Identify a common word or phrase from everyday life and discuss how its use influences the culture of everyday life.
Topic phrase: Grow a pair of balls.
Research question: How has the phrase ‘grow a pair of balls’ influenced the culture of everyday life. In contrast how has the phrase been influenced by society and culture.
Key sources:
– Scowen, Peter. “We need to talk about masturbation, the last great sexual taboo.”
– Lakoff, Robin. “The Neutrality of the Status Quo.” The Language War. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2000. 42 – 85.
– Cohen, Ted. “Metaphor, Feeling and Narrative.” Philosophy and Literature 21.2. 1997. 223 – 44.
– Grossman, A. L., & Tucker, J. S. (1997). Gender differences and sexism in the knowledge and use of slang. Sex Roles, 37(1/2), 101-110.
– Danesi, M. (2010). The forms and functions of slang. Semiotica, 2010(182), 507-517. doi:10.1515/semi.2010.069