Analysis of the Causes of Public Discussion Dilemma on Gender Issues

--A Frame Study Based on Weibo Texts on “Women’s Household Labor”

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10.2991/978-2-38476-277-4_66How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Gender discourse; Household labor; Frame analysis; Feminism; Intersubjectivity

Abstract

Gender discourse on social media platforms like Weibo often falls into contentious divides, hindering constructive dialogue. So the aim of this paper is to summarize the causes of the public discourse dilemmas surrounding gender issues. To narrow the focus of research, this study centers on household labor, a pivotal topic in gender communication. Through a frame analysis of discussions on “Women’s Household Labor,” drawing from a sample of 1000 Weibo posts, this paper identifies six comment frameworks: traditional roles, responsibility shifting, stigmatization, trauma, defensive, and motive attribution. And the discussion of the dilemma is further categorized into four main domains: Skipticism about communication significance, Collapse of communication object, Exclusivity in self-construction of speaking subjects, Preconceived biases towards communication themes. Research reveals women’s sense of objectification in pre-scripted social roles, leading to the delineation of their safe zones through hostile attitudes. Meanwhile, men, driven by “first-sex” behavioral logic, struggle to acknowledge structural oppression and misuse language to reshape women’s images, thereby abusing their rights. The study underscores that women’s emotional outbursts represent a form of speechlessness, and men need to dispel the myth that feminism incites gender conflict. Finally, the research delves into the key to fostering communication between genders—rediscovering intersubjectivity.

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AU  - Yushan Li
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TI  - Analysis of the Causes of Public Discussion Dilemma on Gender Issues
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 10th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2024)
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