unit-1-Men-and-Women’s-Prejudices

Unit1MenandWomen’sPrejudices•Prejudice:Prejudiceisprejudgment,orforminganopinionbeforebecomingawareoftherelevantfactsofacase.Thewordisoftenusedtorefertoanunreasonabledislikeanddistrustofaparticulargroupofpeopleorthings.racialprejudice=racialdiscriminationsexualprejudice=sexualdiscriminationAirlinestewardessShouldwecallhimaairlinebrother?malenurse,orfemalenurse?ObstetricsandgynecologypoliticianWarmupJobsmoresuitableformen?Why?Jobsmoresuitableforwomen?Why?1.engineer2.manager3.sailor4.pilot5.president6.scientist1.secretary2.nurse3.kindergartenteachers4.care-giver5.baby-sitter6.stewardessWhatwasthestatusofwomeninfeudalsociety?•Chinesewomenhavebeenportrayedinasimilarmannerthroughoutmostofrecenthistory.•ThethreeobediencesandthefourvirtuesWomeninFeudalsocietyFather,ElderbrotherHusband,father-in-lawandmother-in-law,sonBeforemarriageAftermarriage•Chinesegirlswerebroughtuptobesubservient顺从的,passive;theirpre-ordained注定的rolestobeagoodmother,agoodhousekeeperandloverfortheirman—andmanytimesmarriednotwithamanoftheirchoosing.Arrangedmarriageswere(andsometimesevennowstillare)thenormandthebride-to-bewasexpectedtogoalongwiththepathchosenforher.•ForthoseChinesewomenluckyenoughtoescapeanarrangedmarriage,thenextobstaclealwayswas(andstillis)tobeabletogetalongwithandpleasehermother-in-law—amajortask,andmostnon-Asianfemaleswouldhavedifficultyinappreciatingjusthowhardthiscanbe.•Ineachdynasty,theroleofwomenvarieddrastically.Intheearlyages(beforeHan),womenweregenerallysubjecttomen(fathersandhusbands)butbynomeansslaves.TheinfluenceofwomenslowlyraiseduntiltheTangdynasty,whereitreacheditspeak.Then,womencanwalkfreelyonstreets,interactwithstrangersandbepresentatimportantceremonieswithouttheconsentofanyoneelse.TheTangevenproducedthefirstfemaleemperor.•ThesocialstatusofwomendroppedintoasteepdeclineafterthefalloftheTang,allthewayuntiltheQingdynasty.Animportantthingtorememberisthatwomencandivorcetheirhusbands(inalldynasties)andnoblewomenweregenerallywelleducated.Toconclude,noancientChineselaweverdictatedwhatawomenandcannotdo,andthereforewomenarelegallyEQUALtomen.Whatstoppedthemwasexpectationsofthesociety.•Let’sguesssomecommonsayings!•Dangerousbeauty.•红颜祸水•Abeautifulgirlhasanunfortunatelife.•红颜薄命•Mediocrityisthevirtueofwomen.•女子无才便是德。toearnmoney/beingabreadwinneracaretakerofthehome,orbeingahousekeeperFather’sroleinfeudalsociety:mother’sroleinfeudalsociety:•Now,manymoreChinesefemalesarechoosingtoworkoutsideaftermarriage.acaretakerofthehome,orbeingahousekeeper,toearnmoneymother’sroleincurrentsociety:Whatistheimageofgoodfather?Therearesomecharacteristicsthatgoodfathershaveincommon.Goodfathersareinvolvedinthelivesoftheirchildren’sschoolactivities.Theyalsoinvolvethechildrenintheirlivesandtheadultworldbytakingthemtoseetheworkplace,takingthemwhenthecarneedstoberepaired,etc.•Goodfathersexpectagreatdealformchildren,butalsoacceptandsupporttheuniqueindividualstheirchildrenarebecoming.Theyacknowledgeeachchildandareneverashamedofthechildren.•Goodfatherssetlimitsandarefirm.Theylettheirchildrenknowtheirbeliefsandexpectationsbutrelyonexplanationsandreasoningratherthanforce.•Goodfatherspendtimewiththeirchildren.Itisgoodforchildren.Theyrealizethattheirtimewithchildrenisreallyaninvestmentinthem.•Researchesfindthatfatherinvolvementisrelatedtoself-esteeminchildren.Thosefatherswhoaremoreaffectionateandspendtimewiththeirchildrencontributepositivelytotheself-esteemoftheirchildren.•Fatherwhovalueeducationhavechildrenwhodobetterinschoolthanthosechildrenwhosefathersdonotvalueeducation.Oneinvestigatorreportsarelationshipofchildren’sreadinglevelstotheamounttheyseetheirfathersreadinginthehome.Inaddition,thatfathershavetheopportunitytospendqualitytimewiththeirchildrenmaycontributehappymemoriestolastalifetime.•Beinganinvolvedfatherisgoodforchildrenandgoodforfathers.Boththechildrenandthefathershaveopportunitiesforgrowthanddevelopment.Onefatherreportedthatbeingafathermadehimstrongerandbetterperson.Anotherfathersharedthatbeingafatherallowedhimtheopportunitytorememberthejoysandexperiencesofhischildhood.Today’slifestylesarechanging.Moreandmorefathersareeffectivelybalancingtheirpersonal,work,andfamilytimes.InWesterncountries,traditionalfamilyroleswerethatthefatherwentouttoworktoearnmoneyforthefamily(“thebreadwinners”)whilethemotherstayedathometotakecareofthehouseandchildren(“thehomemaker”or“thehousewife”).Womendidnotholdajoboutsidethehomeandmendidnotcookordidhousecleaninginthehome.Ofcoursenowadayssociety’sconceptsoftheseroleshavechanged.Thisunitdiscussesthechangeofthesocialanddomesticrolesofmenandwomen.Nowmorethanever,womenareworkingoutsidethehomeandthetraditionaldutiessuchastakingcareofthechildrenandthehousehavebeenshiftedorredistributedbetweenmenandwomen.Whathasthischangemeantforsociety/children/men/womeningeneral?Doyouthinkthischangehasbeengoodorbad?Whatkindofchangesdoyouimaginebytheyear2050?Tips:•irresponsible•neglectone’schild•defaultonchildsupportpayments•itisthechildrenwhoultimatelysufferthemost•amatterofeconomicnecessity•provideasafeenvironmentinwhichtoraisechildren•Fathers