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Language and Gender
55:40 - 58:31 (02:51)
The way we talk about gender is shaped by our language and cultural identity. Nouns and words carry specific gender associations that can impact our perspective.
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This episode explores how the Chinese language highlights society's traditional gender dynamics, where men are the default and women are the exception.
55:40 - 57:19 (01:38)
Chinese language
Summary
This episode explores how the Chinese language highlights society's traditional gender dynamics, where men are the default and women are the exception. Despite this, the language has slowly evolved to become more gender-inclusive with new vocabulary and changing attitudes.
ChapterLanguage and Gender
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PodcastThe Psychology of your 20’s
The way a language assigns gender to nouns can affect the way speakers of that language view gender.
57:19 - 58:31 (01:12)
Language, Gender
Summary
The way a language assigns gender to nouns can affect the way speakers of that language view gender. For example, English doesn't assign gender pronouns to nouns, but in languages like French or Italian, nouns such as "lamp" might be assigned a gender.