| dc.rights.license | CC-BY-NC-ND | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wickham, M.I. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lemmen, I.C. van | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-05T18:00:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-08-05T18:00:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/40475 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Gender-inclusive language has become increasingly visible in recent times − due to growing
gender diversity − yet it is met with widespread criticism. To build on the existing categorization
of criticism against gender-inclusive language, the purpose of this study was to identify
underlying psychological mechanisms of this criticism. As such, online surveys were distributed
to a sample of Dutch participants (N = 117). The resulting data was analyzed with a multiple
regression analysis, MANOVA and a mediation analysis. Biological essentialism and
precariousness of gender identity were identified as important predictors of negative attitudes
towards gender-inclusive initiatives. Inclusion of a framing variable during the surveys resulted
in null findings; implications for nudging and recommendations for future research on threat and
gender essentialism are discussed. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Utrecht University | |
| dc.format.extent | 551486 | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.title | On Gender-Inclusive Language and Its Opponents’ Motivations | |
| dc.type.content | Bachelor Thesis | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | Open Access | |
| dc.subject.keywords | gender-inclusive language, gender essentialism, fear of gender identity loss,
precariousness of gender identity, system justification, gender identification, freedom of speech | |
| dc.subject.courseuu | Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
