Lecture 11Important concepts Physical vs. human/social facts Gender vs. sex Masculinity Speech codeI. Human/social factsHuman reality has various histories (depending on who talked to whom and when and under what circumstances)Reality also varies among cultural groups and institutionsSometimes physical facts become human/social facts & vice versaEx: race (think about Irish Americans in the 30’s)II. What is a man? What is a woman?Sex: biological features (physical features)Pioneer plaque (1972-1973)Gender: what various social groups know to be recognizable as man/ women (human/social fact)III. EngstromTo understand human/social facts we have to look at how they appear in conversationASK:What kinds of speech codes shape how people talk?Speech code: ways of producing culturally recognizable/appropriate speechHow do people apply the rules for speaking in recognizable ad acceptable ways in the moment?Some Rules‘Don’t’ ask follow up questions after an account of ‘drinking’‘Tell drinking stories in a way that makes misconduct sound natural or at least funny’Rules in ActionReference the whiskey night one college student describes where three normalizing statements/references about alcohol are used to describe scenario in positive lightDrinking in collegeFacts from EngstromStudents drink less that they say they doBinge drinking at parties is exaggerated in popular imagination (33% of partiers exceed legal BAC)Adults ‘binge’ drink as much as college studentsNote: Engstrom doesn’t think facts make drinking okayDominant viewStudents drink too much and they often engage in misconduct as a resultEngstrom:This is a misinterpretation of what’s actually happeningIV. In talking about alcohol consumption students…Create ‘natural’ relationship between excessive drinking and misconduct (‘yes I did that but I was drunk’)Appeal to cultural norms of masculinity to make excessive drinking sound okay (‘real men party hard’)COMM 1210 1st EditionThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Lecture 11 Important concepts Physical vs. human/social facts Gender vs. sex Masculinity Speech code I. Human/social facts- Human reality has various histories (depending on who talked to whom and when and under what circumstances)- Reality also varies among cultural groups and institutions- Sometimes physical facts become human/social facts & vice versao Ex: race (think about Irish Americans in the 30’s) II. What is a man? What is a woman?- Sex: biological features (physical features)o Pioneer plaque (1972-1973)- Gender: what various social groups know to be recognizable as man/ women (human/social fact) III. Engstrom- To understand human/social facts we have to look at how they appear in conversation - ASK:o What kinds of speech codes shape how people talk? Speech code: ways of producing culturally recognizable/appropriate speecho How do people apply the rules for speaking in recognizable ad acceptable ways in the moment?- Some Ruleso ‘Don’t’ ask follow up questions after an account of ‘drinking’o ‘Tell drinking stories in a way that makes misconduct sound natural or at leastfunny’- Rules in Actiono Reference the whiskey night one college student describes where three normalizing statements/references about alcohol are used to describe scenario in positive light- Drinking in collegeo Facts from Engstrom Students drink less that they say they do Binge drinking at parties is exaggerated in popular imagination (33% of partiers exceed legal BAC) Adults ‘binge’ drink as much as college studentso Note: Engstrom doesn’t think facts make drinking okay- Dominant viewo Students drink too much and they often engage in misconduct as a result - Engstrom: o This is a misinterpretation of what’s actually happening IV. In talking about alcohol consumption students…- Create ‘natural’ relationship between excessive drinking and misconduct (‘yes I did that but I was drunk’)- Appeal to cultural norms of masculinity to make excessive drinking sound okay (‘real men party
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