Outline and evaluate cultural influences on gender roles Culture is the rules, aims, customs, morals and child rearing practices that bind together a group of people. There are three main aims of cross cultural research. The first is to explore the relative contribution of nature and nurture to the development of gender. The variability across cultures suggests gender roles is learned through the process of socialisation. It also aims to reduce ethnocentrism meaning the tendency to use our own cultural group as the norm and judge others as deviating from this.
How has your study of belonging changed you? DIFFICULTY/DUALITY OF BELONGING/NOT BELONGING 1. “Despite an individual’s desire to belong to a group or community, this not always possible.” How do the texts you have studies represent the processes and results of belonging and/or not belonging? 2. Belonging to a group or community can provide opportunities and disappointments.
The issue of race was raised when the first European’s went to the ‘new world’ and were confronted with a variety of people who looked noticeably different to themselves. These differences in appearances challenged existing views on human origin, it also brought up questions on whether all humans are the same. The answers to such questions had dire consequences as whites were seen as the superior race, this
The poem St Patrick’s College reflects the social and cultural nature being imposed upon Skrzynecki through his mother’s idea “wanting only what was best”. The use of cliché highlights the mother’s conformity with her “employer’s sons” as she was “impressed by the uniforms” suggesting that she was swayed by outward appearances, which is evident by the poet’s use of enjambment to exemplified his regret and disconnection. Highlighted in “Our Lady watched with outstretched arms” St Pat’s tried to accept the poet however this is juxtaposed by the pathetic fallacy “overshadowed by clouds” which accentuates Skrzynecki’s misunderstanding of the Catholic ethos represented in the lines “I stuck pine needles/Luceat Lux Vestra/though was a brand of soap”. His disillusionment is further explored within the third stanza as we read “for eight years/Caught the 414 bus/like a foreign tourist”. The simile is followed by the “prison like’ connotation in “for eight years” expressing his boredom and disassociation which is expressed in the lines “Could say the Lord’s prayer in Latin, all in one breath”.
. . attempts to displace the normativity of the white position by seeing it as a strategy of authority rather than an authentic or essential ‘identity’ “(Bhabha 1998:21). A cadre of scholars (as noted above), some of whom identify themselves as white, are raising and responding to critical questions about the social and political significance of whiteness in American society. The goal of whiteness studies is to reveal and to share new knowledge about a seemingly under-investigated social phenomenon; namely, the social construction of whiteness.
Before the dream sequence starts however, a change in lighting indicates the beginning of the daydream and the end. During the ball scene in Act one Scene two, Dolly sees herself being crowned ‘Miss Mooroopna-Shepparton Ball..’ which strengthens her longing to be accepted and included by white society. This allows an insight for the audience to Dolly’s true feelings and hopes. However these dream sequences don’t become a reality but contrast their desire to belong and the harsh reality of the Dear women and the difficulty they face trying to fit into the white society. Act two shows an idealist sense of reality as the only dream sequence was Nan’s day dream at the very end.
Rainbow’s End, Two Bob Mermaid and The rabbits Place can foster a sense of connection. The idea that people can have a significant bond with a place which allows them to feel a sense of connection and thus belong is explored through act one of the play “Rainbow’s End”, composed by Jane Harrison. This text depicts the dispossession of the Aborigines and their resulting feelings of alienation and insecurity. In scene 1, where Dolly inquires about the family tree and her identity, Nan states that “They forced us to leave. They forced us to leave Cummerangunja.
While the city is an even more alienated place to the family, it is ironic that Dolly eventually finds her sense of belong with Errol in the city. As Dolly has a desire to be accepted within the white community it only brings pain to her as she is constantly criticised by either her lack of knowledge or the clothes that she wears. The play shows that the desire to become accepted may not bring the person
Adolescents cultural identity formation centers on moral and religious issues due to globalization. Many people have a nightmare choosing which cultural block they want to identify themselves with. With many things going around, it is difficult to find satisfaction in one culture only and forces everyone to embody what’s happening in different cultures. There are key areas that must be challenged during multicultural formation on identity. These includes but not limited to ideology (beliefs and values), love (personal relationships), and work.
(Cliff, 2005) When working with this population, it is also important to realize the impact of culture on the individual’s life. It is likely that there will be differences in cultural views, but despite this fact, consideration is needed. Realization must exist that Native Americans are culturally diverse. Each tribe has different beliefs, customs, and rituals. Therefore, each tribe may have different ways of viewing things and doing things.