"What a Nasty Girl!" Incivility and gendered symbolic violence in news discussions

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dc.contributor.authorProust, Valentina
dc.contributor.authorSaldana, Magdalena
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T14:23:24Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T14:23:24Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThis study examines conversations developed in the virtual public sphere to identify if a user's gender affects the presence of incivility in news comment sections. By relying on a mixed-method analysis of 1,961 news comments published on a Chilean news website, we observed the extent to which uncivil speech and gendered symbolic violence traits are used to reinforce stereotypes against women. Our results show men are more likely to post uncivil comments, while women use fewer profanities, insulting language, and stereotypes. One of our most intriguing findings is that men tend to receive more uncivil replies that women, mostly because they are more likely to initiate uncivil conversations, which in turn triggers uncivil replies and increases the odds of uncivil comment threads. As such, news outlets looking for enhancing healthy discussions should encourage greater participation of female users in their comment sections. We also identified the presence of hegemonic masculinity discourses referring to women and their gender roles in society. These findings reveal that comment sections mirror a social hierarchy in which men have a position of power that allows them to be more uncivil. Consequently, the virtual public sphere replicates the dominant-subordinate relationships described by previous research.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-05-09
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/14680777.2022.2142640
dc.identifier.eissn1471-5902
dc.identifier.issn1468-0777
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2022.2142640
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/80092
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000878886500001
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Comunicaciones; Saldaña Villa, Magdalena Carolina; S/I; 1061637
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.publisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
dc.revistaFEMINIST MEDIA STUDIES
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectIncivility
dc.subjectdeliberation
dc.subjecthegemonic masculinity
dc.subjectsymbolic violence
dc.subjectnews comments
dc.subject.ods05 Gender equality
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable cities and communities
dc.subject.odspa05 Igualdad de género
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.title"What a Nasty Girl!" Incivility and gendered symbolic violence in news discussions
dc.typeartículo
sipa.codpersvinculados1061637
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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