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Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication gendered lives Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 1
“The tongue has the power of life and death. ” ~ Proverbs 18. 21 Copyright © 2004 Wadsworth
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Cultural Views of Gender • Communication is Symbolic Behavior • Not All Symbols are Linguistic • Symbols Allow Us to Define, Organize, and Evaluate Phenomena Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 3
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Language Defines Gender • Male Generic Language Excludes Women § Businessmen, Chairmen, Mankind § “Generic” He • Language Defines Women and Men Differently Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 4
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Language Defines Gender Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 5
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Spotlighting • Highlighting the Sex of a Person § Sandra Day O’Connor is an outstanding lady judge. § He plans to be a male kindergarten teacher. Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 6
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Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Language Reinforces Cultural Stereotypes • Women Defined by Appearance or Relationships § Miss or Mrs. Designates Marital Status § Prevalent Tradition is that a Wife Adopts Husband’s Name • Men Defined by Activities, Accomplishments or Positions Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 8
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Language Names What Exists We Notice what We Name • Sexual Harassment Once Named, Got Attention • Date Rape Similar Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 9
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Language Organizes Perceptions of Gender • Stereotyping is a Broad Generalization • Polarized Thinking Involves Conceiving of Things as Opposites Language and Gender Resources http: //www. linguistics. ucsb. edu/faculty/bucholtz/lng/ Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 10
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Language Evaluates Gender • Women Often Trivialized by Language § Baby Doll, Cupcake, Girlie • Language Sometimes Trivializes Women’s Accomplishments Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 11
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Language Evaluates Gender • Women Deprecated by Language that Devalues Them § Topics of Interest Marginalized § Diminutive Suffixes Used • Suffragette, Majorette Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 12
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Language Enables Hypothetical Thought • Hypothetical Thought is Important in Gender Identity. § Each Must Decide what it Means to be a Woman or a Man. Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 13
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Language Allows Self-Reflection • People Reflect on Cultural Views of Gender • Can Decide They Don’t Want to Limit Themselves Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 14
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Language is a Process • We Continuously Change Language to Reflect Understandings • As We Modify Language, We Modify How We See Ourselves and Our World Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 15
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Gendered Interaction: Masculine and Feminine Styles • Gendered Speech Communities § Language Sustains Cultural Life § Common Understandings of Communication • Lessons of Childplay § Boys’ Games § Girls’ Games Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 16
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Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Feminine Speech • Centers on Relationships • Used to Equalize Status • Supports Others Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 18
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Feminine Speech • Invites and Includes Others • Verbally Responsive to Others • Often Includes Intimate Self-Disclosure Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 19
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Women’s Communication is Tentative • Hedges: “I kind of feel” • Qualifiers: “I’m probably not the best judge. . ” • Tag questions: “. . . don’t you think” Is this Powerless? OR Inclusive? Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 20
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Masculine Speech • Used to Establish and Maintain Status • Used to Accomplish Instrumental Objectives • Used to Dominate the “Talk Stage” Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 21
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Masculine Speech • Stated in Fairly Direct, Assertive Ways • More Abstract and Less Concrete • Less Emotionally Responsive to Others Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 22
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Gender-Based Misinterpretations Women tend to listen and match experiences. Men tend to solve problems. Women tend to embed stories with people and events. Men tend to express themselves in a linear fashion. Women tend to view relationships as a process that should be discussed and examined. Men tend to feel if a relationship is okay there is no need to talk. 23
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Does society devalue women’s style of public speaking? Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 24
Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Women’s Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 25
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