Language and Gender

2. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-415-46663-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 289 g

Reihe: Intertext

Aimed at A-Level and beginning undergraduate students, Language and Gender:

- explores the relationship between language and our ideas about men and women

- challenges commonly expressed views on the subject of language and gender

- highlights the individual's role in the expression of gender stereotyping

- includes a range of text types as diverse as personal ads, wildlife documentary, literary fiction and classical music programmes

- includes a comprehensive glossary of terms.

The new edition has been updated and revised and key features include: an additional chapter on Gender, discourse and identities; integration of focus on gender, sexualization, and sexuality; inclusion of international examples, texts and images.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Goddard, Angela

Mean, Lindsey

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Projections 2. Making up Gender 3. All in the Mind? 4. Gender and Speech Styles 5. Political Correctness 6. Reading Positions 7. Gender, Discourse and Identities. Index of Terms. References. Further Reading

Über Autor(innen)

Angela Goddard, Lindsey Mean