Naoko Takemaru

Women in the Language and Society of Japan

The Linguistic Roots of Bias

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Produktbeschreibung

Feminist critics have long considered language a primary vehicle for the transmission of sexist values in a society. This much-needed sociolinguistic critique examines the representation of women in traditional Japanese language and society. Derogatory and highly-sexualized terms are placed in historical context, and the progress of nonsexist language reform is reviewed. Central to this work are the individual voices of Japanese women who took part in a survey, expressing their candid thoughts and concerns regarding biased gender representations. In their own words, they give voice to the reality of being female within the constraints of a traditional--and sometimes misogynistic--language.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9780786440030
• ISBN-10: 0786440031
• Artikelnr.: 28179707

Autorenporträt

Naoko Takemaru is an assistant professor of Japanese at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
List of Tables      viii
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     
Part I: Representation of Women in Japanese Society
1-Status and Roles of Women in Japan     
2-Family and Marriage in Japan     
3-Women and Education in Japan     
4-Women in the Japanese Workplace     
5-Feminism in Japan     
Part II: Representation of Women in the Japanese Language
6-Survey: Voices from Japanese Women     
7-Women and the Japanese Language:
The Present and the Future     
Appendix A: Demographic Information about the Survey
Participants     
Appendix B: Japanese Words and Phrases Listed by
Survey Participants     
Bibliography     
Index