性別角色Sing-biht

1、性別角色性別角色 Sing-biht Gok-sk “Gender Roles” Sam go Dihn-yng Luhk-jeuhng “3 Movie Clips”Previewing Activity: Questionnaire:Yuh “1” ji-dou “5,” chng nih bi-gaau yt-hh hah-mihn n d yn-sou, nih gok-dk n d yn-sou deui go-yhn yhng-shng sing-biht gok-sk ge taai-douh yuh gi daaih ge yng-hung a? “1” haih hu mh4

2、 juhng-yiu. “5” haih hu juhng.“From 1 to 5, please compare the following factors. How important do you think they are in forming an individuals attitudes towards gender roles? “1” is very unimportant and “5” is very important.”(a) 個(gè)人嘅文化背景 go-yhn ge mhn-fa bui-gng“the individuals cultural background”

3、(b) 個(gè)人嘅宗教背景 go-yhn ge jng-gaau bui-gng“the individuals religion background”(c) 個(gè)人嘅教育背景 go-yhn ge gaau-yuhk bui-gng“the individuals educational background” (d) 個(gè)人嘅社會(huì)經(jīng)濟(jì)地位 go-yhn ge se-wih gng-jai deih-waih“the individuals socioeconomic status”(e) 個(gè)人嘅性別 go-yhn ge sing-biht“the individuals own gender”Sa

4、ng-jih “Vocabulary”chu-gu “to take care of”faahn tng-gaan jeuih “to commit adultery”faahn-jeuih “to commit a crime or sin.jip-sauh “to accept”mihng-wahn “fate”nhn-hng “young”juhng-yiu “important”s-jng-sm “center of the city, downtown”oi-wuh “to love and protect”yt g j jy “a familys master”I.Indonesi

5、a Movie Clips: “Love for share” (2006)1.Nih lm g go nuih-yn yu mt-yh ge gaau-yuhk chhng-douh a ?“What do you think is the womans educational level?”(a) su-hohk chhng-douh“primary level”(b) jng-hohk chhng-douh“secondary level”(c) daaih-hohk chhng-douh“university level”(d) yuh y-f hohk-wi“has a medica

6、l degree”2.Go nahm-yhn wah kuih dm-gai yiu chui lihng-ngoih g go nuih-yn a?“What did the man say that he had to marry the other woman?”(a) G go nuih-yn haih hu hu ge yhn. “That woman is a very nice woman.”(b) Kuih yiu chu-gu g go nuih-yn. “He wants to take care of the woman.”(c) Kuih jng-ji g go nui

7、h-yn.“He likes the woman.”(d) Kuih mh4-sung faahn tng-gaan jeuih. “He does not want to comit adultery.”3.Go nahm-yhn wah yh-gw kuih ge taai-tai mh4 jip-sauh lihng-ngoih g go nuih-yn, gm jauh wih dm a?“What does the man say if the wife does not accept the other woman?”(a) Go nahm-yhn wih lih-li lihng

8、-ngoih g go nuih-yn.“The man will leave the other woman.”(b) Go nahm-yhn wih lih-li kuih ge taai-tai.“The man will leave his wife.”(c) Kuih ge taai-tai wih faahn-jeuih. “The wife will commit a sin.”(d) Kuih ge taai-tai wih shng-yaht du mh4 hi-sm.“The wife will be unhappy all the time.”4.Dm-gai daih-

9、yt go luh-puh sung dihn-sih j-chh “yt f d chui jai” a?“Why does the first wife appear on TV in support of polygamy?”(a) Kuih jip-sauh “yt f d chui jai.”“She accepts polygamy.”(b) Kuih sung bng kuih ge jeuhng-f.“She wants to help her husband.”(c) Kuih jng-yi sung dihn-sih.“She likes to be on TV.”(d)

10、Kuih jip-sauh kuih ge mihng-wahn. “She accepts her fate.”II. Yoruba Movie Clip: “O le ke” (1970s)1.Dm-gai Asake ge bh-b mh4 bi kuih git-fan a?“Why doesnt Asakes father let her get married?”(a) Kuih yiu Asake duhk daaih-hohk.“He wants Asake to attend university.”(b) Asake juhng-haih hu nhn-hng. “Asak

11、e is too young.”(c) Kuih mh4 jng-yi Asake ge nahm-phng-yuh.“He doesnt like Asakes boyfriend.”(d) Kuih mh4-sung Asake lih-hoi kuih.“He doesnt want Asake to leave him.”2.Dm-gai Asake ge bh-b gm lm a?“Why does Asakes father think that way?(a) Kuih gok-dk Asake h-yh wn yt go hu d ge nahm-yn. “He thinks

12、that Asake can find a better man.”(b) Kuih gok-dk gaau-yuhk deui nuih-ji gan-g juhng-yiu.“He thinks that education is very important for a woman.”(c) Kuih sung Asake yuh yt fahn hu ge gng-jok.“He thinks that Asake can find a better job.”(d) Kuih sung Asake yhng kuih bh-b ge sng duhk-yhn daaih-hohk.

13、“he wants Asake to complete university in his surname.”III. Greek-American Movie Clip: “My big fat Greek wedding” (2002)1.Dm-gai Toula ge bh-b mh4 sung kuih heuio duhk sy a?“Why doesnt Toulas father want her to take classes?”(a) Kuih mh4-sung Toula lih-hi kuih.“”He doesnt want Toula to leave him.”(b

14、) Kuih gok-dk nuih-ji mh4-si duhk gam-d sy.“He feels that education is not important for girls.”(c) Kuih mh4 sung Toula heui s-jng-sm. “He doesnt want Toula to go downtown.”(d) Kuih taai-gwo oi-wuh Toula. “he is too protective of Toula.”2.Tula wah nahm-yn hi k-ki yuh mt-yh ge deih-waih a?“What does

15、Toula say about the role of a man in the household?”(a) Yt g j jy. “The head of the household.” (b) Hu yuh eih-waih. “Has a very high position.”(c) Muh mt deih-wai. “Does not have much a position.”(d) Jeui yuh deih-wai. “Has the highest position.”3.Toula ge mh-m wah nuih-yn hi k-ki yuh mt-yh ge deih

16、-waih a? “What does Toulas mother say about the womans role?”(a) Haih nahm-yan ge gng. “Be the mans neck.”(b) Haih yiu fuhk-chhng nahm-yn. “Need to obey the man.”(c) Haih h-yh yng-hung nahm-yn. “Can influence the man.”(d) Haih jeui yuh deih-wai. “Has the highest position.”IV. Gaau-yuhk “Education”:

17、Nih gok-dk gaau-yuhk deui sng-biht gok-sk yuh mt-yh yng-hung a? “What kind of influence do you think education has on gender roles?”V. Questions: Please write down two to three questions for each of the above cultures that you want to ask my colleagues.1.Indonesia:2.Yoruba:3.Greek-American:Assignmen

18、t on CW:Please watch the movie clip on CW and then answer the questions in the assignment entitled “Gender Roles: Chinese movie clip.”Daaih Hhng Dng-lhng Gu Gu Gwa大紅燈籠高高掛大紅燈籠高高掛“Raise the Red Lanterns”1. Trasncript for the movie clip”:(*The Chinese characters in this transcript are in standard Chine

19、se, not written Cantonese.)A-m, nih mh4-si joi gng la.*娘, 你不要再說(shuō)了, “Mother, you dont need to say any more.”Nih y-gng thng ngh gng-j sam yaht la.你已經(jīng)跟我說(shuō)了三天, “You have already spoken to me for three days.”Ngh yihk du lm mhng-baahk la.我也想明白了, “I have thought it out clearly already.”Ga yhn jauh ga yhn l.嫁

20、人就嫁人吧?！癟o marry some, then marry someone.”M: Nh, nih sung ga go mt-yh yhn a?Mother: 嗱，你想嫁個(gè)什麼人？“Then, what kind of person do you want to marry?”Ga go mt-yh yhn, yuh dk bi ngh wah-sih m?嫁個(gè)什麼人， 能有了得我嗎？“Marry what kind of person? Is it up to me to decide?”Nih yt-jihk hi-douh gng chn,你一直在提錢，“You keep tal

21、king about money.”Jauh ga go yuh-chn-yhn l!就嫁個(gè)有錢人吧！“Then (let me) marry a rich man.”M: Ga go yuh-chn-yhn, daahn-haih yiu jouh sai-luh-ph (chip-sih) go wo.M: 嫁有錢人， 可是當(dāng)小老婆?！癕arry a rich man, but (youll) be a concubine.”Jouh sai-luh-ph (chip-sih), jauh jouh sai-luh-ph (chip-sih).當(dāng)小老婆，就當(dāng)小老婆?！癇e a concub

22、ine, then be a concubine.”Nih-yn mh4-haih mt-yh yt wih sih m?女人不是什麼回事嗎？“Arent women not such a big deal?”At the mansion:Nahm-yn: Su-j, nih wn bn-go a?Man: 小姐，你找誰(shuí)？“Miss, who are you looking for?Ngh haih Sung Lhn a.我是宋蓮 呀?！癐 am _.”Seuhng-chi mh4-haih gin-gwo yt chi mihn ge m?上次不是見(jiàn)過(guò)一面嗎？“Didnt we meet o

23、nce last time?”Nahm-yn: i-y, sei tai-tai haih nih h! Nih dng dng.Man: 哎吔， 四太太 是您啦！您等等等?！癘h, Fourth Mrs., its you! You wait wait wait.”F-kiu heui jip nih la, nih gin-mh4-du m?花橋去接您啦，你沒(méi)見(jiàn)到？“Flower sedan has gone to pick you up. You didnt see it.”Ngh jih-gi hahng-lih la.我自己走來(lái)啦?！癐ve come here by myself.”

24、Mh4-si la, ngh jih-gi l.不用，我自己拿。“No need, Ill carry it myself.”2. Vocabulary and Grammar:(a) thng nghPlease note the word order of prepositional phrases (PPs): PPs appear before the main verb.(b) lm mhng-baahkResultative verb compounds (RVCs): the first component is the verb (e.g. lm ), which denote

25、s an activity or a process and the second component describes the result of the activity or process (e.g. mhng-baahk). More examples: tek-sung “kick-injured”d-laahn “hit-broken”jng-laahn “make-broken; cause something to break”Now compare these sentences in Cantonese and their corresponding sentences

26、 in English. What do you notice about the corresponding verbs in English?Ngh jng-sung jih-gi. I hurt myself. Ngh d-laahn jek-bi.I broke a cup. Kuih saat-si Gwaht-deih-m.He killed Voldermolt.The corresponding verbs in English are causative verbs; i.e. they “cause” something to happen. By contrast, RV

27、Cs are required in Cantonese to express the same ideas.(c) bi ngh “l(fā)et me”Bi has multiple meanings in Cantonese. It can mean “give,” “for, and “l(fā)et.” In this case, the word means “l(fā)et” and therefore appear before wah-sih.(d) wah-sih “l(fā)iterally: speak-business = make decision about how something”This

28、 is in the verb-object construction. Therefore modifiying elements such as freqencies and aspect markers should appear between the verb and the object: e.g. wah-j-sih and wah-saam-chi-sih.(e) chip-sih: a more formal expression for concubines(f) gin-gwo yt chi mihn: verb-object constructionGin-mihn i

29、s in the verb-object construction and therefore the perfective marker j and the frequency yt chi appear between the verb gin and the object mihn.(g) gin-mh4-duRVC: gin is the main verb and du is known as the “accomplishment” marker and it appears as the result of the RVC. The negative word mh4 appea

30、rs between the main verb and the result verb in the RVC.(h) hahng-lih “l(fā)iterally: walk-come=walk to where the speaker is”Hahng is the main verb and lih describes the direction of hahng with respect to the speaker. By contrast, to walk to a location away from the speaker will be hahng-heui “walk-go.”

31、(i) jih-gi l “self carry”Please note that jih-gi “self” appears before the main verb in Cantonese.3. Discussion:(a) “Why is it that we do not see the mother when she is talking to the daughter at the beginning of the Chinese movie clip?”(b) “What do you think about the young woman? What do you think

32、 is her educational background? (Hint: her clothing.) Will she find happiness being a concubine to a wealthy man?” (c) Nih yuh-muh tng-gwo Hng J a? Kuih wah nuih-yn yng-gi yng-gi baahn-yn yt-go mt-yh ge gok-sk a? “Have you heard about Confucius? What roles does he say that women should play?” (d) Ni

33、h yihng-wih nih-yn hi hihn-doih ge Jng-gwok se-wih baahn-yn yt go mt-yh ge gok-sk a? “What do you think is the status of women in contemporary Chinese societies?” Supplementary Vocabulary:父系社會(huì) fuh-haih se-wih “Patriarchal society”三從四德 sam chhng sei dak “Three follows and four virtues”賢妻良母 yhn chai l

34、uhng muh “A virtuous wife and a good mother” Homework: Comparisons: How does a womans educational background affect her attitude towards gender roles and her roles in society? (e.g. comparing the two women in the Chinese and Indonesian clips.)CW assignment: Gender Roles #2 - Reflections and Question

35、s(a) Please reflect on what we discussed today about gender roles and share with me 3 of your main observations. (b) Please write down 5 questions that youre interested in investigating with respect to gender roles in Chinese culture. Well discuss these questions at the next class meeting. You will

36、then find a partner and create a survey about gender roles in Chinese culture with your partner. You and your partner will use the survey to interview: (i) at least 4 older individuals of Chinese descent (e.g. your or friends parents and relatives) and (ii) at least 4 peers who are of Chinese descen

37、t. You can do the interview together or separately.A critics view about the movie:David Neo is currently enrolled as a PhD candidate at La Trobe University; his dissertation topic is magic realism in film.http:/ Confucian/feminist “matrix” employed by Zhang poignantly highlights the ineffectualness

38、and oppressiveness of the Chinese Confucian system. Confucianism fosters a patriarchal society through its emphasis on rigid class and gender lines, customs, ancestral worship and heavy priority placed on having a male heir to continue the family name (6). Daughters are not valued, as seen in Raise the Red Lantern, but treated as objects. They are not free to make major choices in life such as choosing their own life partner in a marriage; instead, marriages are often dictated by economic gains. Women have no identity apart from men, they a