LEADER 03343nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910959100603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9789956715305 010 $a9956715301 010 $a9789956616084 010 $a9956616087 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(OCoLC)779172953 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse21853 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1135035 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10365022 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL663283 035 $a(PPN)18734440X 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88825211 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1135035 035 $a(Perlego)541606 035 $a(FRCYB88825211)88825211 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 /$fLilian Lem Atanga 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMankon, Bamenda $cLangaa Research & Pub.$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (280 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781322320014 311 08$a1322320012 311 08$a9789956615469 311 08$a9956615463 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 615 0$aSex role$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aGender mainstreaming 676 $a320.96711 700 $aAtanga$b Lilian Lem$01617005 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910959100603321 996 $aGender, discourse and power in the Cameroonian parliament$94338917 997 $aUNINA