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AQA A Level English Language Gender Theories

Terms in this set (9)

Zimmerman & West (1975)
Conducted a study in a university in california. Monitored 11 conversations between men and women and found that men interrupted 46 times while women only 2
Geoffrey Beattie (1982)
Conducted a study in a classroom and found boys contribute to class discussions more than girls
Jennifer Coates
All-women conversations can fall into one of the following categories:
•House Talk
•Scandal
•Bitching
•Chatting
Jane Pilkington (1992)
•Women in same-sex talk are more collaborative than men in all male talk
•Women aim for more positive politeness strategies
•Men are less supportive and complimentary to each other
Robin Lakoff (1975)
Said that males have more power than females in society, and that this is reflected in their language choices
Deborah Tannen (1990)
Status vs Support
Independence vs Intimacy
Advice vs Understanding
Information vs Feelings
Orders vs Proposals
Conflict vs Compromise
Holmes (1984)
Argued that women's language does not display a weakness, but a desire to co-operate
Cameron (2007)
Argues that there are very few differences between men and women's language, and situation affects language more than gender
O'Barr and Atkins (1980)
Opposed Lakoff and said those features were caused by low social class, not gender
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