Question 1

Tannen believes that both men and women are primarily interested in human connection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Tannen's research indicates that women talk less than men do in private conversations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Do cultural factors complicate Tannen's findings? In other words, how might the interaction of culture with gender potentially challenge some of Tannen's conclusions? If possible, give an example from your experience, literature, or film to support your response.

Accepted Answer

Cultural factors can definitely complica

Question 4

________ is defined as a term suggesting that masculine and feminine styles of discourse are best viewed as two distinct cultural dialects.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is defined as a term suggesting...

Question 5

Deborah Tannen notes that when women state their opinions, they often tag them with a question at the end of the sentence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Tannen says that, more than anything else, women seek:

Accepted Answer

A)  control. 
B)  human understanding. 
C)  human connection. 
D)  status. 
A)  control. 
B)  human understanding. 
C)  human connection. 
D)  status.

Question 7

Do you believe that differences in gender has a greater impact on communication than differences in culture do?

Accepted Answer

As an AI, I don't hold personal beliefs,

Question 8

Tannen says that, more than anything else, men are concerned mainly with:

Accepted Answer

A)  control. 
B)  human understanding. 
C)  human connection. 
D)  status. 
A)  control. 
B)  human understanding. 
C)  human connection. 
D)  status.

Question 9

In her book Gendered Lives, Julia Wood draws upon research with children to highlight the different rules that girls and boys learn as they grow up. Identify a key rule that boys learn.

Accepted Answer

A)  Use talk to solve problems or develop a strategy. 
B)  Involve others in conversations and respond to their ideas. 
C)  Use communication to create and maintain relationships. 
D)  Show sensitivity to others and to relationships. 
A)  Use talk to solve problems or develop a strategy. 
B)  Involve others in conversations and respond to their ideas. 
C)  Use communication to create and maintain relationships. 
D)  Show sensitivity to others and to relationships.

Question 10

Carol Gilligan's book In a Different Voice presents a theory of moral development claiming that women tend to think and speak in an ethical voice different from that of men. Gilligan is convinced that:

Accepted Answer

A)  men's moral reasoning is more likely to reflect Martin Buber's call for genuine I-Thou relationships than Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative. 
B)  men base their ethical decisions on a strong sense of responsibility to prevent pain and alleviate suffering. 
C)  most men regard their ultimate ethical responsibility as one of "care." 
D)  most men seek autonomy and think of moral maturity in terms of "justice." 
A)  men's moral reasoning is more likely to reflect Martin Buber's call for genuine I-Thou relationships than Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative. 
B)  men base their ethical decisions on a strong sense of responsibility to prevent pain and alleviate suffering. 
C)  most men regard their ultimate ethical responsibility as one of "care." 
D)  most men seek autonomy and think of moral maturity in terms of "justice."

Question 11

In the context of a research study conducted by Deborah Tannen, identify a true statement about cooperative overlap.

Accepted Answer

A)  From a woman's perspective, it is a sign of a competitive ploy to control conversations. 
B)  From a man's perspective, it is a way of putting himself in a submissive stance. 
C)  From a woman's perspective, it is a sign of rapport. 
D)  From a man's perspective, it is a way of annoying women during conversations. 
A)  From a woman's perspective, it is a sign of a competitive ploy to control conversations. 
B)  From a man's perspective, it is a way of putting himself in a submissive stance. 
C)  From a woman's perspective, it is a sign of rapport. 
D)  From a man's perspective, it is a way of annoying women during conversations.

Question 12

In her book Gendered Lives, Julia Wood draws upon research with children to highlight the different rules that girls and boys learn as they grow up. Which of the following is a key rule that girls learn?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communicate to assert their ideas, opinions, and identity. 
B)  Use communication to create and maintain relationships. 
C)  Use talk to solve problems or develop a strategy. 
D)  Speak in a way that attracts attention to themselves. 
A)  Communicate to assert their ideas, opinions, and identity. 
B)  Use communication to create and maintain relationships. 
C)  Use talk to solve problems or develop a strategy. 
D)  Speak in a way that attracts attention to themselves.

Question 13

Compare Tannen's approach to relational communication with that developed by Baxter and Montgomery.

Accepted Answer

Tannen's approach to relational communic

Question 14

Women ask questions to:

Accepted Answer

A)  solicit information. 
B)  establish a connection with others. 
C)  change the topic of a conversation. 
D)  show competence. 
A)  solicit information. 
B)  establish a connection with others. 
C)  change the topic of a conversation. 
D)  show competence.

Question 15

According to Tannen, the first step in overcoming destructive responses is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  understand each other's style and the motives behind it. 
B)  learn to talk as the other gender. 
C)  alter the destructive communication pattern of males. 
D)  teach women to be more assertive and men to be more sensitive. 
A)  understand each other's style and the motives behind it. 
B)  learn to talk as the other gender. 
C)  alter the destructive communication pattern of males. 
D)  teach women to be more assertive and men to be more sensitive.

Question 16

In what way could Tannen's theory become self-fulfilling prophecy? Is this good or bad?

Accepted Answer

Tannen's theory could become a self-fulf

Question 17

Tannen claims that "male-female conversation is cross-cultural communication." If this is so, then the three theories presented in the intercultural section of this textbook should shed light on the ways in which men and women talk to each other. What do you think?

Accepted Answer

I think Tannen's claim that male-female

Exam 31: Genderlect Styles

Tannen believes that both men and women are primarily interested in human connection.

Tannen's research indicates that women talk less than men do in private conversations.

Do cultural factors complicate Tannen's findings? In other words, how might the interaction of culture with gender potentially challenge some of Tannen's conclusions? If possible, give an example from your experience, literature, or film to support your response.

________ is defined as a term suggesting that masculine and feminine styles of discourse are best viewed as two distinct cultural dialects.

Deborah Tannen notes that when women state their opinions, they often tag them with a question at the end of the sentence.

Tannen says that, more than anything else, women seek:

Do you believe that differences in gender has a greater impact on communication than differences in culture do?

Tannen says that, more than anything else, men are concerned mainly with:

In her book Gendered Lives, Julia Wood draws upon research with children to highlight the different rules that girls and boys learn as they grow up. Identify a key rule that boys learn.

Carol Gilligan's book In a Different Voice presents a theory of moral development claiming that women tend to think and speak in an ethical voice different from that of men. Gilligan is convinced that:

In the context of a research study conducted by Deborah Tannen, identify a true statement about cooperative overlap.

In her book Gendered Lives, Julia Wood draws upon research with children to highlight the different rules that girls and boys learn as they grow up. Which of the following is a key rule that girls learn?

Compare Tannen's approach to relational communication with that developed by Baxter and Montgomery.

Women ask questions to:

According to Tannen, the first step in overcoming destructive responses is to:

In what way could Tannen's theory become self-fulfilling prophecy? Is this good or bad?

Tannen claims that "male-female conversation is cross-cultural communication." If this is so, then the three theories presented in the intercultural section of this textbook should shed light on the ways in which men and women talk to each other. What do you think?

Launching Your Study of Communication Theory

Talk About Theory

Weighing the Words

Mapping the Territory Seven Traditions in the Field of Communication Theory

Symbolic Interactionism

Coordinated Management of Meaning Cmm

Expectancy Violations Theory

Social Penetration Theory

Uncertainty Reduction Theory

Social Information Processing Theory

Relational Dialectics Theory

Communication Privacy Management Theory

Media Multiplexity Theory

Social Judgment Theory

Elaboration Likelihood Model

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Functional Perspective on Group Decision Making

Symbolic Convergence Theory

Cultural Approach to Organizations

Communicative Constitution of Organizations

Critical Theory of Communication in Organizations

The Rhetoric

Dramatism

Narrative Paradigm

Media Ecology

Semiotics

Cultural Studies

Uses and Gratifications

Cultivation Theory

Agenda-Setting Theory

Standpoint Theory

Muted Group Theory

Communication Accommodation Theory

Face-Negotiation Theory

CC-Cultural Theory

Common Threads in Comm Theories

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