I thought it interesting to note the kind of variances in expected behavior derived from gender between the United States and the people of Papau New Guinea.
You may notice the much of the Kros catharsis is primarily relegated to females and that the language of choice is dying. On the other side, males organize themselves in terms of their grievances around a certain council which "downplays anger or conflict and emphasizes consensus; men in this forum are sometimes explicitly critical of people (mainly of women) who quarrel and fight" (Cameron 64). Is this not similar to the kind of chuckle misogynists give when seeing the supposed "cat fight" between women here in the United States?
Moreover, it is likely that the most of the students aren't aware of whether or not only men can take leadership of a Pentecostal church - how many of individuals assumed that the Pastor and Elder are both male and much of the congregants female?
From the content of both our dialogue and from our many readings, I think it would be best to comment more explicitly on the "E" or "ends" part of Dell Hyme's device - that the process of teaching is not intellectual dialogue but rather a system of educational banking (that is, of the system posited by Paulo Freire). The purpose, then, is to enable the former to occur.
I also thought it was interesting to find women are primarily those whom express their grievences through kros. Consideration of gender roles is a critictal step in analyzing how language is used. I found your blog very insightful.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting that you made the observation about the variances in expected behavior for men and women. Being a woman, I feel that regardless of the culture, men and women are never judged with the same set of social principles. Furthermore, there is a distinct separation between the types of language society adopts when judging either sex’s behavior. As a result of this societal perception, men and women are rarely revered in an equal social context.
ReplyDeleteI would have to admit that I, too, assumed that the leaders of the Pentecostal church were males. I think that is due, primarily, to the fact that most clergy are males. I find it interesting how we, as humans, make assumptions on a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteI would have to admit that I, too, assumed that the leaders of the Pentecostal church were males. I think that is due, primarily, to the fact that most clergy are males. I find it interesting how we, as humans, make assumptions on a daily basis.
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