When There is No He/She: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Genderless Language Use and Its Impact on Gender Ideology
Journal of Language and Social Psychology • Vol/Iss. 44(5) • Sage Journals • • Published In • Pages: 623-681 •
By Tanabe, Megumi, Tun, Lily, Vaseiezadeh, Nasim, Dogan, Imge
Hypothesis
People who primarily speak a genderless language will have less gender based attitudes compared to gendered language speakers (630)
Note
In the "Latin America" subgroup, those that speak a genderless language at home are more likely to express egalitarian attitudes towards income equality in marriage and consider gender equality as part of democracy. In the "African Islamic" subgroup, those that speak a genderless language at home are more likely to consider gender equality as a part of democracy. In the "Orthodox Europe" subgroup, those that speak a genderless language at home are more likely to consider domestic violence unjustifiable. In the "West and South Asia" subgroup, those that speak a genderless language at home are more likely to disapprove of domestic violence.
| Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordered logistic regression | Partial Support | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender Use in Language | Independent | Grammar |
| Gender Based Attitudes | Dependent | Division Of Labor By Gender, Gender Status, Gender Roles And Issues |