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Article: Pragmatic Discourse and Gender Inequality in China
Title | Pragmatic Discourse and Gender Inequality in China |
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Issue Date | 2013 |
Citation | Law and Society Review, 2013, v. 47, n. 2, p. 279-310 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Using courtroom dialogs from actual court trials in China as data, this article analyzes an emerging "pragmatic discourse," deployed by judges to assist, but at the same time to constrain divorcing women. Through questions, statements, rebuttals, and other interactional devices, Chinese judges define the premises that underpin the law's understanding of gender equality and women's welfare. By looking at how discourses are deployed by judges and litigants, we link micro linguistic practices to more general social forces and processes. Despite their honest effort to protect women's rights, Chinese judges often inadvertently reinforce and reproduce the patriarchal norm. The data demonstrate how the hegemonic patriarchal order reasserts itself in an institutional forum that is meant to promote gender equality. The interaction of the discourses also highlights the tensions in Chinese society and displays the effect of changing social environment on the legal operation. © 2013 Law and Society Association. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/251026 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.3 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.840 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | He, Xin | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ng, Kwai | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-01T01:54:22Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-02-01T01:54:22Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Law and Society Review, 2013, v. 47, n. 2, p. 279-310 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0023-9216 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/251026 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Using courtroom dialogs from actual court trials in China as data, this article analyzes an emerging "pragmatic discourse," deployed by judges to assist, but at the same time to constrain divorcing women. Through questions, statements, rebuttals, and other interactional devices, Chinese judges define the premises that underpin the law's understanding of gender equality and women's welfare. By looking at how discourses are deployed by judges and litigants, we link micro linguistic practices to more general social forces and processes. Despite their honest effort to protect women's rights, Chinese judges often inadvertently reinforce and reproduce the patriarchal norm. The data demonstrate how the hegemonic patriarchal order reasserts itself in an institutional forum that is meant to promote gender equality. The interaction of the discourses also highlights the tensions in Chinese society and displays the effect of changing social environment on the legal operation. © 2013 Law and Society Association. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Law and Society Review | - |
dc.title | Pragmatic Discourse and Gender Inequality in China | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/lasr.12018 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84874717814 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 47 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 279 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 310 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1540-5893 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000318304400002 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0023-9216 | - |