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Hate Speech and Polarization Around the 'Trans Law' in Spain

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العنوان: Hate Speech and Polarization Around the 'Trans Law' in Spain
المؤلفون: Sánchez-Holgado, Patricia, Arcila-Calderón, Carlos, Gomes-Barbosa, Marcos
المصدر: Politics and Governance ; 11 ; 2 ; 187-197 ; Hate Speech, Demonization, Polarization, and Political Social Responsibility
بيانات النشر: PRT
سنة النشر: 2023
مصطلحات موضوعية: Politikwissenschaft, Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen, Political science, News media, journalism, publishing, LGTBI, Trans Law, hate speech, public perception, transphobia, politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur, Medieninhalte, Aussagenforschung, interaktive, elektronische Medien, Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture, Media Contents, Content Analysis, Interactive, electronic Media, Spanien, Transsexualität, Gesetz
الوصف: The approval of the law for the real and effective equality of trans people and for the guarantee of the rights of LGTBI people (the Trans Law) has been one of the most controversial legislative actions in recent years; however, there is very little knowledge about the public’s perception of the issue and how they express their opinions in the public sphere. Supporters of the law consider that the free determination of gender is essential to end discrimination against trans people, while critics express hate speech that can be a precursor to violent actions. This work aims to fill a gap, studying the relationship between the perceptions of a controversial and polarizing issue and their public expression through social media. The main objective is to analyze the public’s perception, with special attention to age, gender, and political ideology, and compare it with the hate speech posted on Twitter. The methodology presents a survey of citizens and the use of computational methods to analyze Twitter messages with a machine-learning algorithm that classifies them as hate or not hate. The results indicate that the majority (80.1%) support the approval of the law, while those close to left and center political ideologies favor the law more than those who define themselves as right-wing. There are no significant differences according to age. Of the messages analyzed, 9.7% were classified as hate.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
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Relation: https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/88459
الاتاحة: https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/88459
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رقم الانضمام: edsbas.6B47E4F7
قاعدة البيانات: BASE