Different but Equal: Communication Between the Sexes
This study presents a theoretical and practical discussion of the changes that have occurred between men and women and how the sexes relate to one another from social, political, and ethical perspectives. Not only do men and women reflect different gender roles through communication, but they are also impacted by communication about gender, especially from the media. Gender differences in communication have gained political importance due to the increasingly relevant issues of sexual...
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Examines the effects of gendered communication on relationships without prejudice toward either sex. Booknews Bemoaning the swing of the social pendulum that she sees as having devalued masculine men and feminine women, Payne (communication, Western Kentucky U.) attempts to discuss a broad range of issues of gender differences in communication "without hostility toward either sex." She explores some of the changes that have occurred between men and women and how the sexes relate to one another from social, ethical, and political perspectives. Incorporating new and old research, the work is loosely organized around three major themes: the construction of the gendered self; the differences between men and women as the relate to one another through language, power, and nonverbal communication in both home and work environments; and the effects of gendered communication in leadership and the media. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
IntroductionviiPart I1Gender Role Development32Persuasive Attempts at Shaping Gender Roles: Women's and Men's Movements in America193Gender Communication and Religion43Part II4Self-Esteem and Gender Communication655Gendered Communication in Close Relationships776Gendered Issues in Communication about Sex917Gendered Differences in Language and Aggressive/Argumentative Communication1038Gender and Power1159Nonverbal Gender Communication131Part III10Gender Differences in Leadership14511Cultural Expectations of Attractiveness: Presentations of Men and Women in the Media163References179Index213
\ BooknewsBemoaning the swing of the social pendulum that she sees as having devalued masculine men and feminine women, Payne (communication, Western Kentucky U.) attempts to discuss a broad range of issues of gender differences in communication "without hostility toward either sex." She explores some of the changes that have occurred between men and women and how the sexes relate to one another from social, ethical, and political perspectives. Incorporating new and old research, the work is loosely organized around three major themes: the construction of the gendered self; the differences between men and women as the relate to one another through language, power, and nonverbal communication in both home and work environments; and the effects of gendered communication in leadership and the media. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
