Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17947
Title: Sticks and stones: How words and language impact upon social inclusion
Contributor(s): McKay, Kathryn  (author); Wark, Stuart  (author)orcid ; Mapedzahama, Virginia  (author); Dune, Tinashe  (author); Rahman, Saifur  (author); MacPhail, Catherine  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2015
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/17947
Open Access Link: https://josi.journals.griffith.edu.au/index.php/inclusion/article/view/498Open Access Link
Abstract: Language framed as derogatory names and symbols can have implications for people and their life experiences. Within a Saussurian-inspired frame, and looking at ideas of stigma and social inclusion, this paper examines the use of language as a weapon within a social context of (changing) intent and meaning. Three examples of language use in mainstream society are analysed: 'retarded' which evolved from scientific diagnosis to insult; 'gay' as a derogatory adjective within popular culture; and, the way language around suicide is used to both trivialise and stigmatise those who are suicidal, as well as those who are bereaved.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Journal of Social Inclusion, 6(1), p. 146-162
Publisher: Griffith University
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 1836-8808
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 160805 Social Change
111703 Care for Disabled
111714 Mental Health
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 441004 Social change
420318 People with disability
420313 Mental health services
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920403 Disability and Functional Capacity
920410 Mental Health
950201 Communication Across Languages and Culture
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 200403 Disability and functional capacity
200409 Mental health
130201 Communication across languages and culture
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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