Abuse

, 56, 57, 137, 138

Alison Hindell

‘casualness’

, 12

circumspect

, 15

criticism

, 19

feminist

, 11

plot devices

, 13

women, role and status

, 17

‘Altruism in pursuit of social stability’

, 126

Altruistic motivations

, 121

Ambridge Cricket Team

, 173

Ambridge Farm Machinery

, 183

Ambridge support network

, 31–32

Anorexia

, 136–138

The Antiques Roadshow

, 181

Archers/Bechdel–Wallace Test (ABW Test)

, 66, 68, 69, 72

Audience survey

, 144

‘Auditory voyeurism’

, 25

The Avengers,

, 66

Bechdel Test Movie List

, 68, 74

Bechdel–Wallace Test

, 17, 64–66

female relationships

, 64

methodology

, 66–67

The Bell

, 97

Bible

, 51

Big Society

, 119

Bipolar disorder

, 133

Black Panther

, 147

Borsetshire Mental Health Trust

, 29

Bridge Farm

, 15, 40, 43, 45, 73, 123

Bridge Farm Tea Room

, 181

British popular culture

, 41

Brookfield cow issue

, 14

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

, 156

Calculating conversations

, 67–70

‘Casualness’

, 12

Celebrity Big Brother

, 146–147

‘Civil society’

, 117, 118

Collective citizen action

, 117

Communication studies

, 53–55

‘gestures’

, 82

gossip

, 52

non-verbal

, 6, 78

Compact Code on Volunteering

, 122

Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

, 155

Constituency

, 17

Contraception

, 106

Coronation Street

, 41, 43

Cradle to Cradle

, 181

Cricket

, 168–170

Cricket World Cup

, 169

Cultural learning

, 55–56

Custard, Culverts and Cake

, 116

‘Depressing description’

, 95

Diversity

attitudes

, 150

gender

, 144–146

Divisive character

, 39–40

Divorce

, 91

Down’s syndrome

, 106, 107

Dulle Griet

, 42

Dyadic communication

, 70

Eastenders

, 84

Eating disorders

, 134

Emerging Social Movements for Sustainability

, 181

English cricket

, 168–170

Environmental movement

, 180

Estimated science capital

, 162–163

‘Fall of The House of Aldridge’

, 14

Family

, 94, 102, 109

Fawcett Society

, 145

Female characterisation

, 64, 80

Female relationships

, 64

Female representation

, 74

Female writers

, 22, 23

Feminine

, 145

Feminisation

, 22

Formal and informal power relations

, 117–118

Four Minutes and 33 Seconds of Silence

, 84

Freda’s silent power

, 81–84

Gay

, 147

Gender

, 53

diversity

, 144–146

equality

, 145

equity

, 168

feminine

, 145

identity

, 148

masculine

, 145

and sexuality

, 148

Generalised anxiety disorder

, 133

‘Gestures’

, 82

Goodness of extreme condescension

, 119

Google Images

, 183

Gossips

communication

, 52

concept

, 23

cultural learning

, 55–56

definitions

, 52

and gender

, 53

health and safety matters

, 56

‘information superhighway’

, 38

malicious

, 25, 26, 52

no gossip

, 58–59

origins

, 23–24

person’s reputation

, 57

power

, 44–46, 82

promiscuous

, 25

sex and power

, 57

social role

, 23–24

untrustworthy

, 54

‘weaponise’

, 45

Gravity

, 66

Greek philosophy

, 51

‘Ground C’

, 108

Guys and Dolls

, 83

‘Hardyesque country girl’

, 44

Headlam Hypothesis

, 15

Health Organisation and Pan American Health Organization

, 104

Higher Education Statistics Agency

, 156

High-profile media coverage

, 170

Home Farm contamination

, 71

Homosexuality

, 146

Horrobin household

, 28

Hysteria

, 134

‘Ideally rational man’

, 93

Identity

feminine

, 145

gender

, 145, 148

masculine

, 145

The Independent

, 186

Informal activities

, 120

‘Information superhighway’ of gossip

, 38

International Women’s Cricket Council

, 169

Influence

, 79, 80, 81, 83

Joint Academic Coding System (JACS)

, 156

Keeping Up Appearances

, 42

Keeping us safe

, 56–57

Kirstie’s Fill Your House for Free

, 181

‘Lady Bountiful’ approach

, 120–121

The Larkins

, 41

Last of the Summer Wine

, 41

Lesbian

, 146

Love

falling

, 96

good and individuals

, 95

moral philosophy

, 94

seflessness

, 96

selfishness

, 96

spiritual

, 94

Madness

, 135

Manipulation

, 186

Marriage

, 90, 92, 94

Masculine

, 145

Media

, 146–147

Men’s sport

, 169

Mental health

definition

, 29

‘real world’

, 29

significance

, 30

treatment

, 29

youth

, 29

Mental health problems

chronic

, 138

conditions

, 133

true-to-life portrayals

, 132

‘Mental illness’

, 30

Middle-aged woman

, 41

Money for Nothing

, 181

Moonlight

, 147

Morals

philosophy

, 91, 93, 94

pilgrimage

, 96

visions

, 97

vocabulary

, 91, 97

Motivations/objectives

, 120

Muirfield Golf Club

, 170

The Name of the Rose

, 66

‘Narrative prostheses’

, 134

National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)

, 122

Neighbourhood watch

, 37–46

Neurosis

, 134

No Archers

, 58–59

No gossip

, 58–59

Office for National Statistics (ONS)

, 102

The Palgrave Handbook of Sustainability

, 181

Personality disorders

, 133

‘Phallogocentric’

, 82

Popular culture

, 41

Post-traumatic stress disorder

, 133

Power

dynamics

, 2–5

gossip and

, 44–46

sex and

, 57–58

silent characters

, 77–84

Pregnancy

case studies

, 103–109

Down’s syndrome

, 107

UK context

, 101–102

unplanned. (See Unplanned pregnancy)

‘Prison camp’

, 137

Quadrants

, 121

Radio drama

silent role

, 79

spoken and unspoken

, 78–79

‘Realistic-ish’

, 15

Recycling

, 180

Right to choose

, 101–109

Romeo and Juliet

, 84

A Room of One’s Own

, 65

The Rule

, 65, 73–74

Rumour

, 52

Saving Private Ryan

, 66

Science capital

, 160–164

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)

careers

, 164

classifiers

, 156

employment

, 155

occupations

, 157

qualifications

, 159

skills gap

, 154–155

Secrets

, 51

Self-serving motivations

, 121

Self-starvation

, 137

Separation

, 90

Sex and power

, 57–58

Sexuality

, 144, 147

‘Shared experiences and hopes’

, 120

Silent characters

influence

, 79

radical drama

, 84

use and function

, 79–81

‘Snapchat dysmorphia’

, 186

Social change

, 144, 150

Social forces

, 118–121

Sociocultural phenomena

, 145

Solidarity

, 120

The Sovereignty of Good

, 93, 94

St Andrews Golf Club

, 174

Status

social

, 24, 26, 28

working class

, 25, 26

‘Steminists’

, 156

‘Strong woman and effective leader’

, 12

The Telegraph

, 181

Terry Two Phones

, 79

Testosterone

, 144

Titus Andronicus

, 53

Tongue-wagging

, 49–60

Transgender people

, 145

Unplanned pregnancy

, 101–109

Upcycling

‘creative reuse’

, 180

vs. nostalgia

, 184

and people

, 184–186

Urban Dictionary

, 183

The Uses of Literacy

, 41

Waiting for Godot

, 84

Well-being

, 28–30

Women in science

, 155

Women in sport

, 168, 169, 174

Women’s Ashes

, 169

Women’s conversations

, 63–74

Women’s Cricket World Cup

, 169

‘Women’s work’

, 118, 121–128

Working-class matriarch

, 40–44