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Gender and Sexuality - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Race, class age, sexual orientation and edication of determining factors in a women's language
  - - - Day and night are bipolar categories that language imposes; the reality is a continuum.
    - - Identified that gender is the same as the day and night continuum. We can talk about someone being more masculine or more feminine.
- - - - Man-made language
      - Men not only control women, but also the language system
    - - Women's conversational behaviour is less assertive and confident than men's
        Because they occupy less powerful position in society
    - - Challenges that interuptions signify dominance
        Suggested they could also signify involvement and interest
  - - - Male language were the 'norm' and the ;language of others and women were deficit
      - Women's language not good enough, needs improvement. May reflect cultural attitudes of the time
    - - Didn't attend for woemn's language to be perceived as weaker
  - - - Language differences are situation specific, rely on who has the authority in the conversation, NOT gender
    - - Male and female language communication being similar to communication across differnt cultures
    - - Identified both cooperative and competitive talk in adolescent single sex conversations