e that political language can evoke a set of mythic beliefs in subtle and powerful ways, believes Edelman.
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Glick, P. and Fiske, S.T. (1999). "Gender, Power Dynamics, and Social Interaction." In Revisioning Gender, pp. 365-398. Ferree, M.M., Lorber, J., and Hess, B., editors. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Examines the power dynamics that influence the creation of sex categorization and gender stereotyping. Assesses the role that language plays in enforcing these categories and stereotypes.
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