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Sexual harassment online : shaming and silencing women in the digital age / by Tania G. Levey

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Levey, Tania G.
Published
Boulder, CO : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., [2018]
Copyright Date
©2018
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1 online resource
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Contents
Acknowledgments -- Gender and sexual norms in the digital age -- Slut : shaming sexual activity -- Whore : judging "bad" girls -- Dyke : enforcing heterofeminine standards -- Bitch : controlling gender performances -- Cunt : silencing women in public -- Transformation and dissent on social media -- Appendix A: Methodology -- Appendix B: Coding scheme and Twitter counts -- References -- Index.
Summary
Women who use social media are often subjected to blatant sexual harassment, facing everything from name calling to threats of violence. Aside from being disturbing, what does this abuse tell us about gender and sexual norms? And can we use the Internet to resist, even transform, destructive misogynistic norms? Exploring the language of shaming and silencing women in the cybersphere, Tania Levey addresses these questions and also considers how online attempts to regulate women's behavior intersect with issues of race, ethnicity, and class.
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9781626377035 (electronic bk.)
1626377030 (electronic bk.)
9781626376953 (hc ; alk. paper)
1626376956 (hc ; alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-207) and index.
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