COMM 435 CSUSM Gender Communications Essay
Essay: Gender Communication
How does the power of language shape the way we see social reality? In your response, please discuss 3 forms of language that create gendered, racialized, and/or classed hierarchies. In your discussion, please be sure to specifically define sexist language and build an argument for the use of inclusive language. Finally, your response should address why recognizing both the liberatory and oppressive potential of language is important.
The essay will cover the some of the following conceptual areas: (You don’t need to use all of them)
Textbook: DeFrancisco, V. P. & Palczewski, C. H. (2019). Gender in communication: A critical introduction (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Developing a Critical Gender/Sex Lens
Defining Gender
Defining Sex
Defining Gender/Sex
Role of Communication
Gender/Sex Differences Approach
Gender/Sex Similarities Approach
Intersectionality
Feminism and the F-word
Theories of Gender/Sex
Biological Theories
Psychological Theories
Critical Theories
Multiracial and Global Feminism
Queer Theory
Gendered/Sexed Voices
Voice (Metaphorical)
Voice (Literal)
Vocal Fry
Conversational Styles
Identity Work in Conversation
Dimensions of Humor
Gender and Humor
Functions of Feminist Humor
Gendered/Sexed Language
The Power of Language
Language as Oppression
Semantic Functions
Linguistic Marking
He/Man Language and “You Guys”
Language as Resistance
Resignification