Essentialism

ABSTRACT After I read the book Those who can teach by Ryan and Cooper, I rethink my philosophy of education. The four philosophies of education: perennialism, essentialism, romanticism and progressivism, they make me update my thoughts. In this paper, I will talk about my beliefs of education. Addition, I will explain how I understand the four philosophies of education. Furthermore, make connection with my own classroom. I did the self-inventory test. My result shows that I am perennialism and…

announcement that many African American or Blacks have had to deal with all their lives. The appalling and aprotic fact is that today it is still accruing in the same format of institutionalized rejection (Lorde, 2000, p. 230-231). Likewise the biological essentialism can be seen manifesting itself in the new generation of aristocracy and aristocrat ( Bem, 1993, p. 10). Many young women today are opting out of having…

causally implicates sex/gender and sexuality’ . This essay will critically dissect poststructuralist theories to expose phallogocentricism and instability within the gender binary. Andrew Bennett and Nicholas Royle assert that ‘the notion of essentialism’ in gender ‘consists primarily in anatomical or biological difference’ . Traditional doctrines of essentialist masculinity consist of dominant, authoritative behaviour, whereby femininity is associated with being ‘subordinate’ and passive.…

was both a naturalist and a botanist with extreme expertise in invertebrates. Before 1800 Lamarck believed that the idea of evolution was impossible. The developing fossil record and concept behind extinction most likely led him to convert from essentialism to an evolutionist. Before 1800 Lamarck believed that the idea of evolution was impossible. It was after 1800 that he had a “conversion.” These ideas led him to think that species were not unchanging or fixed. He thought…

There are depictions of Ginsberg’s experience being a gay activist, in the poem ‘Howl’ there is a connection with queerness and homosexuality. The values and beliefs in normative society encouraged Allen to challenge homosexuality in public performance and representation because he found it vital for it to make sense to others, and that it is a part of a characteristic that defines a person. In regarding to this, it is believed that “The homosexual comes to be seen, within certain legal and…

One’s gender is not pronounced upon by a deity. Gender is a man-made construct that is prejudiced by an assortment of cultural bases as opposed to biological ones. Masculinity and femininity are very often referred to when discussing gender and these present binary opposites of domination and subordination, respectively. This paper will show how gender forms perpetuate the stereotype that the existence of women is legitimised by men, and this leads to hierarchy which inevitably undermines the…

discourse of the role of women. In Simone De Beauvoir introduction to, The Second Sex (1949), she states that sex is factual, but gender is not; the fact that men are seen superior to women is not an essential of humanity. Beauvoir challenged gender essentialism at a time in France where “eternal femininity” was seen as endangered because women were straying from female fragility through employment and both men and women began to question humanity and French Universalism. Beauvoir believes there…

Quotation: “I would also suggest that Maria Micaela’s “playing dumb” (“… Since I’m a woman I don’t know what rey común means”) was a kind of strategic essentialism which, by playing into Spanish prejudice, was often deployed by Andeans. That is, since her Spanish captors would expect her to be ignorant, she could easily plead ignorance.”(Penry, 226) Argument: The author, S. Elizabeth Henry, is arguing that the Andeans were able to take advantage of the stereotypes the Spaniards had of them. The…

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) there is not a single definition of Hate Crime. The FBI keeps track of hate crimes which are committed by the reports of the incidents they receive from local law enforcements agencies. Hate crimes are defined as a criminal act that are motivated wholly or partly by criminals because of race, religion, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation. Hate crimes are committed against people, against property and against society. Each state…

Theoretical Framework The theoretical framework being used for this particular study is Critical Race Theory (CRT). The premise of CRT is that race is a social construct that affects all aspects of life and is deeply engrained in the fabric of society (Ladson-Billings, 1998). CRT rejects the concept of colorblindness and race neutrality. The argument in CRT is that the world operates as if Whiteness is the norm, which causes other groups to be marginalized. Whiteness itself is viewed as…