Externalities of Change
Deference and Demeanor in Contemporary Feminism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2498348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joan Cassell (Columbia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-94 |
| Publication date | 1974-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.33.1.a444728425up3722 |
| OpenAlex | W2006053395 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Using data from a study of contemporary feminism, the author examines the symbolic inversion of expected female clothing and role behavior observed among Women's Liberation participants. As a form of nonverbal communication, this behavior conveys messages of which sender and recipient may be only partially aware. Such communication, which may be powerful and provocative, can elicit hostile or repressive measures from outside groups, acting as a self-fulfilling prophecy and further supporting Women's Liberation ideology. The function of the inversion of deference and demeanor as a boundary-maintenance mechanism, signalling group membership and exclusion is discussed, as is the relation of symbolic inversion to social change
Communication source · Deference · Feminism · Ideology · Inversion (geology) · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 2007 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |