Communication Dans Un Congrès Année : 2025

Using non-sexist language: a form of collective action?

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The main goal of this research is to test whether a collective action model better predicts non-sexist language use than the planned behavior model. Research shows that the generic use of masculine forms in language reinforces gender inequalities by shaping biased mental representations. While the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) has been used to predict NSL use, other and more political factors, such as modern sexism, also seem to play a role. Given that non-sexist language challenges male-dominated language and is influenced by ideologies justifying gender inequality, we argue that a more politically informed framework is needed to predict NSL use. We propose that the Dual Pathway Model of Collective Action (DPMCA), which positions NSL as a form of collective action for women's rights, would better predict its use than the TPB. Participants, French university students, will complete measures of each variable of the DPMCA (e.g., perception of injustice) and TPB (e.g., subjective norms), as well as intention to use non-sexist language. Data collection will occur from January to February 2025, and structural equation modeling will be used to test the models. Non-sexist language use should be considered as a form of collective action against androcentrism in language. As such it should be best predicted by a model of collective action than by the TPB. Testing these models will provide new insights into the study of non-sexist language use and might help politicize counter-arguments against it.

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hal-05171571 , version 1 (20-07-2025)

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Lola Girerd, Magali Ginet, Chloé Marie, Delphine Martinot, Armelle Nugier, et al.. Using non-sexist language: a form of collective action?. 48th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology (ISPP), Jul 2025, Prague (Czech Republic), Czech Republic. ⟨hal-05171571⟩
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