The Application of Societal Phrases

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In this article the writer looks at the use of phrases and passages throughout history in American society that suggest gender discrimination. The writer implies that such phrases reflect the belief that females possess a lower standing than men within society. The writer points out that it is society that has placed these gender specifications on individuals, and society that has maintained the division between the genders through its consistent acceptance of terms, phrases, or descriptive passages that have been handed down through generations of the American culture.

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"American society has come to use many phrases and descriptive passages throughout history that refer to gender in a way that draws a significant line between men and women and their roles within the social order. These phrases have emerged as a reflection of the societal belief that individuals of the female gender have a lower standing among people than men do because historically, (or throughout modernized society) it has been contended that women have less value in the world, and that men's views are more important."

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