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gender Flashcards

1
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Robyn Lakoff year of study

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1975

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3 features of woman’s language - Robyn Lakoff

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hedges, tag questions, empty adjectives etc.

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

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less

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

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avoid them

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year of O’Barr & Atkins study

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1980

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

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challenge as they deemed it reductive

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how long was O’Barr & Atkins’ study

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30 months long

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

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150 hours

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where did O’Barr & Atkins conduct there study

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in a courtroom

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

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false

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

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high status women

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

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percieved power in society

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what year was Zimmerman and West’s study

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1975

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how many conversations did Zimmerman and West observe

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11

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15
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what was the main language feature Zimmerman and West assessed

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interruptions

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who interrupted more in Zimmerman and West’s study

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men

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why did the men interrupt more according to Zimmerman and West

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they like to be in charge of conversations

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

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2

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

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46

20
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who stated society enforce ‘male power’

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Dale Spender

21
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what was Dale Spender’s overall conclusion

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society enforces male power

22
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who’s evidence did Dale Spender base their study on

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Zimmerman and West

23
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what year was Geoffrey Beattie’s study

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1980

24
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what was Geoffrey Beattie’s conclusion

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men and women interupt at similar rates

25
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who’s theory does Geoffrey Beattie support

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Dale Spender

26
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how many hours of footage did Geoffrey Beattie analyse

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10 hours

27
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when was Pamela Fishman’s study

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1983

28
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who did Pamela Fishman base her study off

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young American couples

29
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why do mixed gender conversations fail - Pamela Fishman

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men don’t respond to declaratives

30
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what is a method women employ to maintain conversations - Pamela Fishman

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use questions

31
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is women’s frequent use of questions a sign of insecurity - Pamela Fishman

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no it is to receive engagement

32
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what type of face could women use to encourage male engagement - Pamela Fishman

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positive

33
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how many hours of footage did Pamela Fishman base her study off

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52 hours of pre-recorded footage

34
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when was Tannen’s study

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1990

35
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what is Tannen’s status vs support concept

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men need to gain status whereas women seek support from people

36
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what is Tannen’s information vs feelings concept?

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

37
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what is Tannen’s advice vs understanding concept

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

38
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when was Deborah Cameron’s study

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2008

39
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what was Deborah Cameron’s concept of myths

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they are arising

40
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name 3 theories Deborah Cameron challenges

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Lakoff, Fishman and Tannen

41
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why do myths in language form - Deborah Cameron

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we shape our expectations of male and female language

42
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when was Janet Hyde’s study

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2005

43
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what was the name of Janet Hyde’s study

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gender similarity hypothesis

44
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hat did Janet Hyde say about language

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men and women have more similarities than differences in language

45
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why may differences arise between genders - Janet Hyde

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other variabilities like class or age

46
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name of Judith Butler’s study

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gender performativity theory

47
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Judith Butler’s view on gender being a biological issue

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completely false

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