Stereotypes and Scripts
how language shapes and resists expectations
$127.92
- Paperback
168 pages
- Release Date
14 November 2025
Summary
Deconstructing Stereotypes: Language, Scripts, and Social Change
Generics express generalizations about groups (“birds fly”), while social scripts dictate behavior in scenarios (saying “thank you”). Both contribute to and reinforce biases and stereotypes.
Stereotypes and Scripts offers an interdisciplinary account of stereotypes, social scripts, and generics, identifying connections between language use and stereotyping. Samia Hesni analyzes how we enact and express…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780197769546 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0197769543 |
| Series: | Studies in Feminist Philosophy |
| Author: | Samia Hesni |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 168 |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 740g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Samia Hesni
Samia Hesni is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Boston University. They write about issues at the intersection of feminist, social, political philosophy, and philosophy of language.
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