Deck 5: Gendered Verbal Communication

Question 1

Girls' games tend to lack clear structure and external goals.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The Point of the Story

Answer 2

A cause of much misunderstanding between feminine and masculine communicators,feminine speakers tend to tell stories in a way that includes a great deal of detail,the larger context of the situation,and increases the involvement of people around them whereas masculine speakers tend to be linear,chronological,and to the point with their stories.

Question 3

Women who are effective public speakers tend to

A) adopt a masculine style of speaking.
B) adopt a feminine style of speaking.
C) adopt a style of speaking that balances masculine and feminine stylistic factors.
D) adopt a style of speaking that is gender neutral; there are no masculine or feminine aspects to their style.
E) Women are almost never considered effective public speakers.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Speakers socialized in a masculine speech community tend to use talk to gain and show status.

Question 5

Speech community

Question 6

The extent to which we speak in a masculine or a feminine style varies depending on context and other factors.

Question 7

Children's play is very important in how they become socialized into speech communities.

Question 8

Women tend to interrupt others more than men.

Question 9

Masculine speakers tend to make eye contact,nod,and say things like "tell me more," while speaking to others.

Question 10

Research has shown people think male generic language includes men and women.

Question 11

Gender-linked language effect

Question 12

Tag question

Question 13

In general,feminine speech community members follow this/these communication practice(s):

A) Language is used to show one's status.
B) Communication is used as primary way to establish and maintain relationships.
C) Direct, abstract speech is used frequently.
D) Language tends to be used to accomplish an instrumental task.
E) Language is used to maintain control of the conversation.

Question 14

"I had something similar happen to me and I totally understand how you feel" exemplifies what characteristic of feminine communication?

A) verbal hedge
B) establishing equality
C) support for others
D) personal, concrete style
E) tag question

Question 15

Which of the following is true of masculine speech community members?

A) They tend to regard language as important for accomplishing instrumental tasks, gaining status, and maintaining control of the conversation.
B) Only men are masculine speech community members.
C) They do not think talking is important.
D) They are not as skilled at using language as members of female speech communities.
E) All of the above

Question 16

Masculine speech community members are less likely than feminine speech community members to want to talk about the "state of the relationship."

Question 17

Polarized thinking

Question 18

Neil Armstrong's famous quote,"That's one small step for man,one giant leap for mankind," is an example of

A) male generic language.
B) stereotyping.
C) polarized thinking.
D) verbal hedging.
E) a tag question.

Question 19

Misinterpretations between people who are socialized into masculine speech communities and people who are socialized into feminine speech communities occur around the issue of showing support because

A) feminine speakers want a matching of experience and masculine speakers give advice.
B) feminine speakers find masculine speaker's storytelling to be wandering and unfocused.
C) feminine speakers think masculine speaker's storytelling misses important details.
D) feminine speakers are trying to make a point and masculine speakers try to upstage them.
E) all of the above

Question 20

The common belief that women are more talkative than men is supported by research.

Question 21

Male generic language

Question 22

Stereotype

Question 23

Minimal response cues

Question 24

Your friend Marcie tells you that she is frustrated with her boyfriend.She says,"Lucas never wants to talk about us-really he doesn't want to talk about anything! His idea of a great time together is going to a basketball game.Honestly,why doesn't he realize that talk is the basis of a relationship?" Given what you know about speech communities and models of closeness,how might you respond to Marcie about her assumptions and alternatives she might make instead? Be sure to use specific terms and material from class.

Question 25

One of the connections between language and gender identified in your textbook is that language evaluates gender.What implications does this insight have for individuals' language use?

Question 26

Wood argues that language defines men and women differently.Explain the different ways men and women are defined and provide examples to support your claims.

Question 27

When home on break,you hear a friend use male-generic language.When you tell your friend it is sexist,your friend wants to know why.Based on what you have learned in this class,how might you explain to your friend that using such language is problematic?

Question 28

Compare and contrast the rules of communication that are promoted in games typically played by boys and games typically played by girls.Discuss the implications of these games for communication by adult women and men.

Question 29

There are several common communication problems that may occur when people from different gendered speech communities interact.List and describe 3 of them.