{"id":2242,"date":"2013-12-27T16:20:22","date_gmt":"2013-12-27T10:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/?p=2242"},"modified":"2014-02-07T10:36:50","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T05:06:50","slug":"words-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/words-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Words Of The Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year, ASAP ran a monthly column by Coordinator Suchitra Dalvie called Word Of The Month<\/a>. In a blog that introduced this column, she wrote, “Words are powerful. Language matters. What we say is shaped by our thoughts, ideas, attitudes, perceptions, reactions. In turn, what we say can shape our own behavior and actions and also influence that of others.”<\/p>\n

As the year winds to a close, we review some of the words that have inspired our actions in 2013 and going forward, promise to energize our activities in the coming year.<\/p>\n

\"prejudice<\/a>Stigma:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

People, old and young who have been stigmatized feel as though they are transforming from a whole person to a tainted one. They feel different and devalued by others, including often by their own families. Such persons often suffer from depression, low self worth and self harming behaviours. This manifests often as self enforced \u2018shunning\u2019 whereby such persons do not speak up, or speak out or share personal stories.<\/p>\n

Read More:\u00a0https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/word-of-the-month-stigma\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"image\"<\/a>Hegemony:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The term \u201cHegemony\u201d came from the writings of Karl Marx and was conceptualised by Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) a Marxist social philosopher. He theorised that one social class can manipulate the system of values and practices of a society, in order to create and establish a ruling-class worldview that justifies the status quo of their domination of the other social classes of the society. Simply put, a hegemony is a system where one ruling social group or state rearranges a system to suit its position.<\/p>\n

Read More:\u00a0https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/word-of-the-month-hegemony\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"ithink\"<\/a>Personhood:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Defining personhood is a very controversial topic !! One needs to draw upon philosophy, anthropology, genetics, ethics as well as law to reach some conclusions.\u00a0Susan Bordo<\/a>\u00a0has suggested that the overwhelming focus on personhood in abortion debates has often deprived women of their rights as persons.<\/p>\n

Read More:\u00a0https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/word-of-the-month-personhood\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"_DSC0604\"<\/a>Advocacy:<\/strong><\/p>\n

To\u00a0advocate\u00a0<\/a>is to\u00a0\u201c\u00a0<\/b>To speak, plead, or argue in favor of\u201d and someone who does that is an advocate\u2013One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender: an advocate of civil rights. Or One that pleads in another\u2019s behalf; an intercessor: advocates for abused children and spouses or\u00a0<\/b>A lawyer.\u00a0Advocacy is thus a\u00a0political process<\/a>\u00a0by an individual orgroup<\/a>\u00a0which aims to influence public and policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions.<\/p>\n

Read More:\u00a0https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/word-of-the-month-advocacy\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\"tumblr_mk7tkzD07z1s2r3qgo1_1280\"<\/a>The Personal Is Political:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The phrase \u2018the personal is political\u2019 does not mean that everything a woman does is political or that all her personal choices are political choices. In feminist terms, the \u2018personal is political\u2019 refers to the theory that personal problems are political problems, which basically means that many of the personal problems women experience in their lives are not their fault, but are the result of systematic oppression.<\/p>\n

Read More:\u00a0https:\/\/asap-asia.org\/blog\/word-of-the-month-the-personal-is-political\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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