Category: Social Institutions
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Women in Politics
There is no doubt the number of women in politics is often fewer than men in any country; however, the number is getting better. The US is still lagging when it comes to women in politics. So are all the gender equality laws and regulations working? Miki Kittilson’s article “Gender and Political Behavior” fully discusses…
Lylyna Heng
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Historical Analysis of Asian Americans
Racial identity – Development of Biracial Models In 1990, two scholars, Carlos Poston and Maria Root were the first to publish models for the development of healthy biracial identity. Past racial identity models were centered on a person having one race they can identify with. These psychologists challenged that belief and presented models that enable…
Lylyna Heng
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Intersections and Gendered Language
Intersectionality – a term coined by Kimberelé Crenshaw in 1989 – “describes the ways which oppressive institutions (racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, classism, etc.) are interconnected and cannot be examined separately from one another” (taken from Geek Feminism Wiki). More on intersectionality by NCCJ. What is intersectionality? Kimberlé Crenshaw: What is Intersectionality? Intersectionality is…
Lylyna Heng
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Gender Institution
When it comes to judging others, gender comes first or individual comes first, have you noticed it? So what is gender? Gender is a set of ideas and something one does when interacting with other people, but it is also an organizing principle that permeates our social instiutions. Even though we are not always aware…
Lylyna Heng
Scholar Journeys 