Gender and communication : theoretical and empirical directions

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dc.contributor.advisorFoster, Donen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDixon, John Andrewen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T08:56:11Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T08:56:11Z
dc.date.issued1992en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 155-170.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis research project addresses a deceptively simple question: what might form the central struts, the foundations, of a useful theory of gender and communication? Two lines of evidence are submitted - a theoretical argument, derived from an analysis of research in the area, and a set of original data, derived from an experiment conducted in a South African context. THEORETICAL ARGUMENT The dissertation begins with an appraisal of current theoretical models. These can be divided into two broad categories: the 'dominance' perspective holds that gender differences in communication reflect wider status inequalities between men and women; the 'difference' perspective holds that such differences are the product of an intricate socialization process, whereby the sexes learn gender specific rules of speech. Neither position, it is contended, provides an adequate account of gender and language use.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDixon, J. A. (1992). <i>Gender and communication : theoretical and empirical directions</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13471en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDixon, John Andrew. <i>"Gender and communication : theoretical and empirical directions."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13471en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDixon, J. 1992. Gender and communication : theoretical and empirical directions. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Dixon, John Andrew AB - This research project addresses a deceptively simple question: what might form the central struts, the foundations, of a useful theory of gender and communication? Two lines of evidence are submitted - a theoretical argument, derived from an analysis of research in the area, and a set of original data, derived from an experiment conducted in a South African context. THEORETICAL ARGUMENT The dissertation begins with an appraisal of current theoretical models. These can be divided into two broad categories: the 'dominance' perspective holds that gender differences in communication reflect wider status inequalities between men and women; the 'difference' perspective holds that such differences are the product of an intricate socialization process, whereby the sexes learn gender specific rules of speech. Neither position, it is contended, provides an adequate account of gender and language use. DA - 1992 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1992 T1 - Gender and communication : theoretical and empirical directions TI - Gender and communication : theoretical and empirical directions UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13471 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13471
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDixon JA. Gender and communication : theoretical and empirical directions. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 1992 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13471en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherClinical Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleGender and communication : theoretical and empirical directionsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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