Essays about: "gendered language use"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words gendered language use.

1. 1. Gendered Language in English Job Advertisements and the Perception of Potential Applicants within Electrical and Electronic Engineering in Sweden

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Josefin Alm; [2024]
   Keywords : Sociolinguistics; gender; language; masculine and feminine words; job advertisements; electrical; and electronic engineering.;

   Abstract : This mixed-method study investigates the use of masculine and feminine-coded words (i.e., words associated with gender stereotypes) in English job advertisements in Sweden, focusing on the male-dominated Electronic and Electric engineering field in Sweden (SCB, 2022). READ MORE

3. 2. Arms export in feminist Sweden : A Study of Swedish Arms Exports in the Context of Feminist Foreign Policy

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Caroline Aderman; [2023]
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   Abstract : This dissertation concerns motivations of the Swedish arms export since the implementation of feminist foreign policy in 2014 until it was discarded in 2022. It contributes to knowledge on the intersection between feminist foreign policy and arms export. READ MORE

4. 3. 'Men in Grey Suits': Androcentric Language in the House of Commons : A Corpus-Assisted Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Pauline Alkenäs; [2022]
   Keywords : Androcentrism; House of Commons; Critical Discourse Analysis; CDA; Hansard at Huddersfield Corpus; Male Bias;

   Abstract : Whilst the number of women in the British Parliament increases in line with social progress towards gender equality, androcentric language use in the House of Commons prevails and perpetuates a harmful outdated hierarchical order of gender. The aims of this study are two-fold, (1) to gain insight into how androcentric occupational titles are used to negotiate the hierarchical structure of the Chamber, (2) to explore how MPs’ male bias is reflected by their use of androcentric generic nouns. READ MORE

5. 4. The Impact of Technology on Women’s Experience of Gender-based Violence : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the #16DaysofActivism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Lauren Bolinger; [2022]
   Keywords : TFGBV; technology; gender-based violence; discourse; social media;

   Abstract : This paper focuses on the topic of technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV) – forms of violence and abuse perpetrated against individuals on the basis of gender in online spaces or through technological means. It is a recent and highly pervasive issue that the activist, academic and development worlds are working to define. READ MORE

6. 5. Are journalists aware of the gender gap? : A study on the perceptions and experiences about the language used in the representation of women in the Italian press

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Journalistik

   Author : Livia Trussardi; [2022]
   Keywords : gender studies; gendered language; journalism; journalistic culture; sexist language;

   Abstract : This thesis studies Italian journalists' perceptions and experiences of the use of gendered language in the representation of women in the Italian press. Previous research has shown that Italian media misrepresent women by producing gender stereotypes. READ MORE