Problem
Discriminatory communication
Nature:
Communication, both verbal and non-verbal, can enrich or dehumanize life. Discriminatory communication can be injurious to racial, ethnic, female, older persons, children, and disabled groups, and exists in the mass media, at work, and in face-to-face meetings.
Incidence:
With older age groups, mass media tends to patronize and stereotype. Stories dwell on the problems and foibles of old age rather than its rewards and joys. It is invariable portrayed as a time of waning physical and mental powers, typified by canes, wheelchairs and persons who are child-like, self-indulgent, helpless and a bother to have around.
Narrower Problems:
Segregation through languageDiscriminatory use of languageExclusive patterns of communicationExclusive nationally-oriented language systems Related Problems:
Pursuit of personal prestigeLanguage discrimination in politicsPrejudice against communication by visual imagery Aggravates:
Ineffective dialogue Reduced By:
Lack of an acceptable universal languageStrategies:
Reducing discriminatory communication Subject(s):
Communication → Communication Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST