LEADER 03162nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910456532703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9956-715-30-1 010 $a9956-616-08-7 035 $a(CKB)2520000000009902 035 $a(EBL)1135035 035 $a(OCoLC)830166264 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000484588 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11307119 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000484588 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10594796 035 $a(PQKB)11675741 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1135035 035 $a(OCoLC)779172953 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21853 035 $a(PPN)18734440X 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1135035 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10365022 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL663283 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000009902 100 $a20091223d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGender, discourse and power in the Cameroonian parliament$b[electronic resource] /$fLilian Lem Atanga 210 $aMankon, Bamenda $cLangaa Research & Pub.$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (280 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-32001-2 311 $a9956-615-46-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Transcription Conventions and Abbreviations; Figures; Tables; Chapter One - Introduction and Background; Chapter Two - Approaches to Gender, Power and Discourse Analysis; Chapter Three - Gender Differences in Parliamentary Talk; Chapter Four - 'Traditional' Gendered Discourses Articulated in the Cameroonian Parliament; Chapter Five - Legitimating 'A Model Traditional Cameroonian Woman'; Chapter Six - Modern 'Progressive' Gendered Discourses in the Cameroonian Parliament 327 $aChapter Seven - Discursive Strategies in Legitimating 'Positive Action for Women'Chapter Eight - Summary, Recommendations and Conclusion; References; Appendices; Back cover 330 $aThis book investigates gender and power relations in the Cameroonian parliament using a critical discourse analytical approach, which focuses on social issues and seeks to expose unequal relations within institutions. The study identifies different gendered discourses within the speeches of Members of Parliament and government ministers. Consciously or unconsciously, these participants within parliamentary debates draw on topics that construct women and men in specific ways, sometimes sustaining gender stereotypes or challenging existing conditions. The way men and women are constructed using 606 $aSex role$xPolitical aspects$zCameroon 606 $aGender mainstreaming$zCameroon 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSex role$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aGender mainstreaming 676 $a320.96711 700 $aAtanga$b Lilian Lem$0866661 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456532703321 996 $aGender, discourse and power in the Cameroonian parliament$92098445 997 $aUNINA