literally means to believe in equality between men and women. It is equality not only for women but for men as well and has no bias about what men can do or what women can do. However, in our society it is used as a dirty word because for them being feminist means being against men or hate men, and they're rude and nasty and horrible people…etc. it is used as a dirty word because that's the perception of it now in the society.
Sosse Kendoyan
Weekly Participation 11/23/2014
Brandon Guthier
Timothy Kubal
Sociology: Sex and Gender
November 23, 2014
This week's weekly participation question had to do with one simple word: feminist. A recent article was found that "Time" magazine was forced to apologize after it considered the word feminist to be one of the words to be banned from the English vocabulary in 2015. It was deemed to be a dirty word that had no need to be in the dictionary. In order to see what others felt, I interviewed a Fresno state student and asked what his view was on the matter. He stated that the thought on such a word like "feminist" being considered a "dirty word" by some people was absolutely "preposterous." This interviewee backed up his claim by saying that what people ought to do is focus on the history behind the word "feminist." The word itself is tied to many women's rights movements that have an important place in our American history. according to the interviewee, calling feminist a dirty word would be like calling a civil rights activist a dirty word. Both words have the same type of important historical backgrounds. The only difference this interviewee said is that one has to do with women's rights and women's suffrage and the other deals with race, but just to think that the word feminist could even be thought of as "a dirty word" is "preposterous" in the eyes of my interviewee. My interviewee concluded by saying that something that could start a turn of events would be support from a meaningful male figure. According to my respondent, people seem more likely to support somebody who sounds like a male rather than one who sounds like a female, so if a meaningful male figure were to support feminist acts and perspectives, then perhaps we could start seeing significant changes in the upcoming future.
In Class Participation
During my in class interview I asked my interviewee why the double standard for racial activism vs. gender equality activism. The interviewee said that when it comes to racial activism men feel more involved, that they feel attacked, and when it came to gender inequality most men don't recognize it or want to acknowledge it. A lot of gender inequality it pushed under the rug and most men would say let them eat cake. That if there were signs for water fountains that said male only and female only gender equality would a bigger issue than the issue it already is. More men would be involved. I think we had the sense that these types of signs would be held up in a place full of women or vise versa. Lastly, the interviewee noted that there aren't a lot of movies with strong independent women and that the ones that come out don't do so well such as Electra. Basically what I took from the interviewee was that if men were discriminated the double standard wouldn't exist.
Ashley Trembley
Kayla Forte Participation
For this week's interview, I spoke with a twenty year old Caucasian female. She is a student at Fresno State and our interview took place in the library. The question that we addressed was "Is feminism a dirty word?" She started out by saying "absolutely not." She went on to say that feminism is not about females trying to take over the world, rather it is about gender inequality and women fighting to have a say. She also talked about the media in regards to TIME magazine in trying to ban the word feminism from being used. One of the most recent controversies that women are facing is the right to get an abortion and access to birth control. My interviewee holds a very strong opinion in the fact that she believes it is the women's choice to decide if she wants an abortion and if she decides to use birth control. She does not agree that it is a white man's vote on whether or not women get a say in what she does with her own body. She has seen the double standards in a way of the White House and women in politics. Feminism as she stated is not about a women gaining all the power, just having equal power to have her voice heard and to be able to make a statement if necessary.
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