Genderlect

    Cards (3)

    • Spender (1980)

      Man Made Language
    • Deborah Cameron (2007)
      Published the book The Myth of Venus and Mars- which contradicted the difference approach of other linguists, Suggested that the mainstream belief in differences between the 2 genders link to confirmation bias, She also believes that there are less similarities between 2 men than there are between a man + a woman
    • Judith Butler (1990)
      Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, Presents the idea of gender performativity (something you do not are) and gender as a social construct, Meaning it is fluid and culturally determined – not by sex