In sociology, code switching is when someone alters their speech around different groups of people, according to cultural norms. Learn more.

Code-switching is another fluidity tactic that African American characters employ. Gene Demby, lead blogger for National Public Radio's Code Switch team, defines code-switching in a unique way.

Code-switching can also "inadvertently reinforce stereotypes," said LaFawn Davis, the senior vice president of Environmental, Social & Governance at Indeed, in Fast Company.

While Bautista joked that her accents reflect her different personalities, it is a common phenomenon known as "code-switching." ...

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Examples of code-switching under pressure include "cover [ing] up traditional tattoos — like Inuit kakiniit or Maori ta moko — to fit in with others," letting people use a nickname instead of ...