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Dualism: Virgin/Whore

August 18, 2010

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Slut! Whore! Ho! Tramp! Hussy! Skank! Loose! As every woman in America knows, it is near impossible to live life without being categorized or stereotyped as either a virgin or a whore. Virgins are desirable, pure, clean and innocent. Whores are trashy, promiscuous, dirty, and cheap. Whores are dehumanized, virgins are put on a pedestal.… [Read more…]

Week 4: Class 13

August 6, 2010

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Medicalization and women’s bodies. When I first read the piece Women and Medicalization: A New Perspective by Riessman, I admit I was skeptical about the concept of medicalization. I knew that medicine does have a tendency to control women’s bodies but I didn’t know the extent of it. I never once questioned the inequality of… [Read more…]

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