John Marcus Sweeney

I'd Rather Be Dead Than Be a Girl

Implications of Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget for Inclusive Language in Religious Education

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explains a threefold thesis of a study that language influences how human beings perceive reality, that the development of theoretical constructs can help explain resistances to and possibilities for inclusive language, and that the implementation of inclusive language is an important goal for religious education.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 118
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 184g
• ISBN-13: 9780761848738
• ISBN-10: 0761848738
• Artikelnr.: 27134104

Autorenporträt

John Marcus Sweeney, Ph.D., is managing director of the Center for Process Studies in Claremont, California. Dr. Sweeney also serves as adjunct faculty for the Claremont School of Theology, introducing students to process thought.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1. Patriarchy and Sexist Language Chapter 3 2.
Thesis, Notions, and Perspectives Chapter 4 3. Whitehead's Philosophy of
Organism and Language Chapter 5 4. Whorf's Principle of Linguistic
Relativity Chapter 6 5. Piaget's Genetic Epistemology and Language Chapter
7 6. A Summary of Insights from Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget Chapter 8 7.
The Importance of Inclusive Language for Religious Education Chapter 9 8.
Implementing Inclusive Language Chapter 10 Bibliography Chapter 11 About
the Author