Language, Cognition and Gender
Gender inequality remains an issue of high relevance, and controversy, in society. Previous research shows that language contributes to gender inequality in various ways: Gender-related information is transmitted through formal and semantic features of language, such as the grammatical category of g...
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| author | Sabine Sczesny Alan Garnham Jane Oakhill Lisa von Stockhausen |
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| description | Gender inequality remains an issue of high relevance, and controversy, in society. Previous research shows that language contributes to gender inequality in various ways: Gender-related information is transmitted through formal and semantic features of language, such as the grammatical category of gender, through gender-related connotations of role names (e.g., manager, secretary), and through customs of denoting social groups with derogatory vs. neutral names. Both as a formal system and as a means of communication, language passively reflects culture-specific social conditions. In active use it can also be used to express and, potentially, perpetuate those conditions. The questions addressed in the contributions to this Frontiers Special Topic include: • how languages shape the cognitive representations of gender • how features of languages correspond with gender equality in different societies • how language contributes to social behaviour towards the sexes • how gender equality can be promoted through strategies for gender-fair language use These questions are explored both developmentally (across the life span from childhood to old age) and in adults. The contributions present work conducted across a wide range of languages, including some studies that make cross-linguistic comparisons. Among the contributors are both cognitive and social psychologists and linguists, all with an excellent research standing. The studies employ a wide range of empirical methods: from surveys to electro-physiology. The papers in the Special Topic present a wide range of complimentary studies, which will make a substantial contribution to understanding in this important area. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-513942024-03-29T08:01:37Z Language, Cognition and Gender Sabine Sczesny Alan Garnham Jane Oakhill Lisa von Stockhausen BF1-990 Q1-390 Gender stereotype Gender-fair language Grammatical Gender Language gender Cognition Gender discrimination bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JM Psychology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology Gender inequality remains an issue of high relevance, and controversy, in society. Previous research shows that language contributes to gender inequality in various ways: Gender-related information is transmitted through formal and semantic features of language, such as the grammatical category of gender, through gender-related connotations of role names (e.g., manager, secretary), and through customs of denoting social groups with derogatory vs. neutral names. Both as a formal system and as a means of communication, language passively reflects culture-specific social conditions. In active use it can also be used to express and, potentially, perpetuate those conditions. The questions addressed in the contributions to this Frontiers Special Topic include: • how languages shape the cognitive representations of gender • how features of languages correspond with gender equality in different societies • how language contributes to social behaviour towards the sexes • how gender equality can be promoted through strategies for gender-fair language use These questions are explored both developmentally (across the life span from childhood to old age) and in adults. The contributions present work conducted across a wide range of languages, including some studies that make cross-linguistic comparisons. Among the contributors are both cognitive and social psychologists and linguists, all with an excellent research standing. The studies employ a wide range of empirical methods: from surveys to electro-physiology. The papers in the Special Topic present a wide range of complimentary studies, which will make a substantial contribution to understanding in this important area. 2021-02-11T17:24:45Z 2021-02-11T17:24:45Z 2016-01-19 14:05:46 2016 book 18279 16648714 9782889198924 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/51394 eng Frontiers Research Topics image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International http://www.frontiersin.org/books/Language_Cognition_and_Gender/950#nogo http://journal.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/3409/language-cognition-and-gender Frontiers Media SA 10.3389/978-2-88919-892-4 10.3389/978-2-88919-892-4 bf5ce210-e72e-4860-ba9b-c305640ff3ae 9782889198924 188 open access |
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| topic | BF1-990 Q1-390 Gender stereotype Gender-fair language Grammatical Gender Language gender Cognition Gender discrimination bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JM Psychology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JM Psychology |
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