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#instacurity - we live our lives to be liked - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Social media Parody

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in-sta-cur-ity (n). an excessive concern with one's social media presence, influence, and/or liveability.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">in-sta-cur-ity (n). an excessive concern with one's social media presence, influence, and/or liveability.</div>

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We Are In The Dawn Of The "Like" Dependency, And If You Don't Know What That Means, Jus... - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Social media PSA Parody

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Parody of a PSA, but its message is relevant.

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More than words - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Gender Identity Idiolect

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The language we use, and even the sound of our own voice reveals much more about us than we may think.

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Gender agenda (review of Deborah Cameron's book Do Men and Women Really Speak Different... - 2 views

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Language Part 1 Gender Men Talk Women Talk

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Steven Poole finds the differences between men and women have little to do with speech in Deborah Cameron's Do Men and Women Really Speak Different Languages? (Book review)

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Study finds huge gender imbalance in children's literature - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Gender Children's Literature

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New research reveals male characters far outnumber females, pointing to 'symbolic annihilation of women and girls'

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Back down to Earth - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Gender Men Talk Women Talk

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Why, when men and women are more equal than ever, is the myth about the sexes coming from different planets so popular? Deborah Cameron, in the third of three extracts from her new book, argues that the 'Martians' and 'Venusians' are more similar than they think

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Why, when men and women are more equal than ever, is the myth about the sexes coming from different planets so popular? Deborah Cameron, in the third of three extracts from her new book, argues that the 'Martians' and 'Venusians' are more similar than they think</div>

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Speak up, I can't hear you - 2 views

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Language Part 1 Gender Men Talk Women Talk

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Can it really be true that men and women understand language in different ways? Nonsense, says Deborah Cameron in this second extract from her new book - the supposed miscommunication is a myth

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Can it really be true that men and women understand language in different ways? Nonsense, says Deborah Cameron in this second extract from her new book - the supposed miscommunication is a myth</div>

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What language barrier? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Gender Men Talk Women Talk

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It is a truism that men and women do not communicate in the same way. But is there really any evidence to support this Mars-and-Venus theory? Oxford language professor Deborah Cameron investigates in the first of three extracts from her new book

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It is a truism that men and women do not communicate in the same way. But is there really any evidence to support this Mars-and-Venus theory? Oxford language professor Deborah Cameron investigates in the first of three extracts from her new book</div>

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Sexist language: it's every man for him or herself - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Gender Sexism

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The author of Winnie-the-Pooh thought 'he or she' should be replaced by 'heesh', but there's nothing wrong with singular 'they'. Mind Your Language (Blog)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The author of Winnie-the-Pooh thought 'he or she' should be replaced by 'heesh', but there's nothing wrong with singular 'they'. Mind Your Language (Blog)</div>

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Cast-offs and leftovers: the mixed benefits of working for a white family - 0 views

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Literature Bluest Eye Race

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Olivia Olivia recalls how her mother's job as a domestic worker for rich white families robbed her of her mother's affections (Salon.com)

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Asian-American Band Fights To Trademark Name 'The Slants' - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Taboo Race Asian-American

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office won't approve a trademark for the band's name on the grounds that it's a disparaging term for people of Asian descent. So the band is taking the fight to federal court.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office won't approve a trademark for the band's name on the grounds that it's a disparaging term for people of Asian descent. So the band is taking the fight to federal court.</div>

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It Takes A Classroom To Learn The Family Language - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Learning languages Mother Tongue

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Many first- and second-generation Americans are turning to classrooms to relearn their heritage languages (NPR)

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When Did the Word Negro Become Taboo? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Taboo Race Black speech

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Speaking in tongues - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Code-switching Obama Black speech

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"This voice I speak with these days, this English voice with its rounded vowels and consonants in more or less the right place-this is not the voice of my childhood." Writer Zadie Smith discusses "voice adaptation" or code-switching, and Obama's English.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"This voice I speak with these days, this English voice with its rounded vowels and consonants in more or less the right place-this is not the voice of my childhood." Writer Zadie Smith discusses "voice adaptation" or code-switching, and Obama's English.</div>

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Code Black - 0 views

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Language Identity Part 1 Code-switching Obama Black speech

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Of course Obama talks differently to different groups. So do most politicians (Slate.com)

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Obama's English - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Code-switching Obama Black speech

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Obama and the racial politics of American Engllish (NYT opinion)

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Breaking down Obama's English - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Code-switching Obama Black speech

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A discussion of Obama's ability to switch language codes

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Code-switching/Talking white - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Code-switching

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Blog

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It's a Man's (Celluloid) World: On-Screen Representations of Female Characters in the T... - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Gender Representation TV Film

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Why Can Neil Patrick Harris Say That's 'Too Gay' and Straights Can't? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Taboo Gay Insults Gender

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Discussion of the use of campy language and hurtful slurs (NYT)

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