On the Offensive

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  • On the Offensive Book Detail

  • Author : Karen Stollznow
  • Release Date : 2020
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Genre : Discrimination in language
  • Pages : 325
  • ISBN 13 : 110849627X
  • File Size : 40,40 MB
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On the Offensive by Karen Stollznow PDF Summary

Book Description: "You people ... She was asking for it ... That's so gay ... Don't be a Jew ... My ex-girlfriend is crazy ... You'd be pretty if you lost weight ... You look good ... for your age ... These statements can be offensive to some people, but it is complicated to understand exactly why. It is often difficult to recognize the veiled racism, sexism, ableism, lookism, ageism, and other -isms that hide in our everyday language. From an early age, we learn and normalize many words and phrases that exclude groups of people and reinforce bias and social inequality. Our language expresses attitudes and beliefs that can reveal internalized discrimination, prejudice, and intolerance. Some words and phrases are considered to be offensive, even if we're not trying to be"--

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