[ANTH 1006] - Midterm Exam Guide - Ultimate 56 pages long Study Guide!
Document Summary
Within a given culture, conversations rely on unspoken understanding about tone of voice, visual cues, silence, minimal response, and a variety of the other subtle conventions. Mm hmm = women listening, men agreeing. Differences in the speaking patterns of american men and women. Cross ethnic communication can be applied to cross sex communication too. Men and women attempt to interact as equals in friendly cross sex conversations that do not play the same role in interaction, even without flirting. Women have a greater tendency to ask questions. Doing more of the routine shitwork involved in maintaining routine social interaction (doing more to facilitate flow of conversation) Demand or encourage responses from their fellow speakers. Strategy of silent protest after being interrupted or have received a delayed minimal response. Use pronouns you and we (explicitly acknowledge existence of other speakers) Men are likely to interrupt speech of women. Likely to challenge or dispute their partner"s" utterances.
