Single motherhood begins with a conviction and a secret. The conviction is to become a mother. The secret is the possibility of becoming a single mom. The secret comforts the conviction: it is there on dates, in relationships, in the workplace, and when single women see mothers with their children. Knowing they have the option […]
День: 08.09.2015
Respiratory System
You probably don’t pay much attention to your breathing unless you’re gasping for breath after exercise— or you’re an older adult. Older adults tend to notice their breathing a great deal more. Why? With increasing age, the rib cage and the air passageways become stiffer, making it harder to breathe. The lungs change in appearance […]
GENDER CODES AND THE PLAY OF IRONY
In his book Gender Advertisements, Erving Goffman shows us the “look” of women in modem American advertising. Through his five hundred or so photos of women and men in advertisements, he shows us women pictured like children on or near the floor, or in whining or begging postures. He shows us women in clowning or […]
GENDER CODES AND THE PLAY OF IRONY
In his book Gender Advertisements, Erving Goffman shows us the “look” of women in modem American advertising. Through his five hundred or so photos of women and men in advertisements, he shows us women pictured like children on or near the floor, or in whining or begging postures. He shows us women in clowning or […]
88 CHAPTER 3
The risk of a CVA increases with age; in fact, CVAs are among the leading causes of death and chronic disorders among older adults in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008a). In addition to age, other risk factors include being male, being African American, and having high blood pressure, heart disease, […]
SEIZING THE DIALOGUE ON RACIAL IDENTITY: BLACK GAY MALE DISCOURSE ON THE MILLION MAN MARCH
The discourse of black gay men on the politics of the March evidences a diversity of viewpoints. Because the press—with only a few excep — tions—failed to report the opinions of black gay men with respect to the March, I have based some of my observations upon anecdotal evidence. Some black gay men believed that […]
GOD’S REVOLUTION
The Glorious Revolution of 1688, in which the Catholic James II was overthrown by the invasion of his son-in-law, the Dutch Protestant prince William of Orange, was widely perceived by English Protestants as a divine intervention. It was God’s way of giving England one last chance to reject sin, irreligion, and ill government. In response, […]
Engineering Motherhood
Jennifer eyre white When I was in elementary school, back in the mid-1970s, my parents gave me a handheld electronic game that was like Ping-Pong. A little LED “ball” would go back and forth across the screen, and you’d have to push one of three buttons on your side (depending on where the ball “hit”) […]
The Ma(r)king of an Event
Gun control legislation, efforts to increase the number of women in engineering programs, and the design of monuments7 can be readily understood as strategic remembrance practices—practices that tie the legacy of the Montreal massacre into contemporary political efforts to achieve a redeemed future. Indeed, such practices are easy to identify as having helped “us” move […]
Cardiovascular System
Tune into your pulse. The beating of your heart is the work of an amazing organ. In an average lifetime, the heart beats more than 3 billion times, pumping the equivalent of more than 900 million gallons of blood. Two important age-related structural changes in the heart are the accumulation of fat deposits and the […]