hi contrast to traditional advice books in Japan, traditional American books make light of tradition. Kor example, Dr. James Dobson’s Parenting Isn t for Cowards offers up a humorous poem about modern times. Quoting a poem, “Where Have All the Grandmas Gone?” he says: In the dim and distant past, When life’s tempo wasn’t fast […]
День: 13.09.2015
AMERICAN TRADITIONS: «HONK IF YOU LOVE JESUS"
hi contrast to traditional advice books in Japan, traditional American books make light of tradition. Kor example, Dr. James Dobson’s Parenting Isn t for Cowards offers up a humorous poem about modern times. Quoting a poem, “Where Have All the Grandmas Gone?” he says: In the dim and distant past, When life’s tempo wasn’t fast […]
Patterns of Medication Use
The explosion of new prescription and over-the — counter medications over the past few decades has created many options for physicians in treating disease, especially chronic conditions. Although advances in medication are highly desirable, there are hidden dangers for older adults. Until the late 1990s, clinical trials of new medications were not required to include […]
No Turning Back The Historical Resilience of Feminism
A central theme in my feminist studies course is that feminism is a process, not an inherited dogma; only continual reinvention has allowed it to flourish. I also stress this point in No Turning Back, the book based on my course, which documents the historical momentum of women’s activism throughout the world. In class and […]
The Body and Social. Practice
The Knot of Natural Difference ‘Female’ and ‘male’ are biological categories arising in a specific system of reproduction. Humans share this division with a vast array of animal and plant species. Non-sexual reproduction is characteristic of simpler life forms, and some relatively complex ones up to the fungi, algae and sponges. Some more complex species, […]
OUR GENETIC HERITAGE VERSUS OUR GENETIC FUTURE
"Genetics be damned for the curse which remains, and praised for the fact that we, as human beings, also remain.”70 Our genetic heritage is in conflict with our genetic future. In the past, choosing the killer male could be said to have led to the survival of the fittest In the future, with nuclear technology, […]
How can patriarchy and matriarchy be defined?
I low, then, can patriarchy be defined? Perhaps it can best be defined as the male area of dominance, responsibility, and subservience in a culture, reinforced by both sexes for the purpose of serving both sexes’ survival needs. How can matriarchy be defined? As the female area of dominance, responsibility, and subservience in a culture, […]
Childbirth
Pharmacology and Medication Adherence
LEARNING OBJECTIVES • What are the developmental trends in using medication? • How does aging affect the way the medications work? • What are the consequences of medication interactions? • What are the important medication adherence issues? L ucy is an 80-year-old woman who has several chronic health problems. As a result, she takes 12 […]
SUBJECTIVITY, ‘REASON’ AND NEUTRALITY
Feminists have found Foucault’s critique of liberal humanism not only crucial in terms of recognising the flawed conception of the human subject which characterised Enlightenment thought, but also in his overturning of the objectivity of such thought. Feminist pluralists challenge the claims to universality, value neutrality, impartiality and objectivity of knowledge characteristic of liberal humanism, […]