"THE CITY OF BRIDES"?: ON THE ROLE OF GENDER MARKERS IN REGIONAL IDENTITY. Cover Image

«ГОРОД НЕВЕСТ»?: О РОЛИ ГЕНДЕРНЫХ МАРКЕРОВ В РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЙ ИДЕНТИЧНОСТИ
"THE CITY OF BRIDES"?: ON THE ROLE OF GENDER MARKERS IN REGIONAL IDENTITY.

Author(s): T.B. Ryabova, I.N. Codina, L.V. Bunicheva
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Geography, Regional studies, Regional Geography, Social development, Social differentiation, Rural and urban sociology, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Издатель Наталья Докучаева
Keywords: Gender markers; gender stereotypes; masculinity; femininity; regional identity; city image; city brand;

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyzes gender markers inclusion in regional identification basing on sociological research in the city of Ivanovo. The authors examine shared attitudes to the specifics of Ivanovo masculinity and femininity. Ivanovo citizens explain such specifics by special conditions of the “City of Brides”, linked with supposed gender imbalance in the city. The paper shows how such stereotypes influence the evaluation of the city symbols and the city image.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 148-164
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Russian