When he doesn't mean you: Gender-exclusive language as a form of subtle ostracism
Two experiments examined the theorized link between the use of gender-exclusive language and ostracism. In two experiments, women and men read a job overview that contained either masculine gender-exclusive language (he), gender-inclusive language (he or she), or gender-neutral language (one). They...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2009
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/250 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1288&context=theses |