4.3. Practical activity
Choose the statements below that you think are sexist. EXERCISES
4.2. Sexism in the use of language
Sexism Taking into account only her sex, the role and ability adapted to women. In our society, being a woman or a man is not valued equally; Each gender has different characteristics
3.7. Practical activity
Everything with a name is said to be when we talk about mythology. That is, if it has a name, it would be a saying that expands the belief that it can be. sentence
3.6. Androcentrism: word derivatives
There are some words that have a masculine origin, but are used to identify both women and men. Below are two examples, one in Basque and the other in Spanish: There are those words
3.5. Androcentrism: man in the center
We have seen that in languages with gender, the predominance of the masculine can be more pronounced, because there is a tendency to use it in a general way. And yet, in the case of Basque, even to express gender
3.4. Practical activity
How would you rewrite the following statements without leaving the feminine gender out of the discourse? Fill the gaps. EXERCISES
3.3. Androcentrism: symmetry in language
As we have explained, even if gender is not mentioned, the recipient of the message imagines the masculine or feminine figure behind it, depending on the discourse. The lawyer gave a press conference this morning.
3.2. Androcentrism: gender in language
In languages with gender, the predominance of the masculine is very evident, because there is a tendency to use it in a general or neutral way. The creative people of the marketing department meet
2.3. Practical activity
Below are two texts, one in Basque and the other in Spanish. Choose the words that refer to the gender of people in the two texts: EXERCISES
2.2. Gender in language
The fact that we are biologically born with a certain sex is indisputable. But we cannot say that all the classifications and assignments made after that are natural. Socially classified in two