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Page 49
... masculine men are “ valuable . " This is not , however , a " separate but equal " dichotomy . It serves an idealized hier- archy in which anything conceived to be male , and , therefore , masculine , is more highly valued than whatever ...
... masculine men are “ valuable . " This is not , however , a " separate but equal " dichotomy . It serves an idealized hier- archy in which anything conceived to be male , and , therefore , masculine , is more highly valued than whatever ...
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... masculine . Words exist and are created because they serve the values and attitudes central to a culture . Dictionaries record cultural meanings . Definitions of womanly , mannish , and manly , feminine and masculine from the Random ...
... masculine . Words exist and are created because they serve the values and attitudes central to a culture . Dictionaries record cultural meanings . Definitions of womanly , mannish , and manly , feminine and masculine from the Random ...
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... masculine in parsing ; for , in all languages , the masculine gender is considered the most worthy , * and is generally employed when both sexes are included under one common term . Thus parents is always masculine . " Natural " gender ...
... masculine in parsing ; for , in all languages , the masculine gender is considered the most worthy , * and is generally employed when both sexes are included under one common term . Thus parents is always masculine . " Natural " gender ...
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