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Gender, discourse and power in the Cameroonian parliament [[electronic resource] /] / Lilian Lem Atanga



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Autore: Atanga Lilian Lem Visualizza persona
Titolo: Gender, discourse and power in the Cameroonian parliament [[electronic resource] /] / Lilian Lem Atanga Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Mankon, Bamenda, : Langaa Research & Pub., c2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (280 p.)
Disciplina: 320.96711
Soggetto topico: Sex role - Political aspects - Cameroon
Gender mainstreaming - Cameroon
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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
Chapter Seven - Discursive Strategies in Legitimating 'Positive Action for Women'Chapter Eight - Summary, Recommendations and Conclusion; References; Appendices; Back cover
Sommario/riassunto: This 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
Titolo autorizzato: Gender, discourse and power in the Cameroonian parliament  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 9956-715-30-1
9956-616-08-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910456532703321
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