gender

Question 1

Robyn Lakoff year of study

Answer 1

1975

Question 2

3 features of woman’s language - Robyn Lakoff

Answer 2

hedges, tag questions, empty adjectives etc.

Question 3

do women speak more or less frequently than men - Robyn Lakoff

Answer 3

less

Question 4

women’s attitudes to coarse or expletive language - Robyn Lakoff

Answer 4

avoid them

Question 5

year of O’Barr & Atkins study

Answer 5

1980

Question 6

did O’Barr & Atkins challenge or support Robyn Lakoff’s study

Answer 6

challenge as they deemed it reductive

Question 7

how long was O’Barr & Atkins’ study

Answer 7

30 months long

Question 8

how many hours of footage did O’Barr & Atkins study?

Answer 8

150 hours

Question 9

where did O’Barr & Atkins conduct there study

Answer 9

in a courtroom

Question 10

true or false O’Barr & Atkins stated Lakoff’s powerless forms were a result of gender

Answer 10

false

Question 11

which women used the lowest frequency of Lakoff’s features - O’Barr & Atkins

Answer 11

high status women

Question 12

what did O’Barr & Atkins say had the greatest impact on language

Answer 12

percieved power in society

Question 13

what year was Zimmerman and West’s study

Answer 13

1975

Question 14

how many conversations did Zimmerman and West observe

Answer 14

11

Question 15

what was the main language feature Zimmerman and West assessed

Answer 15

interruptions

Question 16

who interrupted more in Zimmerman and West’s study

Answer 16

men

Question 17

why did the men interrupt more according to Zimmerman and West

Answer 17

they like to be in charge of conversations

Question 18

how many times did the women interrupt in Zimmerman and West’s study

Answer 18

2

Question 19

how many times did the men interrupt in Zimmerman and West’s study

Answer 19

46

Question 20

who stated society enforce ‘male power’

Answer 20

Dale Spender

Question 21

what was Dale Spender’s overall conclusion

Answer 21

society enforces male power

Question 22

who’s evidence did Dale Spender base their study on

Answer 22

Zimmerman and West

Question 23

what year was Geoffrey Beattie’s study

Answer 23

1980

Question 24

what was Geoffrey Beattie’s conclusion

Answer 24

men and women interupt at similar rates

Question 25

who's theory does Geoffrey Beattie support

Answer 25

Dale Spender

Question 26

how many hours of footage did Geoffrey Beattie analyse

Answer 26

10 hours

Question 27

when was Pamela Fishman's study

Answer 27

1983

Question 28

who did Pamela Fishman base her study off

Answer 28

young American couples

Question 29

why do mixed gender conversations fail - Pamela Fishman

Answer 29

men don't respond to declaratives

Question 30

what is a method women employ to maintain conversations - Pamela Fishman

Answer 30

use questions

Question 31

is women's frequent use of questions a sign of insecurity - Pamela Fishman

Answer 31

no it is to receive engagement

Question 32

what type of face could women use to encourage male engagement - Pamela Fishman

Answer 32

positive

Question 33

how many hours of footage did Pamela Fishman base her study off

Answer 33

52 hours of pre-recorded footage

Question 34

when was Tannen's study

Answer 34

1990

Question 35

what is Tannen's status vs support concept

Answer 35

men need to gain status whereas women seek support from people

Question 36

what is Tannen's information vs feelings concept?

Answer 36

men's conversations are message oriented whereas women try to build relationships

Question 37

what is Tannen's advice vs understanding concept

Answer 37

men feel the need to find a solution whereas women provide an empathetic response

Question 38

when was Deborah Cameron's study

Answer 38

2008

Question 39

what was Deborah Cameron's concept of myths

Answer 39

they are arising

Question 40

name 3 theories Deborah Cameron challenges

Answer 40

Lakoff, Fishman and Tannen

Question 41

why do myths in language form - Deborah Cameron

Answer 41

we shape our expectations of male and female language

Question 42

when was Janet Hyde's study

Answer 42

2005

Question 43

what was the name of Janet Hyde's study

Answer 43

gender similarity hypothesis

Question 44

hat did Janet Hyde say about language

Answer 44

men and women have more similarities than differences in language

Question 45

why may differences arise between genders - Janet Hyde

Answer 45

other variabilities like class or age

Question 46

name of Judith Butler's study

Answer 46

gender performativity theory

Question 47

Judith Butler's view on gender being a biological issue

Answer 47

completely false