Représentations genrées dans les professions

Numerous studies show that activities and professions are stereotypically associated with gender. The purpose here is to describe an artistic profession — stage magician — using typical spoken material sourced from the Internet. This qualitative study shows that the profession of stage magician is a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pascal Morchain
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Université Laval 2019-07-01
Series:Communication
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/communication/10530
Description
Summary:Numerous studies show that activities and professions are stereotypically associated with gender. The purpose here is to describe an artistic profession — stage magician — using typical spoken material sourced from the Internet. This qualitative study shows that the profession of stage magician is always presented as highly gendered, i.e., overwhelmingly masculine. Avenues for further research are suggested, particularly regarding the structure and value of stereotypes.
ISSN:1189-3788
1920-7344