Gender has been the focus of linguistic and psychological studies, but little is known about its conceptual representation. We investigate whether the conceptual structure of gender - as expressed in participants' free-listing responses - varies according to gender-related experiences in line with research on conceptual flexibility. Specifically, we tested groups that varied by gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender-normativity. We found that different people stressed distinct aspects of the concept. For example, normative individuals mainly relied on a bigenderist conception (e.g., male/female; man/woman), while non-normative individuals produced more aspects related to social context (e.g., queer, fluidity, construction). At a broader level, our results support the idea that gender is a multifaceted and flexible concept, constituted by social, biological, cultural, and linguistic components. Importantly, the meaning of gender is not exhausted by the classical dichotomy opposing sex, a biological fact, with gender as its cultural counterpart. Instead, both aspects are differentially salient depending on specific life experiences.
Gender is a multifaceted concept: Evidence that specific life experiences differentially shape the concept of gender / Mazzuca, C.; Majid, A.; Lugli, L.; Nicoletti, R.; Borghi, A. M.. - In: LANGUAGE AND COGNITION. - ISSN 1866-9808. - 12:4(2020), pp. 649-678.
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Titolo: | Gender is a multifaceted concept: Evidence that specific life experiences differentially shape the concept of gender | |
Autori: | BORGHI, ANNA MARIA (Ultimo) | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 | |
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Citazione: | Gender is a multifaceted concept: Evidence that specific life experiences differentially shape the concept of gender / Mazzuca, C.; Majid, A.; Lugli, L.; Nicoletti, R.; Borghi, A. M.. - In: LANGUAGE AND COGNITION. - ISSN 1866-9808. - 12:4(2020), pp. 649-678. | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1466617 | |
Appartiene alla tipologia: | 01a Articolo in rivista |