Language and the Social Construction of Gender Roles

Name: Language and the Social Construction of Gender Roles
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ISBN: 9783838349374

ISBN-10: 3838349377

ISBN-13: 9783838349374

Edition: N/A

Authors: Juliet Thondhlana

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Language and the Social Construction of Gender Roles: Roles in Transition This book reports results of an investigation into how language reflects the sociocultural perceptions of women and men in the Shona society of Zimbabwe as evidenced in the language of proverbs, poetry and other language forms. The study sought to identify language about men and women and examine it for evidence about the nature of gender roles. Language relating to different contexts within which Shona women and men interact was identified and analysed syntactically and semantically. It was found that while women were generally valued by society, they were born without value and status. They became valued when they…

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List price: $60.00
Publisher: Lambert Academic Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 100
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.24" tall
Weight: 0.352
Language: English