Positioning Gender in Discourse
| Author | : J. Baxter |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 222 |
| Release | : 2003-09-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780230501263 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0230501265 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (265 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Positioning Gender in Discourse by : J. Baxter
Download or read book Positioning Gender in Discourse written by J. Baxter and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-09-30 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feminist Poststructuralist Discourse Analysis helps analyse how speakers construct their gendered identities within a complex web of power relations. Demonstrated here through a study of teenagers' conversation in class and senior managers' discussions in business meetings, it challenges the view that females are disempowered in mixed-sex settings.