Language Variations: Zimmerman and West Flashcards
When did Zimmerman and West do their study?
1975
What did Zimmerman and West look at in their study?
The dynamics of turn-taking in mixed sex and same sex conversations
How many conversations did Zimmerman and West record?
31
What did Zimmerman and West find with male same-sex conversations?
They barely interrupted each other
What did Zimmerman and West find with mixed sex conversations between men and women?
Men would interrupt women more
What did Zimmerman and West conclude?
Men used interruptions as a way of dominating women in mixed sex conversations.
What was the social class of all of the people in Zimmerman and West’s study?
Middle class
What was the ethnicity of all of the people in Zimmerman and West’s study?
Caucasian
What age were all of the participants in Zimmerman and West’s study under?
Under 35 years old
Where were all of the conversations recorded?
A coffee shop
What approach does Zimmerman and West’s study fall under?
Dominance Model
How many conversations did Zimmerman and West look at? Is this a lot or very little to cover?
Recorded 31, which is very little
What is a criticism of Zimmerman and West’s study in terms of its impact on society?
The study was only accepted because it resonated with a way that men felt at the time in society - to be dominant over women.
What happened with Interruptions in Thorne and Henley’s study?
Only one man accounted for most of the interruptions
How were the statistics in Thorne and Henley’s study interpreted about men in society?
The statistics were applied to how all men spoke
