HI, ladies!! It is Tuesday, October 7, 2008.
Today’s topic:
Modern phenomenon: Why do young men shun society?
Recently, the number of young men who refuse to go out has been increasing in Japan. I think the reason is the following three points.
Firstly, a declining birthrate means this patrilineal society has more families with only one son in whom they place all their hopes. Parents tend to welcome anything he wants and comply with his demand.
Secondly, boys grow up without male role models because their fathers work all the time. Many sons have had mother-oriented nuclear family in modern Japan.
Thirdly, Japan’s “culture of shame” makes people fear how they are perceived if they have a problem fitting in. Thus, parents hesitate to go out their son freely, and son himself can be involved in computer games in his own room.
In consequence of this Japanese family problem, they have no ability to communicate with others. In order to save them, I believe it is imperative for parents to change their biased view on their son, and let them become independent from their family.
… interesting, isn’t it? I made it from an article in the Japan times.
So, see you later, good bye.
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Hello, friends,
I'd like to add some reasons why young men refuse to go out to Cerry's. Firstly economy has something to do with this problem. Parents generation can achieve a certain stable position compared to their sons' generation. It is because temporary employment system is more and more. Younger generation with less income tend to live with their parents. Secondly I'd likt to point out biological reason. I've heard that some chemicals in detergent include environmental hormone which perturb natural system. Young men become more neutrazed than before.
Thinking of my son, I want him to go out more.
Good night, my precious friends.
Dear Cherry and friends,
Hello. How are you?
I tackled an experiment of creating our website for free. There are still some problems to solve. When it is finished, I will tell you the address.
As for Dyhouse's book, I still have the final chapter to go.
The following is recorded merely as my memorandum.
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Chapter 4
Women Academics
• The first appointments
The routes of entry into university teaching for women are discussed. The first women's appointments were, "Mistress of Method", or "Normal Mistress" in charge of women training to be teachers. "Mistress of Method" later became Lecturers or Assistant Lecturers in a university department of education.
• The number of women teachers
The proportion of women on the staff of all British universities except for Oxbridge was about 10.7 percent in 1931. Regional disparities are not very wide. Women were accepted but they were rarely "if ever selected for the higher positions" as pointed out by Edith Morley, who herself was a strong advocate of open competition. (p.139)
• Obstacles: research and sponsorship
This section discusses how research fund for women university teachers were supplemented. In 1907, the British Federation of University Women was founded. In 1909, the society decided to begin to collect information about Fellowships. The project's main intention was to remove "sex disabilities and promote women's involvement in municipal and public life", while the society continued to support women's independent research and scholarship. (p.142) Women researchers were sometimes awarded scholarships. The fact that scholarships were awarded to women historians, Alice Clark and Eileen Power was "a nice example of feminist intervention" because they were predecessors who set lines for women historians who reinterpreted history from "a woman's point of view" and such research method influenced "the shape of curriculum." (p.143)
• Obstacles: femininity and "worldly knowledge"
Combining scholarship and femininity was often difficult. Femininity was completely denied in some field such as anthropology. Margaret Murray, an Egyptologist, reported one of her articles was rejected by her mentor and an academic journal. The same research done by a male anthropologist was accepted by the journal.
• Obstacles: salaries and pensions
In this section, I encountered a very familiar statistician's name, Karl Pearson. Many women assistants worked in his laboratory. I imagined how they worked in the era whey they had no computers. Probably, they had to carry out a lengthy calculation by hand all the time. To my disappointment, "Pearson frankly acknowledged that qualified women were cheaper to employ than men".
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Good night.
Can I point out something about men’s personalities?
I think men are less communicative than women, so it’s natural for them to tend to be alone.
Some men are too proud to express their feelings, aren’t they?
On the other hand, in history, women were regarded as less intelligent because, as was pointed by Burstyn, it was judged that women were intuitive and emotional. Perhaps, it had been considered that women tended to speak out without thinking deeply.
By the way, Delia’s words sound enchanting. It is kind of her to make us ensure to use a kitchen timer. Interestingly, she supposes her audiences are of her age.
Talk to you later.
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