Revealing Gender Inequalities and Perceptions in South Asian Countries through Discourse Analysis

308 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Misconceptions regarding gender identity and issues of inequality that women around the world face have become a predominant concern for not only the citizens impacted, but global political leaders, administrators, and human rights activists. Revealing Gender Inequalities and Perceptions in South Asian Countries through Discourse Analysis explores how an analysis of language use in the South Asian region exposes issues related to gender identity, representation, and equality. Emphasizing emerging research and case studies focusing on the concept of gender in Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Nepal, this publication is an essential resource for social theorists, activists, linguists, media professionals, researchers, and graduate-level students.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Gesellschaft und Kultur, allgemein Gesellschaftliche Gruppen, Gemeinschaften und Identitäten Gruppen
• ISBN: 9781522502791
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 06.05.2016
• Größe: 286 x 221 mm
• Verlag: Information Science Reference
• Herausgegeben von: Sara Parker, Farah Kabir, Nazmunnessa Mahtab