Diversity Theorists: Cameron

Question 1

What article did Cameron create?

Answer 1

“The Myth of Mars and Venus”

Question 2

What does the Myth of Mars and Venus say?

Answer 2

Men and women differ in their purposes of using language

Question 3

How do women use language and how do men use language according to Cameron?

Answer 3

Men use it in a competitive way but women use it in a cooperative way

Question 4

Which gender does communication apparently mean more to?

Answer 4

Women

Question 5

What is the result of each gender having different functions for language?

Answer 5

Each gender can misinterpret what someone might be saying

Question 6

What does Cameron believe has happened with the differences between men and womens uses for language? Why

Answer 6

It does not need investigating as the language used by both genders is mostly unquestioned

Question 7

What evidence did Cameron gather to support her theory that men and womens language was different?

Answer 7

She found a call centre manager in North-East England said they mostly employed women as they had better communication skills

Question 8

What is important to note with the call centre about how the manager knew this about the employers?

Answer 8

He did not have any data to support it, he just assumed this was the case

Question 9

What does Cameron say is the reason for these ideas that men and womens language are different? (2 things)

Answer 9

Men are not as efficient at expressing themselves, Womens talk is usually more cooperative than competitive

Question 10

What is the impact of the belief that men and women’s language is different in terms of problems created?

Answer 10

Men may “misread” signals by women which can then lead to sexual assault