Dominance Model

Question 1

what does the dominance model suggest

Answer 1

men are dominant because of their social and political power

Question 2

what did zimmerman and west find (1975)

Answer 2

men were responsible for 96% of interruptions in conversations occurring between men and women - women only interrupted twice

women did not overlap men, only other women

men did not let women speak, rarely interrupted other men and has delayed minimal responses

concluded that men must be the dominant gender

Question 3

what was zimmerman and wests methodology (1975)

Answer 3

recorded 31 conversations between two people , 10 male only convos, 10 female only convos and 11 mixed

Question 4

limitations of the zimmerman and west study

Answer 4

small population of participants
only recorded interruptions during the mixed gender convos
only used white,middle-class men under 35

Question 5

who challenges zimmerman and wests theory

Answer 5

beattie (1982)