Diversity Flashcards
Basis of theory
“Difference is a myth” and lang difference is constructed by society and there is no innate difference
As said by Deborah Cameron
Cameron Locker Room Talk
Gossip Study- Men gossip as much as women but its labelled as ‘locker room talk’
-No difference in how we gossip, it’s just warped perceptions and noticing it more in women due to societies standards
Gossip/ Locker room talk share the same features e.g.
-Keep members of social groups in the know
-Establishing a bond with a group
Butler Gender Performativity
-Gender is a ritual/ performance accepted by society and is learned by seeing others do it
-Differentiates between sex and gender identity (Gender identity is learned)
-Heteronormative behaviours are reinforced through media/ society e.g. gendered clothes
-All of this upholds patriarchy due to way women are constructed to be
She would refute saying such as
‘Man up’
‘Be more ladylike’
Milroy
Social Network Theory
-Lang is influenced by those around you and the higher the network density the more it’ll be influenced
-Working women had stronger accents due to more social ties
-Men looking for work had less dense ties and weaker accents
Cook-Gumprez
Investigated girls ‘playing house’ as mothers with babies
They were ‘boiling the babies’ as it had not yet been learned that being a ‘good mother’ is being a good woman, which is a heteronormative behaviour reinforced by society
This suggests gender specific motherly roles are learned by children and reinforces gendered behaviour
