“Power From Within” and Masculine Language: Does New Age Language Work at Work?
研究女性在工作场所使用新时代灵性语言的情况，发现女性比男性更常使用这种语言，但若使用不当可能导致社会资本和文化资本的损失，这种语言可被视为“来自内心的力量”和“精神资本”。
This study investigates the use, by women, of New Age spirituality (NAS) language in the workplace. Quantitative and qualitative data collected in New Zealand and Israel show that women reported using NAS language more than men, and that NAS language are generally silenced. Results show that if not calculated correctly, women’s use of NAS can lead to the loss of social capital and cultural capital in the workplace. In addition, women use NAS language as a set of ideas that shape the way they behave, as a form of “power from within,” and as “spiritual capital.” The article draws out some implications for theory on language and power in the workplace, by showing that silenced languages may remain alive within people, directing responses and actions, and for feminist research, by suggesting that women’s spirituality should be considered as a factor in explaining the interpretation and negotiation of workplace challenges, by women.