Gender Flashcards
1
Q
What is Lakoff’s Theory?
A
Women’s language lacks in authority compared to men’s as they are more submissive.
2
Q
What are the Politeness Principles?
A
- Don’t Impose
- Give Options
- Make the receiver feel good
3
Q
What are women’s language features suggested by Lakoff?
A
Tag Questions, Fillers and pre-modifiers.
4
Q
What was Zimmerman and West’s Theory?
A
Studied segments of conversation between men and found that 90% of conversation between men involved overlapping.
5
Q
What was Beattie’s Theory?
A
Recorded 90 hours of conversation between both men and women and found that interruptions were not vast. (34.1% men, 33.9% women)
6
Q
What was Tannen’s Theory?
A
Suggested 6 contrasts between men and women and suggested women focus on rapport building.
7
Q
What were Tannen’s 6 Verses?
A
- Status vs. Support
- Advice vs Understanding
- Independence vs Intimacy
- Information vs Feelings
- Conflict vs Compromise
- Order vs Proposals
