GNDR 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Omon, Social Constructionism, Communication Theory

• School: Memorial University
• Department: Gender Studies
• Course: GNDR 1000
• Professor: Vicky Hallett

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Dualism (cid:894)i(cid:374) philosoph(cid:455)(cid:895) (cid:862)the idea or (cid:271)elief that e(cid:448)er(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g has t(cid:449)o opposite parts or principles; the quality or state of having two different or opposite parts or ele(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts. (cid:863) Dichotomy: a dichotomy is a partition of a whole (or a set) into two parts (subsets). In other works, the couple of parts must be: Jointly exhaustive: everything must belong to one part or the other, and. Mutually exclusive: nothing can belong simultaneously to both parts. Fausto-sterling gives a good list on page 130. Essentialism: the theory that the characteristics of all persons or groups are largely similar in all human cultures and historical periods, since they are significantly influence by biological factors. Inderpal grewal and caren kaplan: the view that for any specific entity (a group of people, a physical object, a concept) there is a set of attributes which are necessary to its identity and function.