COMN 2111 Lecture : March 6 - 2014.docx

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Key taken for granted cultural assumptions: about gender and communication, women and men in conversation speak the same language with the same intentions and same meanings, research by socio linguists suggests that this general assumption of sameness is wrong, generally, men and women operate in two different sub cultures or communication groups. Culture and words: every society has a lexicon or list of agreed upon names for objects, ideas, unanalyzable, simple words that name categories of things with easily observed differences, a name is a symbol because of arbitrary attached meaning, not concrete or tied naturally to things, names we apply emphasize particular aspects of reality and neglect others. Gender related barriers to effective communication: men speak, to establish autonomy relative to each other (compete to maintain, to negotiate status, using report talk", talk should accomplish something solve a problem, give advice, take a stand, their taken for granted world is one of hierarchy and control.

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