La realización de feminidad entre jóvenes veinteañeras: el papel de las confidencias sobre las relaciones con los hombres en la conversación juvenil femenina
Acuña Ferreira, Virginia (Universidad de Zaragoza)
Resumen: Este artículo aborda la construcción de identidades femeninas en la conversación natural, apoyándose en las teorías constructivistas/performativas del género y en el concepto de Comunidad de Práctica, de acuerdo con las tendencias actuales en los estudios sobre Lengua, Género y Sexualidad. En primer lugar, se revisa la trayectoria de este campo, explicando sus inicios con la búsqueda de "diferencias de género" en la comunicación, las razones del cambio a este marco constructivista/performativo y las bases de esta nueva perspectiva, así como las críticas sobre su aplicación que se han planteado más recientemente desde el Análisis Conversacional (AC). En segundo lugar, el artículo se centra en el análisis de extractos de una conversación natural entre tres jóvenes veinteañeras que comparten confidencias sobre sus relaciones heterosexuales. El análisis demuestra las importantes funciones sociales e interpersonales que desempeña este acontecimiento comunicativo, actuando como una forma de realizar amistad y de desplegar identidades juveniles impregnadas de feminidad. Por una parte, la conversación está marcada por la recreación de un estilo de interacción estereotípicamente femenino, centrado en la creación de intimidad, en la expresión de solidaridad y en el refuerzo de la "conexión" entre las participantes. Por otra parte, las relaciones con los hombres son abordadas desde el punto de vista de los sentimientos y de la formación de pareja, a través de la producción de numerosas historias que aportan detalles sobre las experiencias personales de las participantes en este sentido y, especialmente, sobre la forma en que está evolucionando la "relación informal" que mantiene una de ellas.
This paper analyzes the construction of feminine identities in natural conversation, drawing on constructionist/performative theories of gender and the concept of Community of Practice, in concordance with current trends in studies on Language, Gender and Sexuality. First, the state of the art in this field is reviewed, explaining its beginnings in the pursuit of "gender differences" in communication, the reasons for change to a constructionist/performative framework and the basis of this new perspective, as well as the criticisms of its application that have been more recently raised from Conversation Analysis (CA). Second, the paper focuses on the analysis of excerpts taken from a natural conversation among three twenties women who engage in reciprocal self-disclosure about their relationships with men. The analysis demonstrates the important social and interpersonal functions played by this communicative event, acting as a way for doing friendship and displaying youth identities which emerge as imbued with femininity. On the one hand, the conversation is marked by the performance of a stereotypically feminine style of interaction, focusing on the creation of intimacy, the expression of solidarity and the strengthening of "rapport" between the participants. On the other hand, relationships with men are approached from the point of view of feelings and matching, through the telling of a great number of stories that provide details on the personal experiences of the participants in this respect and, especially, on how it is evolving the "informal relationship" which one of the girls is maintaining.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.4067/S0071-17132017000100001
Año: 2017
Publicado en: ESTUDIOS FILOLOGICOS 59 (2017), 7-30
ISSN: 0071-1713
Factor impacto JCR: 0.049 (2017)
Categ. JCR: LINGUISTICS rank: 181 / 181 = 1.0 (2017) - Q4 - T3
Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.107 - Literature and Literary Theory (Q2) - Language and Linguistics (Q3) - Linguistics and Language (Q3)
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Área Lengua Española (Dpto. Lingüíst. Gral. e Hisp.)
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This paper analyzes the construction of feminine identities in natural conversation, drawing on constructionist/performative theories of gender and the concept of Community of Practice, in concordance with current trends in studies on Language, Gender and Sexuality. First, the state of the art in this field is reviewed, explaining its beginnings in the pursuit of "gender differences" in communication, the reasons for change to a constructionist/performative framework and the basis of this new perspective, as well as the criticisms of its application that have been more recently raised from Conversation Analysis (CA). Second, the paper focuses on the analysis of excerpts taken from a natural conversation among three twenties women who engage in reciprocal self-disclosure about their relationships with men. The analysis demonstrates the important social and interpersonal functions played by this communicative event, acting as a way for doing friendship and displaying youth identities which emerge as imbued with femininity. On the one hand, the conversation is marked by the performance of a stereotypically feminine style of interaction, focusing on the creation of intimacy, the expression of solidarity and the strengthening of "rapport" between the participants. On the other hand, relationships with men are approached from the point of view of feelings and matching, through the telling of a great number of stories that provide details on the personal experiences of the participants in this respect and, especially, on how it is evolving the "informal relationship" which one of the girls is maintaining.
Idioma: Inglés
DOI: 10.4067/S0071-17132017000100001
Año: 2017
Publicado en: ESTUDIOS FILOLOGICOS 59 (2017), 7-30
ISSN: 0071-1713
Factor impacto JCR: 0.049 (2017)
Categ. JCR: LINGUISTICS rank: 181 / 181 = 1.0 (2017) - Q4 - T3
Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.107 - Literature and Literary Theory (Q2) - Language and Linguistics (Q3) - Linguistics and Language (Q3)
Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)
Área (Departamento): Área Lengua Española (Dpto. Lingüíst. Gral. e Hisp.)
You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. You may not use the material for commercial purposes. Exportado de SIDERAL (2019-11-22-14:41:54)
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