1. Day 12 - Maltz & Borker, Tannen
Fieldnotes 1 overview
Communication in Practice Quiz
Media example
Expert-led group discussion of sociolinguistic subcultures
Expert-led group discussion of rapport vs. report
Differences and similarities between men and women

2. Fieldnotes 1 Due in one week For the transcription: SPEAKING Model
Record minutes.
Choose 3-5 minutes to transcribe.
Type that word-for-word (I will check for accuracy)
Add Monaghan’s conventions from p. 156.
Use quotes from the transcription as evidence for the claims you make in the fieldnotes about social business
SPEAKING Model
Explicitly include it in your jottings (fill in each letter) or as a separate file
2-3 pages of fieldnotes: description and analysis
Must cite at least one of the readings in your analysis
Must include direct quotations from your transcript

3. Communication in Practice Quiz
What are rapport talk and report talk?
Write down an example of a time you personally used rapport talk.
Write down an example of a time you personally used report talk.
What in the two articles do you agree and disagree with? Why?
What communication behaviors can you remember from your childhood friendships?

4. Codes of Gender (To 12:15)

5. Constructed Gender
Men of the Wodaabe, dressed up for Gerewol

6. Social Construction
Today we’ll talk about differences in gender presentations
Where they come from is more important than what they are
The latter changes like any other type of culture
Socially constructed ≠ fake
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7. In Small Groups (4 people)
What childhood stories of communication did you write down?
What is a sociolinguistic subculture?
How do Maltz and Borker say sociolinguistic structures impact differences in communication between men and women?
Do you buy it? Why or why not?

8. Rapport Talk vs. Report Talk
“A way of establishing connections and negotiating relationships. Emphasis is placed on displaying similarities and matching experiences” (190).
Examples?
Report talk
“A means to preserve independence and negotiate and maintain status in a hierarchical social order. This is done by exhibiting knowledge and skill, and by holding center stage through verbal performance” (190).

9. In Small Groups (4 people)
Do you think men and women use talk differently? If so, how and why? If not, why not?
These articles were both written at least 20 years ago. Do you think they still portray gender accurately?

10. Women’s Talk Men’s Talk Ask more questions “Shitwork”
Positive minimal response to show engagement
Silent protest
Use of “you” and “we”
More interjections
Acknowledge what other said
Rapport talk
More in private
Likely to share more thoughts and feelings
More likely to interrupt
More likely to dispute/argue
More likely to ignore partner’s utterances
Try to control conversation
More declarations of fact
Jokes and stories common
Report talk
More in public
Likely to dismiss more thoughts and feelings

11. What would happen if we tried to list similarities?

12. Summary
Differences in communication between women and men might be explained by growing up in different cultures
Gender is as socially constructed as other types of communication
The source of difference in gendered communication is controversial and far from universally accepted
Look for patterns and connections to theory in your Fieldnotes 1

13. Preview for Wed. Seizer “On the Uses of Obscenity”
Be prepared for some cursing in class
Seizer “On the Uses of Obscenity”
What is the social business of cursing for comics? How does it help them achieve their ends?
How do curse words gain their power?
How does context change the meaning of cursing?
Murray, “Swearing as a Function of Gender”
Compare this to your own experiences with gender differences in cursing
Fieldnotes 1 due in ONE WEEK