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emily martin:“the egg and the sperm:
how science has constructed a romance based on stereotypical male-female roles”
woody allen’s everything you always wanted to know about sex
(but were afraid to ask)
“The theory of the human body is always a part of a fantasy”—James Hillman
(Martin, 15)
“Waking up such metaphors, by becoming aware of their
implications, will rob them of their power to naturalize our social
conventions about gender” (25).
social constructionism
• Reality does not exist prior to our interpretations of it; Access to reality is socially mediated.
• Learning is a social process, not a passive development of behaviors. We’re influenced by the beliefs of others.
• Knowledge is socially constructed; knowing cannot precede social engagement.