The role of social class in the use of gender-inclusive language: An analysis of Polish and German job titles
The role of social class in the use of gender-inclusive language: An analysis of Polish and German job titles
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Hodel, Lea
Formanowicz, Magdalena
Pietraszkiewicz, Agnieszka
Sczesny, Sabine
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2025-06-02
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Social Psychological Bulletin
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20
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1-21
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1896-1800
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Past research has found that gender-inclusive language is more commonly used in egalitarian cultures. People in middle-class communities not only endorse more egalitarian values but also more strongly believe that social change is possible than people in working-class communities. As such, there may be a higher demand for and, thus, use of gender-inclusive language in middle-class professions than for working class professions. Two studies investigated the use of feminine and gender-inclusive job titles for working vs. middle class professions in two grammatical gender languages, namely feminine job titles in Polish corpus texts (Study 1) and gender-inclusive job titles in Swiss German job advertisements (Study 2). Results showed that feminine and gender-inclusive job titles were indeed more often used for middle- than for working-class professions in both countries. These findings document the need to take social class into account in future language research as well as in the implementation of language reforms.
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grammatical gender
gender-inclusive language
social class
egalitarian values
gender-inclusive language
social class
egalitarian values
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Sustainable Development Goals
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