Genderblindness in American Society

The Rhetoric of a System of Social Control of Women

Lucy J. Miller

Genderblindness in American Society: The Rhetoric of a System of Social Control of Women rhetorically analyzes discourses of the current genderblind system of social control that seeks to render gender as irrelevant in public life. As an ideology, genderblindness shapes women’s experiences in the public sphere by working to limit our understandings of gender and to separate the continued marginalization of women from ideas of gender discrimination. Taking a critical rhetoric perspective, Lucy J. Miller examines the discourse of genderblindness in the contexts of the gender wage gap, abortion rights, rape culture, and tech culture.

Lexington Books

Pages: 190 • Trim: 6 x 8¾

978-1-4985-6792-3 • Hardback • June 2019 • $95.00 • (£73.00)

978-1-4985-6794-7 • Paperback • July 2021 • $39.99 • (£31.00)

978-1-4985-6793-0 • eBook • June 2019 • $38.00 • (£29.00)

Subjects: Social Science / Gender Studies, Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Social Science / Women's Studies

Genderblindness in American Society

The Rhetoric of a System of Social Control of Women

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Summary

Genderblindness in American Society: The Rhetoric of a System of Social Control of Women rhetorically analyzes discourses of the current genderblind system of social control that seeks to render gender as irrelevant in public life. As an ideology, genderblindness shapes women’s experiences in the public sphere by working to limit our understandings of gender and to separate the continued marginalization of women from ideas of gender discrimination. Taking a critical rhetoric perspective, Lucy J. Miller examines the discourse of genderblindness in the contexts of the gender wage gap, abortion rights, rape culture, and tech culture.

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Lexington Books

Pages: 190 • Trim: 6 x 8¾

978-1-4985-6792-3 • Hardback • June 2019 • $95.00 • (£73.00)

978-1-4985-6794-7 • Paperback • July 2021 • $39.99 • (£31.00)

978-1-4985-6793-0 • eBook • June 2019 • $38.00 • (£29.00)

Subjects: Social Science / Gender Studies, Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies, Social Science / Women's Studies

Author

Lucy J. Miller is lecturer in the Department of Communication at Texas A&M University.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Genderblindness and the Wage Gap

Chapter 2: Genderblindness and Abortion

Chapter 3: Genderblindness and Rape Culture

Chapter 4: Genderblindness and Tech Culture