How Does Language Influence Patterns of Social Inequality

question 54

Multiple Choice

How does language influence patterns of social inequality?

• A)Language has little effect on patterns of race or gender inequality.
• B)Language may produce inequalities through stereotypes and assumptions that may be built into what people say.
• C)Studies have proven that what someone is called really doesn't matter,since identity is developed internally by the individual.
• D)While language affects patterns of race and gender,there is no indication that it influences patterns of class inequality.

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