Attitudes and Use of Inclusive Languageaccording to Gender and Age

Actitudes y Uso del Lenguaje Inclusivo según el Género y la Edad

The objective of this paper was to describe the relationship between attitudes and use of Inclusive Language (LI) with the demographic variables Gender and Age. Inclusive Language is that use of language that does not recognize the male gender as a generic of humanity, seeking to reduce stereotypes and discrimination through communication. For this, we work whit a cuantitative research design ex post facto and prospective research whit one group design and the responses to a self-administered questionnaire of 613 participants, residents of the city of Buenos Aires, obtained through a non-probabilistic and intentional sampling were analyzed. The age range was 18 to 70 years; and gender distribution of 346 female, 256 male and 11 non-binary participants, through a prospective ex post facto method. In the results, differences were found, according to gender, for positive attitudes towards Inclusive Language and for the frequency of its use. Female participants would have a higher positive assessment of Inclusive Language, and would use it more than those of male gender. On the other hand, in the lowest age range (18 to 23 years old) and highest (50 to 70 years old), lower positive attitudes towards Inclusive Language were observed, while the intermediate age groups obtained higher values ​​for this variable. It is necessary to continue studying the scope and limits of Inclusive Language in other psychosocial factors.