Political Correctness as Characterized in the Media
Author | : Cindy Scott |
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Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1993 |
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Author | : Cindy Scott |
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Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1993 |
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Author | : Monica Konggaard |
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Release | : 2010 |
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Author | : Guy Blythman |
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Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2021-06-17 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9781800311664 |
However you feel about it the doctrine of political correctness, designed to combat discrimination against certain "identity groups", has become one of the key ideologies that govern the world of the twenty-first century. As such it merits close, and even-handed, analysis. Is it as harmful as its critics insist, or as benign as its proponents would have us believe? This book asks what it is; how it came to be so prevalent; whether it is the quirk of a minority or an imperative which all of us should subscribe to. What does the future hold for it, and therefore for us? Will there be, or is there already taking place, a reaction against it, and will that backlash succeed? What are the implications for society if it does? Is it a myth in the first place? Most importantly, is it guilty of its own misconceptions and prejudices? The conclusion is that it is, while not being entirely harmful, and that trouble may result if it is not reformed. Guy Blythman is the author of Philosophy: A View From The Edge and The Bigger Picture: Essays In History and Politics.
Author | : Geoffrey Hughes |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 4 |
Release | : 2011-09-13 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1444360299 |
Political Correctness “Geoffrey Hughes has brought together with great panache the very many manifestations of political correctness, both absurd and vicious, and shown how they express a single collective mind-set. His book establishes beyond doubt that there is such a phenomenon, that it has become dominant in our culture, and that it represents a growing tendency to censor public debate and to prevent people from questioning orthodoxies which we all know to be false.” Roger Scruton, American Enterprise Institute “What a joy this book is! Hughes’ study traces, with unflagging zest, the modern history of PC. Sumptuous in data, in judgment precise, this is the latest and fullest of Hughes’ series on the social history of language.” Walter Nash, Professor Emeritus, University of Nottingham Political Correctness is now an everyday phrase and part of the modern mindset. Everyone thinks they know what it means, but its own meaning constantly shifts. Its surprising origins have led to it becoming integrated into contemporary culture in ways that are both idealistic and ridiculous. Originally grounded in respect for difference and sensitivity to suffering, it has often become a distraction and even a silencer of genuine issues, provoking satire and parody. In this carefully researched, thought-provoking book, Geoffrey Hughes examines the trajectory of political correctness and its impact on public life. Exploring the origins, progress, content, and style of PC, Hughes’ journey leads us through authors as diverse as Chaucer, Shakespeare and Swift; Philip Larkin, David Mamet, and J.M. Coetzee; from nursery rhymes to Spike Lee films. Focusing on the historical, semantic, and cultural aspects of political correctness, this outstanding and unique work will intrigue anyone interested in this ongoing debate.
Author | : Jennifer Peters |
Publisher | : Enslow Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2017-12-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0766095614 |
In the wake of an extremely contentious U.S. presidential election that touched upon several hot-button issues including the right to marry and the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement, debate has erupted regarding the language people use to describe both political issues and groups of people. This book takes a look at the widening gap between those who believe political correctness is an unnecessary affectation and those who believe a greater good can be achieved with increased sensitivity in how we talk to, and about, each other. Through analyzing a range of viewpoints, students are encouraged to form their own opinions on this important topic.
Author | : Melissa Moreland |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 90 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Political correctness |
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Author | : Stephanie Alexandra Suhr |
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Release | : 2008 |
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Author | : Handelshøjskolen i København.. Institut for Interkulturel Kommunikation og Ledelse. IKL |
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Total Pages | : 67 |
Release | : 2007 |
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Author | : Jessica Ulrich |
Publisher | : GRIN Verlag |
Total Pages | : 89 |
Release | : 2023-04-21 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 3346859215 |
Examination Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,0, University of Würzburg, language: English, abstract: This paper first examines and looks into the definitions, development and sources of political correctness as a cultural concept, which has significantly been coined in a certain direction since its first occurrence. Beforehand, as a framework and to put it into a sociological relevant perspective, Pierre Bourdieu, Bruno Latour and their findings about the connection of language, society and their mutual influence will be discussed. Furthermore, putting theory into practice, three speeches of three different politicians representing anti-PC-strategies via three different sorts of media will be analysed. Moreover, respective repercussions in society will be outlined and associated with results of the analysis. "Political Correctness belongs in the dustbin of history", Alice Weidel, faction leader of the far-right populist German party AFD enthusiastically demanded on the nationwide party ́s conference in 2017. This statement made her and her party ́s position regarding political correctness perfectly clear. When it comes to the emotional debate about being pro or anti political correctness, it seems to be that the far-right parties across Europe and many conservative politicians in the United States have similar attitudes to this topic. The urgency of exploring and revealing strategies which connect PC and far-right propaganda and thereby coin a dangerous cultural narrative, can be observed for instance in Germany in respect of the predominantly anti-muslim blog Politically Incorrect News (PI news), which is under surveillance of the Bavarian constitution protection and counts 10.000 daily visitors in 2017. The blog ́s operators describe their site as against mainstream, pro-American and pro-Israeli, and in a constant battle for the German constitution against the ́ideology ́ of multiculturalism. Now, the United States of America have been functioning and still work in many diverse realms of cultural and respective political changes as a blueprint and virtually as a forecast for developments in Europe. This has been and still is the case with political correctness as a phenomena, which seems to be a connecting piece of society and politics. Consequently, examining and understanding PC and anti-PC as a presumed strategy of politicians of the right means tracing it back to its origins in the U.S.. Eventually, analysing its effects and consequences can possibly provide an idea how to counteract the difficulties which it also causes in Europe.
Author | : Jubilee Dickson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 55 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Censorship |
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Political correctness (PC) is a common topic in pop culture and online posts, recently gaining fresh attention in the media and in politics. Meanwhile, researchers have been discussing the meaning of this term, as well as the implications for research, for nearly three decades. However, up until now, there has been no method of measuring political correctness as a construct, nor even an agreed upon definition or understanding of PC. This paper describes PC as another “ism”, that is, PCism, and like other isms, PCism includes cognitive, affective, and behavioral components. The current study presents a new measure to assess the attitude components of political correctness indirectly through a language preferences assessment. Validity and reliability of this new measure were evaluated and established across two different studies. Results suggest that the new PC measure is related to previously validated personality and attitude measures including Social Dominance Orientation, Right-Wing Authoritarianism, Universal Orientation, and the Big Five factors of openness and agreeableness. However, the PC scale does not completely overlap with these existing measures, suggesting that it is capturing something unique. Future analysis is suggested in order to further validate the PC measure and also to probe the relationships with other measures to explain how language choices are related to attitude and personality factors.