For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside of Marriage
Which social groups are marginalised, excluded or silenced within the text?
In the study of Power and Privilege, the
importance of setting and target audience will be discussed through considering
how it influences the way in which a text is written and its impact on the
reader. The text that will be explored is a New York Times article entitled, “For
Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside of Marriage”. The author negatively
portrays single moms by the use of bias of source control, statistics, diction,
and tone. If the text had to appeal to a more feminist audience, it would be more
welcoming to the idea that single parents are capable of raising their own
child and would include both single moms and dads or would provide a balanced
point of view of being a single parent.
How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers?
Regarding the
study of reader, culture, and text and their significance within written work,
I will discuss how text is interpreted differently depending on the perspective
of the reader through the chosen article, “For Women Under 30, Most Births
Occur Outside of Marriage”. It is deduced that the New York Times article is
written through a social conservative lens that negatively connotes young single
moms. This is demonstrated by the author’s use of bias such as; source control,
statistics, diction, and tone. Considering the ideologies of the reader, they
may support this author’s conservative point of view and be ignorant of where
the sources come from and the article may strengthen their views against the new
generation. Or, if the reader followed feminist ideologies, then they would be
more aware of what was included of the disapproving tone of the author.
WWW: You have clearly distinguished between your statements (general, narrowed and then thesis) and you have also explained. For the second one, you have presented your introduction with both perspectives - claims and counterclaims - that show the different interpretations that are possible.
ReplyDeleteEBI: I think you should avoid personal problems because in the end, it's still an essay. You could also work on the ending of your second introduction; instead of ending it with another perspective, end it with a thesis statement.
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WWW: Good job on using analytical words that structured your argument in a more sophisticated manner.
ReplyDeleteEBI: Would have been better if you were more direct, and in saying this, also showed clearer indication as to how you were going to structure the essay.
WWW : Linking back to what study of the topic was(study of power and privilege, study of reader)
ReplyDeleteEBI : I can't find anything bad, but it could be better if the direction you will talk about in your body was stated more clearly