Two Introductions
1. How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers?
The New York Times article "For women under 30, most births occur outside marriage" written by Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavernise could be read and interpreted differently by varying audiences. This all depends on things like their age, political beliefs, gender, as well as their personal values and opinions. Looking at this text from the conservative perspective with a middle to middle-high social status, and focus on traditional values; that reader will mostly agree with the opinions presented in these articles, and the certain biases. However, a younger and more liberal person in a lower and similar social status, with a relatively high education will most likely pick up on these biases, and disagree with the biggest statements made in this article. The focus on these perspectives will help illustrate the certain dichotomy between these two political beliefs, as well as provide an example of how one text can create contrasting reactions based on the person reading it.
2. Which social groups are marginalized, excluded, or silenced within the text?
The New York Times article "For women under 30, most births occur outside marriage" written by Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavernise, has focused on certain social groups to help articulate their argument that births that occur outside of marriage tend to have worse effects on the child compared to those that are born within a marriage. The authors have used the word "minorities" and "poor" with a negative connotation in order to associate that reaction with the message of the article. They have also chosen to tell the stories of certain single mothers that are either struggling financially, or have not been able to find a man to help them with their children. This helps to persuade the readers into agreeing with their article.
The New York Times article "For women under 30, most births occur outside marriage" written by Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavernise could be read and interpreted differently by varying audiences. This all depends on things like their age, political beliefs, gender, as well as their personal values and opinions. Looking at this text from the conservative perspective with a middle to middle-high social status, and focus on traditional values; that reader will mostly agree with the opinions presented in these articles, and the certain biases. However, a younger and more liberal person in a lower and similar social status, with a relatively high education will most likely pick up on these biases, and disagree with the biggest statements made in this article. The focus on these perspectives will help illustrate the certain dichotomy between these two political beliefs, as well as provide an example of how one text can create contrasting reactions based on the person reading it.
2. Which social groups are marginalized, excluded, or silenced within the text?
The New York Times article "For women under 30, most births occur outside marriage" written by Jason DeParle and Sabrina Tavernise, has focused on certain social groups to help articulate their argument that births that occur outside of marriage tend to have worse effects on the child compared to those that are born within a marriage. The authors have used the word "minorities" and "poor" with a negative connotation in order to associate that reaction with the message of the article. They have also chosen to tell the stories of certain single mothers that are either struggling financially, or have not been able to find a man to help them with their children. This helps to persuade the readers into agreeing with their article.
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ReplyDeleteThe diction that you used is a very high degree and the arguments you presented are very well articulated.
WWW- You did extra research to find out the authors for the article and proposed a very good point. "This all depends on things like their age, political beliefs, gender, as well as their personal values and opinions." was well developed. I like how you talked about how education plays a part in different bias.
EBI - This could be better if you added a question to your theses and perhaps answered the question.