Question #1

1. Cultural theorists often times differentiate between words that begin with capital letters and those that don’t as a means to develop an underlying meaning. By capitalizing words that are not pronouns a cultural theorist is able to develop a sense of discourse in regards to the symbolic concept of the word. In other words, this capitalization reflects the assumption of “hegemony.” For example, by capitalizing Woman, a cultural theorist is able to place in discourse the symbolic concept of woman. In contrast, by keeping the “w” in woman lowercase, a cultural theorist can develop a sense of reality and accessibility in regards to what it means to be woman.