gender Flashcards
1
Q
definitions of gender and sex?
A
gender: how we identify
sex: biological - chromosomes
2
Q
Anne Bodine (1975) ?
A
- There is a bias in the English Language in the favour of males
- e.g. ‘mankind’ , ‘deer’
3
Q
what is Androcentric language?
A
language that is in the favour of men
e.g. mankind, deer
