Gender communication Flashcards
e process of exchanging ideas and information through words or actions.
Communication
communication is related to words
Verbal
communication is related to actions and gestures
Non verbal
socially constructed
definition of women and
differences among women and men, based on some factors.
men. The
Gender
use of the gender-fair language promotes
Inclusivity, respect, equality
“Scientists are men and secretaries are women”
Stereotyping
This refers to the use of language that devalues members of one sex.
Sexism in Language
All humans are highly emotional.
T/F
True
Women develop more gray matter and has more information processing centers. T/F
False
The main goal of this theory is mutual respect and understanding.
Genderlect
Social inequality reflected in language can affect a child’s behavior and beliefs. T/F
False
Along with our language, we also learn the cultural assumptions and biases underlying it. T/F
True
more likely to want to fight if the are angry or emotional.
Men
emotional ones because men
can’t express their emotion in the way they want to.
Women
Complex * Literate * Socio intellectual * Aesthetic value * detailed * More
Questions *Facilitate Conversation
Female communication style
Argumentative * Aggressive * Forceful * Blunt * Intense Language * Control * Individualism
Men communication style
American professor of linguistics at Georgetown University in Washington,
DC .
Deborah frances Tannen
all socially transmitted behaviors, arts, languages, signs, symbols, ideas, beliefs, which is learnt and shared in a particular social group of the same type.
Culture
an organization it may be happens that a variety of people are working together. They may be different by their languages or by their cultures.
Cultures at workplace
Different cultures owns different communicating etiquettes.
Culture norms
type of language that is used
to avoid gender-specific words,pronouns, and other forms of language that could be seen as biased.
Gender fair Language
Language not only organizes our thoughts, but we learn to utilize language from infancy to express our basic needs and feelings.
Language articulates consciousness
Our society’s cultural meanings and values are encoded and transmitted through it.
Language reflects culture
When children learn a language, they pick up on the cultural assumptions and biases that go along with it
Language affects socialization
Language that excludes women or renders them invisible
SEXIST LANGUAGE
there is an absence or lack of words that refer to women’s
experience
Lexical Gap
The world was changing. Equality was becoming the new standard. Gender-fair language was an important part of this shift.
A new standard
the process of learning the social expectations and attitudes associated with one’s sex.
Gender roles and socialization
process of becoming a full member of society
Socialization
when persons are explicitly and directly taught the norms and values, the social expectations and obligations of the group
Deliberate or Conscious
when individuals learn the norms and values by themselves from observations in the various groups they come in contact with
.Non-deliberate or Unplanned-
set of behaviors, attitudes, and personality characteristics expected and encouraged of a person based on his or her sex.
Gender role
the process of a child’s learning of his/her gender identity
Gendering
Primary force of socialization
Family
Refers to ways by which parents deter or encourage behavior on the basis of appropriateness as regards gender
Manipulation
Refers to the way by which parents channel the child’s interests in activities in conjunction with gender as deemed appropriate.
Canalization
Boys and girls are encouraged to do different activities to familiarize them with gender-appropriate tasks
Activity exposure
the process of telling children what they are and what is expected of them
Verbal appellation
Reinforces gender stereotypes and sex-based discrimination
through media portrayal of men and women
Mass media
The formal school
system promotes and encourages the different gender roles between men and women in
many ways
Educational institutions
Gender discrimination in relation to occupation and pay
Workplace
peer interactions also contribute to gender socialization. Children tend to play with same-gender peers
Peer group
Reinforces gender stereotypes
through religious symbols, teachings, doctrines and their interpretations
Religion
Creates laws and policies that ensure the maintenance of the
system
State
