Gender Theories

Gender Theories

Deficit Model
1. Robin Lakoff
  1. women speak less than men
  2. females use mainly intensifiers
    1. very
    2. so
  3. women's language represents inferior status
  4. female language is weak compared to men's
  5. they use hedges,fillers & tag questions
2. O'Barr & Atkins
  1. 'Female' language is found in powerless people
Dominance Model
1. Zimmerman & West
  1. Recorded conversations between men & women
    1. 96% of interuptions were by men
    2. Men are dominant in same-sex conversations
Difference Model
1. Tannen
  1. men want status
  2. Women form bonds
  3. Males give direct orders
  4. Men aim to solve problems
  5. Women offer support not solutions
  6. Women give polite orders

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