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Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 1 Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication gendered lives

“The tongue has the power of life and death.” ~ Proverbs Copyright © 2004 Wadsworth

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 3 Verbal Communication - Cultural Views of Gender Communication is Symbolic Behavior Not All Symbols are Linguistic Symbols Allow Us to Define, Organize, and Evaluate Phenomena

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 4 Language Defines Gender Male Generic Language Excludes Women  Businessmen, Chairmen, Mankind  “Generic” He Language Defines Women and Men Differently

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 5 Language Defines Gender

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 6 Spotlighting Highlighting the Sex of a Person  Sandra Day O’Connor is an outstanding lady judge.  He plans to be a male kindergarten teacher.

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Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 8 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

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 9 Language Names What Exists We Notice what We Name Sexual Harassment Once Named, Got Attention Date Rape Similar

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 10 Language Organizes Perceptions of Gender Stereotyping is a Broad Generalization Polarized Thinking Involves Conceiving of Things as Opposites Language and Gender Resources Language and Gender Resources

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 11 Language Evaluates Gender Women Often Trivialized by Language  Baby Doll, Cupcake, Girlie Language Sometimes Trivializes Women’s Accomplishments

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 12 Language Evaluates Gender Women Deprecated by Language that Devalues Them  Topics of Interest Marginalized  Diminutive Suffixes Used Suffragette, Majorette

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 13 Language Enables Hypothetical Thought Hypothetical Thought is Important in Gender Identity.  Each Must Decide what it Means to be a Woman or a Man.

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 14 Language Allows Self-Reflection People Reflect on Cultural Views of Gender Can Decide They Don’t Want to Limit Themselves

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 15 Language is a Process We Continuously Change Language to Reflect Understandings As We Modify Language, We Modify How We See Ourselves and Our World

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 16 Gendered Interaction: Masculine and Feminine Styles Gendered Speech Communities  Language Sustains Cultural Life  Common Understandings of Communication Lessons of Childplay  Boys’ Games  Girls’ Games

Wadsworth Thomson: Wood Scenarios Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication

Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 18 Feminine Speech Centers on Relationships Used to Equalize Status Supports Others

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 19 Feminine Speech Invites and Includes Others Verbally Responsive to Others Often Includes Intimate Self-Disclosure

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 20 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?

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 21 Masculine Speech Used to Establish and Maintain Status Used to Accomplish Instrumental Objectives Used to Dominate the “Talk Stage”

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 22 Masculine Speech Stated in Fairly Direct, Assertive Ways More Abstract and Less Concrete Less Emotionally Responsive to Others

Gender-Based Misinterpretations Men tend to feel if a relationship is okay there is no need to talk. Women tend to view relationships as a process that should be discussed and examined. Men tend to express themselves in a linear fashion. Women tend to embed stories with people and events. Men tend to solve problems. Women tend to listen and match experiences. Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication

Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 24 Does society devalue women’s style of public speaking?

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 25 Women’s Communication

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 26 Does society value men’s style of public speaking?

Chapter Five: Gendered Verbal Communication Copyright © 2005 Wadsworth 27 gendered lives

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