Muted Group Theory

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:media
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:feminist
gender studies
language and power dynamics
gptkbp:criticizedFor patriarchal language structures
gptkbp:developedBy Edwin Ardener
gptkbp:focusesOn marginalization of certain groups in communication
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Muted Group Theory
gptkbp:influencedBy anthropology
sociolinguistics
gptkbp:notableWork Belief and the Problem of Women (1975)
gptkbp:originatedIn 1970s
gptkbp:proposedBy Shirley Ardener
gptkbp:relatedTo critical theory
standpoint theory
gptkbp:requires dominant groups shape language
subordinate groups are silenced or muted
gptkbp:studies how language reflects social hierarchies
gptkbp:usedIn media studies
organizational communication
intercultural communication
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Theories_of_Communication
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7