Communication and Gender
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Communication and Gender explores the complex ways in which gender influences and shapes our communication practices in various contexts, including interpersonal relationships, workplace interactions, media representations, and public discourse. This course investigates how cultural norms, societal expectations, and individual identities intersect to impact the ways people express themselves and interpret messages. Students will analyze theories and research on language, nonverbal communication, power dynamics, intersectionality, and gendered expectations, as well as examine the implications of these factors on social justice and inclusion. Through critical discussion, case studies, and reflective activities, the course equips students to recognize, understand, and challenge gender biases in communication, fostering more equitable interactions in personal, professional, and public spheres.
Recommended Textbook Gendered Lives 11th Edition by Julia T. Wood
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Chapter 1: The Study of Communication Gender and Culture
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Q1) If we break the word "feminism" down to its roots,femme and -ism,what does it literally mean?
A) in favor of women
B) superiority of women
C) a political position about women
D) a cultural position about women
E) equality for women
Answer: C
Q2) Content and relational levels of meaning
Answer: Communication includes the content level of meaning,which is the literal or informational message,and the relational level of meaning,which defines the relationship between communicators.Both levels must be understood to interpret communication.Dimensions of the relational level are liking,responsiveness,and power.Example,C = "I'll meet you at the thing over by the place." R = liking/familiarity between communicators.
Q3) Sexual Orientation
Answer: A person's preferences for romantic and sexual partners.Heterosexual orientation means one is romantically and sexually attracted to members of the other sex,while gays and lesbians are attracted to their own sex.Bisexuals are attracted to members of both sexes.
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Approaches to Gender Development
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Q1) Children learn who they are and what that means in their culture through interaction with parents,teachers,and friends.Through this,they learn gender roles for men and women and may internalize them.Which theory does this definition best describe?
A) cognitive development
B) social learning
C) psychodynamic (or psychoanalytic)
D) biological
E) symbolic interactionism
Answer: E
Q2) Performative theory says that gender is not a thing we have,but is instead a thing we do.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Biological theory suggests that men and women's brains are formed and develop differently,resulting in different behaviors and characteristics.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Competing Images of Women
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Q1) There is a common set of beliefs that all feminists share.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Radical feminists were the first to declare that "the personal is political."
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) What factors led to the development of liberal feminism?
A) the discrimination women experienced in New Left politics
B) the publication of Susan Faludi's Backlash
C) the public protest at which women burned their bras
D) the publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique
E) a desire to bring women's moral perspectives to politics
Answer: D
Q4) Womanists address issues that affect working and lower-class women.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Competing Images of Men
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Q1) Men's rights activist
Q2) Bystander behavior
Q3) Identify the goals and the beliefs of the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP)and the White Ribbon Campaign (WRC).Then discuss similarities and differences between the two.Within your answer,define bystander behavior,indicate which group highlights this,and explain how the concept is relevant to thinking about our personal agency in shaping gendered attitudes and beliefs.
Q4) Promise Keepers see reconnecting with God's commandments as the path for men to regain wholeness.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which of the following is true of NOMAS?
A) It stands for the National Organization of Men Against Sexism.
B) It celebrates traditionally masculine values of courage and ambition.
C) It condemns traditionally masculine values of aggression and emotional insensitivity.
D) It attempts to help men understand how their emotional development has been hindered by our culture's view of masculinity.
E) All of the above.
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Chapter 5: Gendered Verbal Communication
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Q1) Women who are effective public speakers tend to
A) adopt a masculine style of speaking.
B) adopt a feminine style of speaking.
C) adopt a style of speaking that balances masculine and feminine stylistic factors.
D) adopt a style of speaking that is gender neutral; there are no masculine or feminine aspects to their style.
E) Women are almost never considered effective public speakers.
Q2) The extent to which we speak in a masculine or a feminine style varies depending on context and other factors.
A)True
B)False
Q3) "I had something similar happen to me and I totally understand how you feel" exemplifies what characteristic of feminine communication?
A) verbal hedge
B) establishing equality
C) support for others
D) personal, concrete style
E) tag question
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Chapter 6: Gendered Nonverbal Communication
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Q1) Stace frowns at another boy and turns his back in disgust.Stace's nonverbal communication is demonstrating the liking dimension of relationship level meaning.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to research presented in the Gendered Lives text,which of the following is true about smiling?
A) Women generally smile more than men.
B) Smiling is an example of haptics.
C) African American women are socialized to smile more than Caucasian women.
D) Men generally smile more than women.
E) Research has shown that men and women smile about the same amounts.
Q3) Paralanguage
Q4) Haptics
Q5) Proxemics
Q6) Territoriality
Q7) Explain which nonverbal behaviors may be employed to exert power and control and examine the link to gender.
Q8) Responsiveness
Q9) Kinesics
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Chapter 7: Becoming Gendered: The Early Years
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Q1) Girls typically define their femininity in negative terms-as not masculine or not male.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Parental modeling
Q3) Derek is frustrated because his girlfriend wants him to speak openly about his feelings, but his male friends make fun of him for showing.Which of the following elements of masculine socialization in the United States best describes both of these pressures Derek feels?
A) Don't be female.
B) Be aggressive.
C) Follow the boy code.
D) Embody and transcend traditional views of masculinity.
E) Be successful.
Q4) Contemporary fathers are far more involved in their children's lives than were fathers of previous generations.Based on the ideas discussed inChapter 7,reflect on the implications this might have on the gender development of contemporary children.
Q5) Social aggression:
Q6) Identification
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Chapter 8: Gendered Education: Communication in Schools
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Q1) With the passage of Title IX,female students were given access to athletic opportunities that were unknown to women of prior generations.Explain the basic framework of Title IX - what it promises and requires - and based on information found inChapter 8,assess how well schools are implementing this law.
Q2) Effortless perfection
Q3) People practicing invisible hand discrimination truly believe they are acting in an unbiased manner.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is a challenge gender-nonconforming students often face?
A) The binary norm that force students into male or female categories.
B) Pressure to be self-reliant and not ask questions.
C) Pressure to always look good and appear put-together without seeming to put any effort into doing so.
D) Be attractive to men.
E) All of the above.
Q5) Girls are more likely than boys to go to college.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Gendered Close Relationships
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Q1) Gay and lesbian relationships tend to follow a best-friend model with the additional dimensions of sexuality and romance.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Male deficit model
Q3) Second shift
Q4) Which of the following are features of feminine (often female)friendships?
A) They often contain covert intimacy.
B) Doing activities together is the primary way to build closeness.
C) The friends do things for each other to show that they care.
D) They are less likely than men's friendships to last if one friend moves away.
E) None of the above.
Q5) In a heterosexual relationship,the male partner would be the one most likely to be responsible for remembering the child's doctor's appointments.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Alternative paths model
Q7) Psychological responsibility
Q8) Feminine ruler:
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Chapter 10: Gendered Organizational Communication
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Q1) Brown v.Board of Education led to what efforts to redress inequities in the United States?
A) equal opportunity laws
B) affirmative action
C) quotas
D) goals
E) sexual harassment laws
Q2) How might gendered stereotypes contribute to more subtle forms of discrimination practiced in organizations today? Explain two stereotypes each for women and for men.Provide an example of how they might be enacted in organizational life.How does each of these limit opportunities?
Q3) Women's careers can be hampered by which of the following informal practices?
A) male mentors who attempt to impose male values and styles on women
B)workplace environments that focus on families and relationships
C) informal networks that require women to join men in games of golf and other sports, activities most women do not enjoy
D) segregation into jobs that offer little or no opportunity for advancement
E) all of the above
Q4) Maternal wall
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Chapter 11: Gendered Media
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Q1) Discuss messages rap and/or gangsta rap music contains about men and women.Do the media influence consumers? Finally,do you agree with Al Sharpton's request to the FCC to ban rappers who disrespect women? Why or why not?
Q2) A hair straightening treatment advertisement that appears next to a magazine article titled,"HOT: New smooth looks for summer hair!" is best described as
A) complimentary copy.
B) product placement.
C) misandry.
D) synergy advertising.
E) an emphasis on visual images, which receives less conscious analysis than verbal claims.
Q3) Pathologizing the human body
Q4) Third person effect
Q5) Agenda-setting
Q6) Cyberbullying
Q7) How do media motivate us to consume,and why is this significant in terms of gender? Use examples to make your point.
Q8) Media saturation
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Chapter 12: Gendered Power and Violence
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Q1) By their senior year,approximately what percentage of college women have reported one or more unwanted sexual interactions during their college careers?
A) 33%
B) 25%
C) 10%
D) 50%
E) 75%
Q2) "Corrective" rape
Q3) Informed consent
Q4) What is rape culture? How does it affect victims of sexual assault? What should be done to eradicate this problem in our culture?
Q5) Define informed consent.Do you think this is an appropriate definition of informed consent? Why or why not?
Q6) As made clear by the material presented in your textbook,gendered violence is prevalent in the United States and around the world.What are some of the personal and social efforts we can engage in and/or support in an effort to lessen the prevalence of gendered violence?
Q7) Pornography
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Chapter 13: Epilogue: Looking Backward,
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Q1) Making time to think about issues raised in this book is part of developing your voice.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Differences are valuable and desirable.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Agenda-setting
Q4) Direct power
Q5) The current generation will have very little opportunity to enact change concerning gender.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Agenda-setting is an important way to influence cultural views of gender.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Voice
Q8) "Salad bowl" metaphor
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