QuoteStudy Suggests That Winnie the Pooh Isn't Gender Equal, But Does it Matter?

A comprehensive study of traditional children's book characters has determined that Pooh Corner may be rife with gender inequality.

Dr. Janice McCabe, a sociologist at Florida State University, examined nearly 6,000 children's books between 1900 and 2000 and determined the stories have a definitive gender bias and a disproportionate representation of genders.

Some people have to look really hard to find something to be offended over.

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Clearly, Dr. McCabe does not have enough to do.

Question #1: Why is FSU employing a doctorate-level sociologist? Question #2: Assuming that Dr. McCabe is teaching something to someone, why is her workload so light that she has time to pursue such nonsense?

Quote from: tbone0106 on May 07, 2011, 06:05:01 AM
Clearly, Dr. McCabe does not have enough to do.

Question #1: Why is FSU employing a doctorate-level sociologist? Question #2: Assuming that Dr. McCabe is teaching something to someone, why is her workload so light that she has time to pursue such nonsense?

Did someone take her Winnie the Pooh from her at a very young age??  :o

I believe the woman needs a life.    :o

And yes Tbone what a waste of money. 8)

I took a college sociology course back around 1981. The instructor was one of the best teachers I've ever had! One of his favorite themes was historical comparison, that is, how things have changed from one time to another.

"What was different 100 years ago?" he would ask. "There were no environmentalists," someone said. (Not true, but the environmentalists of 1881 were, uh, not very important.) "New houses had big front porches," someone else volunteered. Then ensued a big discussion of the hows and whys of front porches, from a social, and thus sociological, point of view. "Women couldn't vote in the U.S." was another fact pointed out. You get the idea.

One of the most important principles the instructor sought to stress was the fact that all the weird crap we have come to know and love in our modern society has come about because of one thing that was nearly non-existent in 1881 -- leisure time. In the span of just a few generations, life in the U.S. of A. changed from the subsistence-based activity set of the period to the leisure-driven modern pace. We once chased prairie chickens for food; now we buy fat farm-raised chickens, already dead, plucked, skinned, butchered, and ready to cook.

Back in the day, folks just didn't have time to get worked up about much of anything beyond subsistence activities.

Quote from: tbone0106 on May 07, 2011, 07:30:31 AM
I took a college sociology course back around 1981. The instructor was one of the best teachers I've ever had! One of his favorite themes was historical comparison, that is, how things have changed from one time to another.

"What was different 100 years ago?" he would ask. "There were no environmentalists," someone said. (Not true, but the environmentalists of 1881 were, uh, not very important.) "New houses had big front porches," someone else volunteered. Then ensued a big discussion of the hows and whys of front porches, from a social, and thus sociological, point of view. "Women couldn't vote in the U.S." was another fact pointed out. You get the idea.

One of the most important principles the instructor sought to stress was the fact that all the weird crap we have come to know and love in our modern society has come about because of one thing that was nearly non-existent in 1881 -- leisure time. In the span of just a few generations, life in the U.S. of A. changed from the subsistence-based activity set of the period to the leisure-driven modern pace. We once chased prairie chickens for food; now we buy fat farm-raised chickens, already dead, plucked, skinned, butchered, and ready to cook.

Back in the day, folks just didn't have time to get worked up about much of anything beyond subsistence activities.

Which is why I love how Solar and I live.  I have people at work who look at me like I am crazy for hanging our clothes out to dry.  I bake bread every weekend because I prefer Solar have something healthier than what we can buy in the store.  I would love chickens for eggs and yes I do know how to clean when the time comes to butcher them...  I look forward to a garden with fresh tomatoes and cucumbers.  There is something about the simplicity that grounds me. :)

Shes just freakin creepy!!!

Quote from: Solar on May 07, 2011, 08:08:04 AM
Shes just freakin creepy!!!

Will she travel? Just curious.

Quote from: tbone0106 on May 07, 2011, 10:13:14 AM
Will she travel? Just curious.

If you can handle a three way with Pooh? :))

Quote from: Solars Toy on May 07, 2011, 07:49:34 AMI look forward to a garden with fresh tomatoes and cucumbers.  There is something about the simplicity that grounds me. :)

Just to make you jealous.. Ma and I have a garden with tomatoes and cucumbers. We also have squash, radishes, jalepenos, onions, cilantro, and bell peppers.

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BTW, I never watched Winnie the Pooh. My dad wouldn't allow me. He said Winnie the Pooh would make me stupid. My brothers weren't allowed to watch it either. Ma can vouch for this.

Quote from: Rachel on May 07, 2011, 10:43:01 AM
Just to make you jealous.. Ma and I have a garden with tomatoes and cucumbers. We also have squash, radishes, jalepenos, onions, cilantro, and bell peppers.

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BTW, I never watched Winnie the Pooh. My dad wouldn't allow me. He said Winnie the Pooh would make me stupid. My brothers weren't allowed to watch it either. Ma can vouch for this.

Yep. Winnie was/is a lil on the shallow side.

Btw, when did you stop calling me Mom?

Well, I had you as Mom on my cell phone, but that put you below Mark, Melanie, Melissa, and Molly. It was annoying having to scroll all the way down to Mom after going to the Ms, so I switched you to Ma. Now you're at the top of my M list on my phone. :P

Quote from: Rachel on May 08, 2011, 09:19:26 AM
Well, I had you as Mom on my cell phone, but that put you below Mark, Melanie, Melissa, and Molly. It was annoying having to scroll all the way down to Mom after going to the Ms, so I switched you to Ma. Now you're at the top of my M list on my phone. :P

There ya go, Kay! It's a cell phone world, and for that reason you're just gonna have to learn to answer to "ma."  :P :P :P

I suppose Ma is better than calling me Maw! I'll have to look at it from this perspective to appreciate Ma.

@ T~ Yes it is a cellular phone world. I dont know how we lived without them.

Quote from: tbone0106 on May 07, 2011, 06:05:01 AM
Clearly, Dr. McCabe does not have enough to do.

Question #1: Why is FSU employing a doctorate-level sociologist? Question #2: Assuming that Dr. McCabe is teaching something to someone, why is her workload so light that she has time to pursue such nonsense?

Doesn't have enough to do? It sounds like this is what she does. This study isn't outside the scope of sociology, certainly not for a sociologist whose areas of specialization include "Social Inequalities - Gender, Race, and Ethnicity," "Sociology of Childhood and Youth," and "Sociology of Sexuality."

#1) Because they have a sociology department. http://www.fsu.edu/~soc/

#2) It sounds like Dr. McCabe has a research faculty position. Professors whose research is fully supported by external funding often have different duties at Universities and will teach few courses. The FSU website has her teaching two grad courses and three undergrad courses so she is probably teaching three courses a semester. While that's not a huge teaching load it will keep one busy and certainly eat into ones time for research.

So how does she find the time? She, like many research scientists working at Universities, probably goes into overdrive during the breaks in the academic calendar.