Objectivity and the Patriarchy – the inadequacy of scientific materialism The language of Science As a youngster in the days before computer games and the internet, for something interesting to do and to fend off boredom on rainy days, we … Continue reading
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Drones and Cannon-fodder … How did the stereotypical image of males come about? Why is it necessary for society to propagate in boys and men such inhuman qualities as numbness, emotional illiteracy, insensitivity, anger, and domination? I’m not suggesting these … Continue reading
What makes is a Man? Of course, there are huge advantages and benefits to being male in our society (as I’m sure any woman reading this would point out!), the main ones to my mind being: Earning Power Men in … Continue reading
Blue is the colour – gender and sexuality I was born at the beginning of the 60s in East London. Mine was not a typical East-End working class family. For a start, my taxi-driver dad was an ex-Communist (having left … Continue reading
On the increasing humanisation of computer devices & AI and the impact on human relationships… I have become concerned about the impact on a generation who have grown up with voice-activated, human-like devices… Gendered machines Almost all devices that use voice … Continue reading
I was inspired to write the following after attending a workshop for social activists… This is a modified excerpt from feedback I sent to the organisers of that workshop… Social activists – those of us engaged in trying to change … Continue reading
Andy Stokes 2011 “Life changes fast. Life changes in the instant. You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends.” Joan Didion – The year of magical thinking During the early part of my counselling training, one … Continue reading
Counselling is NOT ‘fixing’ someone… While I was sitting in as observer on a practice session in a class for beginning counsellors that I was teaching, the client was telling about the difficulty of being a long-term carer for a family-member … Continue reading
Part 1 (by Andy Stokes) Please note: This is my own, highly personal interpretation based on my experience and is by no means definitive or in the least exhaustive – Andy Stokes 23/10/12 Note: Gestalt Therapy is different from (though … Continue reading