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  1. 16. "You don't always like your sisters, but you always love them" : Trans feminine accounts of misogyny, sisterhood and difference in New York City

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Alexander Alvina Chamberland; [2015]
    Keywords : Trans feminine; sisterhood; trans-sisterhood; femi-negativity; trans-misogyny; New York City; trans women; femininity; intersectionality; Transfeminin; systerskap; trans-systerskap; femi-negativitet; trans-misogyni; New York City; transkvinnor; femininitet; intersektionalitet;

    Abstract : This thesis examines six trans feminine informants in New York City's experiences of oppression, trans-misogyny, femi-negativity, racism, and classism, as well as their experiences of community support, conflicts and resistance practices through the lens of the term sisterhood and the practice of sisterhooding. Focus has also been placed on the informant's views on allyship and coalition, and their relationship to other communities, such as the trans masculine community. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Assessment of Gender Pronouns in Relation to Gender Stereotypes and Sexism

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Catharina Bevik; [2014]
    Keywords : Gender-neutral pronoun; language; stereotyping; agentic; communal; sexism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : All languages distinguish between genders to a varying degree. Gender stereotypes in language are often gender-specific, where agentic words are considered as male and communal words are considered as female. READ MORE

  4. 18. Occupational terms in The Daily Aztec & The San Diego Union Tribune : Non sexist vs. sexist language

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Anna Ericsson; [2008]
    Keywords : sexist language; feminist; affixation; gender-neutral language; occupational terms;

    Abstract : Abstract In English usages such as mankind and job titles ending in -man (fireman, chairman) when referring to people in general are considered sexist. Sexist language makes a distinction between women and men and it can exclude, trivialize or diminish women. READ MORE

  5. 19. Chairman or chairperson? Or perhaps chair? : Swedish upper secondary school students’ knowledge of, and attitudes towards unbiased and ‘politically correct’ English usage

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Magnus Mellborg; [2006]
    Keywords : gender neutral usage; political correctness;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay was to investigate the knowledge of, and attitudes towards unbiased English usage amongst Swedish upper secondary school students. For the purpose of this study, a survey was carried out at an upper secondary school in southern Sweden. READ MORE