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Gender Theories

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Gender Theories

Deficit Model
- Robin Lakoff
  - women speak less than men
  - females use mainly intensifiers
    - very
    - so
  - women's language represents inferior status
  - female language is weak compared to men's
  - they use hedges,fillers & tag questions
- O'Barr & Atkins
  - 'Female' language is found in powerless people
Dominance Model
- Zimmerman & West
  - Recorded conversations between men & women
    - 96% of interuptions were by men
    - Men are dominant in same-sex conversations
Difference Model
- Tannen
  - men want status
  - Women form bonds
  - Males give direct orders
  - Men aim to solve problems
  - Women offer support not solutions
  - Women give polite orders