Terms to know…

Denotation

Denotation: Intended meaning

Connotation

implied meaning or a value judgment about the nature of art.

Ex…

40-ish connotation 48 Outgoing connotation Loud! Fun connotation annoying Open-minded connotation desperate Free spirit connotation drugs

For females…

For males…

40-ish connotation 52 looking for 25 Honest connotation Liar! Mature connotation Until you get to know him Open-minded connotation Wants your sister Educated connotation Will treat you like an idiot Poet connotation In bathroom stalls Spiritual connotation Once went to church with

his grandmother on Easter Sunday

Capitalism

Capitalism is a social system based on the principle of individual rights.

means of production are privately owned and production is guided and income distributed through the operation of markets.

Patriarchy

A social system in which the father is the head of the family and men have authority over women and children.

A family, community, or society based on this system or governed by men.

The American Dream

A successful and satisfying life, it usually implies financial security and material comfort, but can also imply a dream of fame, exceeding social, ethnic, or class boundaries, or simply living a fulfilling life.

The American Dream is closely associated with American capitalism.

Marginalized

Those perceived as lacking desirable traits or deviating from the group norms tend to be excluded by wider society and ostracized as undesirables.

Minorities Women Poor

Re-appropriation of meaning

Linguistic reclaiming of a word and the meaning of that word

Ex. The N-Word Ex. Queer

Did dumb dumb just say what I think he

said?

Feminism

Belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.

An example of a marginalized group’s attempt to re-appropriate meaning

Left & Right

Opposing sides of the political spectrum Left = Socialism (in Canada) = Democratic Party (in US) Right = Conservative (in Canada) = Republicans (in US) Liberal party central

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