DALE SPENDER

Cards (3)

  • Man made language - 1983 book
  • they way language is constructed favours men
    men have been more able to have their opinions heard
    words are more likely to express male experiences than female
    men have held more power in society
  • what is the ‘male as norm’ principle?
    claims male linguistic bias works to exclude and ignore women, diminish the female experience and determine that female ideas or forms are unfit to represent many social categories