A COM 265X Chapter Notes - Chapter 34: Women Grow, Bsc Young Boys, Individual And Group Rights
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Genderlect- a term suggesing that masculine and feminine styles of discourse are best viewed as two disinct cultural dialects. Rapport talk- the typical conversaional style of women, which seeks to establish connecion with others. Report talk- they typical monologic style of men, which seeks to command atenion, convey informaion, and win arguments. Cooperaive overlap- a supporive interrupion oten meant to show agreement and solidarity with the speaker. Tag quesion- a short quesion at the end of a declaraive statement, oten used by women to soten the potenial disagreement or invite open, friendly dialogue. Speech communicaion- a community of people who share understandings about goals of communicaion, strategies for enacing those goals, and ways of interpreing communicaion. Aha factor- a subjecive standard ascribing validity to an idea when it resonates with one"s personal experience. Women"s desire for connection vs men"s desire for status:
