Empirical Support for the Gender-as-Culture Hypothesis: An Intercultural Analysis of Male/Female Language Differences

Presents three studies that provide a test of gender-as-culture, or "two cultures," hypothesis proposed by Maltz and Borker (1982) to explain male/female differences in language use. Finds that gender preferences for language use among undergraduate students function in ways that are consi...

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Published in:Human communication research 2001, Vol.27 (1), p.121-152
Main Authors: Mulac, Anthony, Bradac, James J, Gibbons, Pamela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Cultural Differences
Culture
Females
Gender
Gender Differences
Higher Education
Intercultural Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Language
Language Research
Language Usage
Language Variation
Linguistics
Literature Reviews
Males
Peer Groups
Sentences
Sex
Sex Differences
Sexes
Sociolinguistic variations
Sociolinguistics and ethnolinguistics
Studies
Subcultures
Undergraduate Students
Verbs
Western States
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Summary:Presents three studies that provide a test of gender-as-culture, or "two cultures," hypothesis proposed by Maltz and Borker (1982) to explain male/female differences in language use. Finds that gender preferences for language use among undergraduate students function in ways that are consistent with stylistic preferences that distinguish national cultures. (SC)
ISSN:0360-3989
1468-2958
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-2958.2001.tb00778.x