COMM ST 10 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-10: Tag Question
31 Oct 2016
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Talk between women and men is cross-cultural communication. Social norms encourage boys to be openly competitive, and girls to be openly cooperative. Learning about style differences won"t make them go away, but it can banish mutual mysti cation and blame. Symmetry: mutual understanding / network of (horizontal) connections (women) Asymmetry: status / giving advice / hierarchical social order (men) Always a leader (a clear winner/loser in games) (men) Message: the obvious meaning of the act (men) What you say frames you, just as you are framing what you say. Protector / giving info: dominant / superior (men~ one-up) Protected / uninformed: subordinate / inferior (women~ one-down) Private speaking / rapport ~ intimate (women) Gossip: details of daily lives: secrets (women) Task-oriented contest~task: talk is designated to convey information: problem of secrets/rumors (men) = main argument: approach by understanding our differences.
