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Published: 17.12.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Gender Issues in Language', 1.
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Gender Issues In Language
Today's society is filled with generic terms, which can be used to address the human race. However, using terms like "man," "him," and "his" to refer to people in a broad sense, creates a feeling of sexism in the language.1 Because these terms have more than one meaning in today's society, they are instinctively taken at the meaning of an adult male. In spite of this, people still use these non-generic terms, even though this simple problem can be resolved easily.

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