Code Switching and Sexual Orientation
A Test of Bernstein's Sociolinguistic Theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3630936 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Malcolm E Lumby (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 383-399 |
| Publication date | 1976-06-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j082v01n04_03 |
| PMID | 1018102 |
| OpenAlex | W1996054685 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Bernstein's theory was tested in the homosexual's "closed" community to determine code-switching ability and its relationship to jargon. Subjects told a story based on homoerotic photographs where knowledge of sexual orientation was varied. Rather than finding the restricted code associated with in-group communication, an analysis of data trends (since all hypotheses were rejected) suggests that homosexual hemophyly encouraged elaboration, and status differentiation resulted in a more restricted code. Story length was the most significant variable across groups. Some of Bernstein's theoretical explanations require modification to account for subjects' behavior in stigmatized social groups
Code (set theory · Code-switching · Developmental psychology · Homosexuality · Jargon · Linguistics · Orientation (vector space · Programming language · Psychoanalysis · Sexual orientation · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Mathematics · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2006 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |