Feminine Person
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A Feminine Person is a person with a high femininity measure (who behaves in a manner typically associated with girls and women).
- AKA: Femininity.
- Context:
- They can (often) be a Compassionate Person.
- They can (often) be a Gentle Person.
- They can (often) be a Communal Person.
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- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Female, Feminism, Sensitivity (Human), Haplology, Marianismo, Sex and Gender Distinction, Gentleness, Empathy.
References
2016
- (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femininity Retrieved:2016-10-4.
- Femininity (also called feminity, [1] girlishness, marianismo, womanliness or womanhood) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with girls and women. Femininity is made up of both socially-defined and biologically-created factors. This makes it distinct from the definition of the biological female sex, [2] as both males and females can exhibit feminine traits. People who exhibit a combination of both masculine and feminine characteristics are considered androgynous, and feminist philosophers have argued that gender ambiguity may blur gender classification. [3] [4] Modern conceptualizations of femininity also rely not just upon social constructions, but upon the individualized choices made by women [5] Traits traditionally cited as feminine include gentleness, empathy, and sensitivity,[6] [7] though traits associated with femininity vary depending on location and context, and are influenced by a variety of social and cultural factors. In some non-English speaking cultures, certain concepts or inanimate objects are considered feminine or masculine (the counterpart to feminine).
- ↑ "Feminity vs. femininity", Grammarist. (This is an instance of haplology.)
- ↑ Gender, Women and Health: What do we mean by "sex" and "gender"?' The World Health Organization
- ↑ Butler, Judith (1999 [1990]), Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity (New York and London: Routledge).
- ↑ Laurie, Timothy (2014), 'The Ethics of Nobody I Know: Gender and the Politics of Description', Qualitative Research Journal, 14 (1), pp. 64-78.URL: https://www.academia.edu/6262250/The_Ethics_of_Nobody_I_Know_Gender_and_the_Politics_of_Description
- ↑ Budgeon, Shelley(2015), 'Individualized femininity and feminist politics of choice..', European Journal of Women's Studies, 22 (3), pp. 303-318.
- ↑ Vetterling-Braggin, Mary "Femininity," "masculinity," and "androgyny": a modern philosophical discussion
- ↑ Worell, Judith, Encyclopedia of women and gender: sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender, Volume 1 Elsevier, 2001, ISBN 0-12-227246-3, ISBN 978-0-12-227246-2
2008
- https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php?topic=30391.10;imode
- QUOTE:
- Positive feminine traits: Compassion, empathy, intuitiveness, cooperation, communication, kindness, calmness, thoughtfulness, graciousness, warmheartedness, emotionally expressive, able to be happy for others, sustainer, peacemaker, gentleness, patience, nurturing, helpfulness, open mindedness, empathetic, neatness, attentive to detail, creativeness, life giving, sexual fidelity.
- Negative feminine traits: Frivolousness, neediness, vanity, naivety, overly sensitive, squeamishness, prudishness, clingyness, helplessness, dependency, excessively emotional, obsessed with personal appearance, primping, lacking self-confidence, indecisiveness, excessive passivity, insecurity.
- QUOTE:
1963
- (Friedan, 1963) ⇒ Betty Friedan. (1963). “The Feminine Mystique." WW Norton & Company.