I'd rather be dead than be a girl [[electronic resource] ] : implications of Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget for inclusive language in religious education / / John Marcus Sweeney
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Sweeney John Marcus
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I'd rather be dead than be a girl [[electronic resource] ] : implications of Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget for inclusive language in religious education / / John Marcus Sweeney
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Md., : University Press of America, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (118 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 111 |
| Soggetto topico: | Nonsexist language |
| Process philosophy | |
| Religious education | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [97]-105). |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. Patriarchy and Sexist Language; 2. Thesis, Notions, and Perspectives; 3. Whitehead's Philosophy of Organism and Language; 4. Whorf's Principle of Linguistic Relativity; 5. Piaget's Genetic Epistemology and Language; 6. A Summary of Insights from Whitehead, Whorf, and Piaget; 7. The Importance of Inclusive Language for Religious Education; 8. Implementing Inclusive Language; Bibliography; About the Author |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | I'd rather be dead than be a girl |
| ISBN: | 1-299-44988-3 |
| 0-7618-4874-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910779653303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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