PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: The Two Cultures
Document Summary
Genderlect styles (cid:862)male-female conversation is cross-(cid:272)ultural (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)atio(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:894)ta(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:374)(cid:895: genderlect term suggesting that masculine and feminine styles of discourse are best viewed as two distinct cultural dialects. Wo(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s desire for co(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:272)tio(cid:374) versus me(cid:374)"s desire for tatus: women seek human connection, men are concerned mainly with status, girls and women feel it is crucial that they be liked by their peers. Boys and men feel it is crucial that they be respected by their peers. (tannen) Local knowledge knowledge situated in time, place, experience, and relative power: there is no possibility of unbiased perspective that is disinterested, impartial, value- free, or detached from a particular historical situation. Strong objectivity: less partial views from the standpoint of women: they also have little reason to defend the status quo. Theor(cid:455) to pra(cid:272)ti(cid:272)e: co(cid:373)(cid:373)u(cid:374)i(cid:272)atio(cid:374) resear(cid:272)h (cid:271)ased o(cid:374) (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s li(cid:448)es: wood discovered that gendered communication practices reflect and reinforce our societal e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)tatio(cid:374) that (cid:272)are gi(cid:448)i(cid:374)g is (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s (cid:449)ork.