Living Up to a Name: Gender Role Behavior Varies With Forename Gender Typicality

Alexander, Gerianne M.; John, Kendall; Hammond, Tracy; Lahey, Joanna

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.604848

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“…This means that gendered names were mainly based on heterocentrist belief that heterosexuality is superior, normal and natural than other forms of sexual orientation. Significantly, these names are used to activate a process of gender socialisation whereby behaviour is shaped to conform to the expected social roles for the girl-child [2]. In this way, the institutional structure has set the stage for doing gender.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Vernier [60] argue that such power dynamics reinforce images of greater prestige and privilege for men and marginalise women. Names also serve as proxies for gender labels and stereotypes [2] which are inherently political. Naming can be used as a tool for manipulating power relations between men and women and gender is naturalised within societies through a process of reproduction and maintenance [18].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Husband is a Priority: Gender Roles, Patriarchy and the Naming of Female Children in Nigeria

Mensah

2022

Gend. Issues

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In onomastic practices of some traditional societies in Nigeria, stereotyped gender roles and patriarchy are deliberately perpetuated in the naming of female children, thus using naming traditions as weapons against girl-children. In these cultures, names are bestowed on female children to align with existing sexist norms and gender ideology in which the namer is dominant and the named is subservient. This article explores, from an ethnographic qualitative approach, the politics of this naming regime, and highlights the centrality of naming in the social construction of gender in two cultural traditions in Nigeria: Bette (South-east), and Owe (North-central), which entrench inequality and illuminate power and dominance against the girl-child. It considers the implications of this regime of names on the girl-child from the perspective of “doing gender” (West and Zimmermann in Gender Soc 1:125–151, 1987), which simultaneously recreates and reinforces the cultural meaning of gender and the systems of power and oppression on which it rests. I demonstrate how personal names are overtly used to enact conformism and/or resistance to patriarchy and the results, based on linguistic evidence, reveal that participants who conform to traditional gender norms or ideologies tended to reify inequality and oppressive gender regime through the choice of their names. Participants who resisted normative conception of gender opened up space for agency and autonomy, and thus expanded the frontiers of their gender expression.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Husband is a Priority: Gender Roles, Patriarchy and the Naming of Female Children in Nigeria

Mensah

2022

Gend. Issues

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“…Parents use naming practices to confer gender-linked personalities onto their children, which can also shape the development of the gendered self. Alexander et al (2021) affirm that gendered names can activate a process of gender socialisation whereby behaviour is shaped to conform to expected social roles. In some African societies where patriarchal norms are strong, gendered naming is an indicator of power dynamics in the family and community as a whole.…”

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The Representation of People in the Ibibio Anthroponymic System: A Socio-Onomastic Investigation

Mensah,

Rowan,

Ekpe

2024

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In the African cultural context and beyond, personal names are not just unique forms of identifying and individuating their bearers; they also provide relevant windows that resonate with the people’s worldviews, values, and cosmology. From a socio-onomastic perspective, this article examines the representation of people and their description in the Ibibio cultural namescape, which is a source of their traditional epistemology. Personal names are symbolic linguistic resources that contain information about the Ibibio universe of meaning, where people are placed at the centre of every social relationship. Drawing on ethnographic data sourced through participant observation and semi-structured interviews with 30 participants who were name-givers, name-bearers and name-users, this study reveals that the Ibibio naming tradition provides a medium for the dissemination of its traditional cultural scripts, which capture community solidarity, support, security and a sense of belonging. This article concludes that the Ibibio anthroponymic culture reflects people as sources of empowerment. People provide the foundation for understanding the past and a path for reaching one’s life goals. This study offers significant entry points into the way the Ibibio act and react to the strength of its community and reinforces the belief that for the Ibibio, people-related regime of names is an important resource used to foster a positive sense of community and well-being.

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“…It is important to note that gender expression may not always conform to societal expectations or traditional gender roles. Individuals should have the freedom to express themselves authentically and without judgment or discrimination based on their chosen gender expression (Alexander, John, Hammond, & Lahey, 2021).…”

Section: Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

Study on the Ethical Perceptions of Accounting Students: Evidence from Medan City

Nainggolan

2023

JICP

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This study aims to assess the ethical behavior of accounting students in the city of Medan. The ethical perceptions of accounting students in Medan City will be examined with the Love of Money variable, which is influenced by variables such as Machiavellian behavior, religiosity, and gender. The research approach employed in this study is explanatory. The population of interest consists of accounting students enrolled in state universities in Medan City. A random sample of 100 respondents was selected for the study. The data analysis method utilized is Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis. The discussion of the results reveals that Machiavellian behavior influenced students' ethical perceptions. Additionally, the study found that religiosity and gender both have an impact on students' ethical perceptions. However, based on the data analysis, it was determined that the Love of Money variable does not serve as an intervening variable. In conclusion, these findings highlight the significance of Machiavellian behavior, religiosity, and gender in shaping the ethical perception of students. However, it is important to recognize that ethical perception is influenced by a multitude of factors, and further research is needed to better understand the intricate connections among these variables.

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Living Up to a Name: Gender Role Behavior Varies With Forename Gender Typicality

Cited by 6 publications

References 46 publications

Husband is a Priority: Gender Roles, Patriarchy and the Naming of Female Children in Nigeria

Husband is a Priority: Gender Roles, Patriarchy and the Naming of Female Children in Nigeria

The Representation of People in the Ibibio Anthroponymic System: A Socio-Onomastic Investigation

Study on the Ethical Perceptions of Accounting Students: Evidence from Medan City

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