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Gender - Coggle Diagram
Gender
Diversity model
Deborah Cameron
'They myth of Mars v Venus'
Current thinking- recognising other factors are also significant.
Idea of difference- 'greatest myth of our time'. Supported by Janet Hyde- gender similarities.
Belief that there are more similarities than differences.
Peter Trudgill
Covert prestige (masculinity) 1969 society values have changed
Norwich (men were non-standard)-
Deficit model
Otto Jesperson
Women being lacking/inferior... used empty adjectives.
20s suffragette movement
Robin Lakoff 1975
felt were lacking. e.g tag questions 'isnt it'
theorised features of women's language
CHALLENGE
Janet Holmes- tag questions- found they had a purpose- e.g be polite or show uncertainty
Theory- no research, generalising
Dominance model
Dale Spender
theorised- used false generic 'he' and 'mankind' and marked terms like 'lady doctor'
wanted to show that men were dominant while having conversations.
Zimmerman and West
found that men would make 96% of interruptions when in a mixed sex conversations.
famous study- interruptions.
CHALLENGE
Geoffrey Beattie challenged interruptions in a new study- bigger.
Society has changed
Found no statistical difference
Zimmerman and Wests study was small scale and white middle class.
Difference model
Deborah Tannen
Theorised that a cultural difference between men and women- goes back to childhood
Polarised views of men and women.
Wrote a book 'you just dont understand' self help book popularity. big industry.
CHALLENGE
Generalising
Society has moved on