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ERIC Number: EJ728887
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Oct
Pages: 33
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-3989
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Gender Schematicity, Gender Identity Salience, and Gender-Linked Language Use
Palomares, Nicholas A.
Human Communication Research, v30 n4 p556-588 Oct 2004
Using self-categorization theory, the effects of sex, chronic gender accessibility (i.e., gender schematicity), and gender identity salience on gender-linked language use in e-mail are examined. Results confirmed interactive effects only. Gender schematic men and women whose gender was salient used typical gender-linked language (e.g., men used male language). With low gender salience, schematic men and women used countertypical gender-linked language (e.g., men used female language). The language of nonschematics varied minimally. Results are discussed regarding previous research on gendered language, the nature of gender identity salience, and examining gendered language in computer-mediated communication.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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