Reminding May Not Be Enough: Overcoming the Male Dominance of the Generic Masculine

IF 2 3区 文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION Journal of Language and Social Psychology Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI:10.1177/0261927x241237739
Patrick Rothermund, Fritz Strack
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In gender-marked languages, masculine and feminine grammatical forms are distinct, with the masculine form also used for gender-mixed groups (generic masculine). Previous research indicates that the generic masculine elicits male-biased representations. Psychologically, this may be due to a misunderstanding of the communicative intention, an automatic activation of male associations, or both. In two preregistered experiments, we tested whether the male bias is affected by emphasizing the generic intention. Adding contextual information that conveyed a group's gender-mixed composition eliminated the male bias (Study 1). However, the male bias remained robust when continuously reminding participants of the generic intention via a novel grammatical marker (Study 2). These results suggest that the male bias is partly driven by associative processes that are immune against a purely explicit disambiguation of the generic intention.
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提醒可能还不够克服 "通用男性 "的男性主导地位
在有性别标记的语言中,阳性和阴性语法形式是不同的,阳性形式也用于性别混合群体(通用阳性)。以往的研究表明,通用阳性会引起男性偏向的表征。从心理学角度看,这可能是由于对交际意图的误解、男性联想的自动激活或两者兼而有之。在两个预先登记的实验中,我们测试了男性偏向是否会受到强调通用意图的影响。通过添加上下文信息来传达一个群体的性别混合构成,消除了男性偏向(研究 1)。然而,当通过新颖的语法标记不断提醒参与者一般意图时,男性偏差仍然很强烈(研究 2)。这些结果表明,男性偏向部分是由联想过程驱动的,而联想过程对纯粹明确的一般意图的歧义具有免疫力。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Language and Social Psychology explores the social dimensions of language and the linguistic implications of social life. Articles are drawn from a wide range of disciplines, including linguistics, cognitive science, sociology, communication, psychology, education, and anthropology. The journal provides complete and balanced coverage of the latest developments and advances through original, full-length articles, short research notes, and special features as Debates, Courses and Conferences, and Book Reviews.
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