PPT-Language, Gender and Power

Encultured Each of us is encultured This is a lifelong process in which our identities are formed We learn gendered identities of what it is to be a man or a woman and we learn those behaviours that society encourages sanctions or condemns It is through language that a great deal of enculturation occurs . Language and Gender. J.K. Chambers in his textbook on sociolinguistic theory (1995:102) states that “in virtually all sociolinguistic studies that include a sample of males and females” there is clear evidence that “women use fewer stigmatized and non-standardized variants than do men of the same social group in the same circumstances.”. Boys and girls are brought up and expected to behave in different ways. English is an inherently sexist language. Women are conventionally represented in negative ways by the media. Women talk more than men. Foundation of Gender Concepts:. What . I. s Gender?. Gender . refers to the social differences between males and females that are learned, and though deeply rooted in every culture, are changeable over time, and have wide variations both within and between cultures. . LO: to understand some of the issues and ideas regarding gender and language in occupational contexts. Based on work we have already done on the topics of gender and occupation, what trends might you expect?. Boys and girls are brought up and expected to behave in different ways. English is an inherently sexist language. Women are conventionally represented in negative ways by the media. Women talk more than men. Language and Gender is…. Language and gender. is an area of study within sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, and related fields that investigates varieties of speech associated with a particular gender, or social norms for such gendered language . Goals. A World Without Gender. To . explore the levels of sex. To . better understand the variations of sex/gender. To articulate processes of gender identity development. How Many Sexes Are There?. Genetic/chromosomal sex. Starter: answer these questions with reference to the reading you have been doing.. Summarise what . Lakoff. (1975) says about the characteristics of female talk?. Who is Otto Jespersen (1922) and how did he conceptualise gender differences in language?. “The study of gender, within literature, is of general importance to everyone.”. - Judith Spector. “I have a male mind with male experiences. Therefore I see things through the perception of a man. I couldn’t relate to some of Virginia Woolf’s views and I despised the way she pushed her viewpoint on the reader. This was brought on by my masculinity, I feel.”. Introduction . In this presentation we are going to define what bullying is and unpack the gendered language that is used in your day to day life.. We will see how bullying and being bullied can . a. …so much to get through and lots of the theories and ideas cross over to areas like power, occupation, class etc etc!. Just to remind you. ….. You absolutely must know these basic theories!!!. Lakoff. CMA Catholic Case Conference. March 13, 2016. 2007. 2014. Feb 2016. Summer 2015. 58 Gender Options . Feb 2015. May 2012/ July 2013/ Oct 2015. Transgender at five/six/eight. 1999. March 2016. Academics. Gender identity. Gender . dysphoria. Gender reassignment . (sex change). Gender transition. Intersexed. Transgender/Transsexual. Male-to-Female (MTF). Female-to-Male (FTM). Clinical Issues. Questions and . Presentation Title: XXXXX. Presentation Date: XXXX. Presentation Location: XXXX. This project has received funding from the. European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme,. under grant agreement no. 824536 .