Explain The Four Process Of Silencing

The four processes of silencing that are presented are the following: ridicule, ritual, control, and harassment. The first of the four processes is ridicule. Ridicule can best be defined as when we use language to make fun of someone with the intention of them feeling less than or small. An example of ridicule would be men the dominant group-labeling women as nagging. They also convey through ridicule that women the marginalized group has nothing important to say. They hold an extreme double standard by expecting women to be supportive listeners when they aren’t. The second process is ritual. The example in our lecture and book for ritual is a wedding ceremony.
This ritual gives the impression that women are subordinate to men. This is communicated