Talking Difference : On Gender and Language Hardback
by Mary Crawford
Part of the Gender and Psychology Series series
Hardback
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`I love the warmth and wit in this book, but I say this in no way to detract from the seriousness of its subject matter and its incisive treatment by Mary Crawford... this is a great book and an important book which articulates current critical thinking about research around gender and language.
Mary Crawford writes brilliantly, powerfully and lucidly...
I thoroughly recommend it' - British Psychological Society Psychology of Women Section NewsletterThis refreshing re-evaluation of current wisdom - both academic and popular - about men's and women's language critically assesses the abundant social science research of recent years and its representation in the mass media.
Exploring a wide range of topics, from talk shows to self-help books, Mary Crawford offers a new understanding of the role of language practices in both maintaining - and disrupting - gender inequality. The book addresses such provocative questions as: Why has the study of gender and language so often focused on the limitations of women's talk?
How do academic practices constrain our understanding of how gender relations are re-created and maintained in language use?
Why do assertiveness texts usually ignore indirect modes of speech such as humour and storytelling?
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
- Publication Date:05/07/1995
- Category:
- ISBN:9780803988279
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:224 pages
- Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd
- Publication Date:05/07/1995
- Category:
- ISBN:9780803988279
