When he doesn't mean you: Gender-exclusive language as ostracism

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 757-769

  Stout, Jane G ^a   Dasgupta, Nilanjana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

intergroup processes; language; ostracism; sexism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; LANGUAGE; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB APPLICATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 79955774088     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167211406434     Document Type: Article

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