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    Genderlect Styles

    CMN 101Y
    Dr. Cuihua (Cindy) Shen
    Overview

     Deborah Tannen
     Prof of Linguistics
    at Georgetown

    Source:
    Overview
     Focus: Differences between men
    and women in conversation
    styles
    Overview
     Focus: Differences between men
    and women in conversation styles
     Key assumptions
     There are feminine and masculine
    styles of discourse—like two cultural
    dialects
     Female and male styles of
    conversation are equally valid
    Why “Genderlect”?
     Sex
     Biological

     Gender
     Cultural
    An Analogy

    Source: Wikimedia
    Sex and Gender
    Sex
     Genetically determined
     A dichotomous variable
    Gender
     Psychological and social
    manifestations of what one believes
    to be male and/or female
     A continuous variable
     Society’s conceptualization of
    gender changes over time
     https://www.hfi-ivf.com/a-personal-plan/heterosexual-couples/
    Sex vs Gender
     Sex differences
     Gender differences
    Rapport vs Report Talk
    Feminine Focus
     Women seek human connection
     Crucial to be liked by others,
    especially peers
     Strive to build and maintain
    symmetrical connections
    Masculine Focus
     Men mainly concerned with
    status
     Important to preserve
    independence
     Work hard for position on a
    hierarchy of competitive
    accomplishment
    Rapport vs Report

     Source: Rochester.edu
    Aspects of Genderlect Styles
    Public vs Private
     Women
     Converse
     Talk more in private conversations
    than in public
     Men
     Lecture
     Speak more in public arena than in
    private settings
    Telling a Story
     Men
     Tell stories about themselves
     Tell more jokes than do women
     Are the heroes in their own stories

     Women
     Tell
    stories about others
     Downplay themselves in their stories
    Listening
     Women
     Show attentiveness through verbal and
    nonverbal cues
     Interrupt to show agreement or support
    (“cooperative overlap”)
     Men
     Avoid using nonverbal cues
     View interruption as a power move
    Asking Questions
     Women
     Ask questions to establish a
    connection with others
     Often use tag questions to soften
    potential disagreement and invite
    participation in dialogue
     Men
     Reluctant to ask questions
    Conflict
     Women: conflict is a threat to
    connection and thus should be
    avoided
     Men: conflict is the necessary
    means by which status is
    negotiated, so it is to be
    accepted
    Style of Arguing
     Women: relate a specific problem
    to other problems in the past; use
    meta-messages
     Men: focus on only the problem in
    question
    Evaluation of the Theory
    Evaluation of the Theory
     Validity of the theory’s claims
     Shall we use the “aha factor” to
    test the truth of the theory’s
    claims?
    Evaluation of the Theory
     Scientific strength of Tannen’s
    research
     Selective data or representative
    random samples?
     Research evidence that goes
    against the genderlect claims

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