Stereotyping in the digital age: Male language is "ingenious", female language is "beautiful" - and popular.

The huge power for social influence of digital media may come with the risk of intensifying common societal biases, such as gender and age stereotypes. Speaker's gender and age also behaviorally manifest in language use, and language may be a powerful tool to shape impact. The present study too...

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Main Authors: Tabea Meier, Ryan L Boyd, Matthias R Mehl, Anne Milek, James W Pennebaker, Mike Martin, Markus Wolf, Andrea B Horn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243637