English Semester 1 Flashcards

(45 cards)

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Gender

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sexual distinction between male and female

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Patriarchy

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refers to societies where men are also expected to take primary responsibility for the welfare of the community as a whole

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traditional gender roles (female)

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homemaker, caregiver, nuturer, peacekeeper, cooks, cleans

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traditional gender roles (male)

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breadwinner, protector, tough, temper, punisher

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objectivication

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seeing or treating a person, usually a woman, as an object

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multicultural feminism

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not every women’s experience is the same, oppression and the effects of patriarchy are different based on race

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sisterhood

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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

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socioeconomic class

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the combination of how much money you make, and how acceptable you are in society

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instability

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the oppressed are too concerned with staying alive and finding food/shelter to fight back

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wealthy determine taxes

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only the powerful determine the taxes

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middle class resents poor

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their taxes support welfare - lazy ideal is perpetuated

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classism

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people judge each other based on their class

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patriotism

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the belief in one’s country and its greatness

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religion

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if you believe being good now and not making trouble will reward you later, you’re less likely to revolt against the upper class

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rugged individualism

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the belief that you are in charge of your own destiny

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consumerism

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when we feel bad about ourselves we buy things to make us feel better

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entertainment

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lulls us into a false reality where everything is wonderful and makes us feel better for the time

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conspicuous consumption

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buying things to show off, and it doesn’t let you save

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commodity exchange value

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the proportion in which one commodity is exchanged for other commodities

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white

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hope, innocence purity, wealth, death (heaven)

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green

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growth, hope, renewal, fertility, envy, greed

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blue

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truth, calm, peace, tranquility, hope, dream-like, spiritual purity

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red

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passionate love, blood, death, anger, danger, sacrifice, hating/stop

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yellow

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happy, joy, enlivened, warmth, caution, cowardice, corruption

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brown
earthy, dirty, renewal, mother nature, real
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black
death, chaos, mystery, evil, unknown
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gray
old, gloomy, hopelessness, confusion, death
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gold/silver
rich/wealth, royalty, heavenly, excellence, old money
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water
mystery of creation, birth-death resurrection, purification, fertility and growth, unconscious
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sea
mother of all life, spiritual mystery, infinity, death and rebirth, timelessness and eternity, unknown
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rivers
death and rebirth, the flooding of time into eternity, decisions, paths to be crossed
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sun
fire and sky are closely related, creative energy, law in nature, consciousness, enlightenment, passage of time and life
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rising sun
birth creation
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circle
wholeness, unity
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egg (oval)
the mystery of life and the forces of generation
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serpent
symbol of energy and pure force, evil, corruption, sensuality, destruction, mystery, wisdom
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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
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garden
paradise, innocence, unspoiled, beauty, feminine, fertility
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tree
consistence, growth, proliferation, generative, regenerative, life, immortality, wisdom
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desert
spiritual aridity, death, nihilism, hopelessness
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shadow
dark side, not to be trusted
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hero
undertakes a quest and undergoes initiation
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villian
evil, the id, fights against the hero
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trickster
joker, jester, clown, opposite of wise old man, comic relief
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