Gender, discourse and power in the Cameroonian parliament / Lilian Lem Atanga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atanga, Lilian Lem.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex role--Political aspects--Cameroon.

Sex role.

Gender mainstreaming--Cameroon.

Gender mainstreaming.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mankon, Bamenda : Langaa Research & Pub., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book investigates gender and power relations in the Cameroonian parliament using a critical discourse analytical approach, which focuses on social issues and seeks to expose unequal relations within institutions. The study identifies different gendered discourses within the speeches of Members of Parliament and government ministers. Consciously or unconsciously, these participants within parliamentary debates draw on topics that construct women and men in specific ways, sometimes sustaining gender stereotypes or challenging existing conditions. The way men and women are constructed using

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Transcription Conventions and Abbreviations; Figures; Tables; Chapter One - Introduction and Background; Chapter Two - Approaches to Gender, Power and Discourse Analysis; Chapter Three - Gender Differences in Parliamentary Talk; Chapter Four - 'Traditional' Gendered Discourses Articulated in the Cameroonian Parliament; Chapter Five - Legitimating 'A Model Traditional Cameroonian Woman'; Chapter Six - Modern 'Progressive' Gendered Discourses in the Cameroonian Parliament

Chapter Seven - Discursive Strategies in Legitimating 'Positive Action for Women'Chapter Eight - Summary, Recommendations and Conclusion; References; Appendices; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789956715305

9956715301

9789956616084

9956616087

OCLC:

830166264