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Gendered Lives : Communication, Gender, and Culture

by: Wood

Gendered Lives : Communication, Gender, and Culture

by: Wood

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9780534571603
ISBN 10:
0534571603
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 04/13/2000
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary

Introduces the many ways gender images of masculinity and femininity affect communication and life. Filled with commentaries from students that illustrate how they relate to gender communication issues. More than 90 references. Softcover. DLC: Sex role.

Introduction Opening the Conversation

(1)

The Social Construction of Inequality

(2)

Feminism--Feminisms

(2)

Becoming Aware

(2)

Why I Wrote this Book

(2)

Communication as the Fulcrum of Change

(1)

The Challenge of Studying Communication, Gender, and Culture

(1)

Discussion Questions

(2)

PART I CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS

The Study of Communication, Gender, and Culture

(24)

Communication, Gender, and Culture as an Area of Study

(1)

Knowledge of Gender, Communication, and Culture

(1)

Student Interest

(1)

The Value of Studying Communication, Gender, and Culture

(1)

The Meaning of Gender in a Transitional Era

(3)

Confusing Attitudes

(2)

Differences Between Women and Men

(1)

Relationships Among Gender, Culture, and Communication

(16)

Gender and Sex

(1)

Sex

(2)

Gender

(6)

Culture

(2)

Communication

(1)

Communication is a dynamic process

(1)

Communication is systemic

(1)

Communication has two levels of meaning

(1)

Meanings are created through human interaction with symbols

(2)

Summary

(1)

Discussion Questions

(2)

Theoretical Approaches to Gender Development

(25)

Theoretical Approaches to Gender

(21)

Biological Influences on Gender

(5)

Interpersonal Influences on Gender

(1)

Psychodynamic theory of gender development

(2)

Psychological theories of gender development

(3)

Cultural Influences on Gender

(1)

Anthropology

(1)

Symbolic interactionism

(4)

Standpoint theory

(4)

Summary

(1)

Discussion Questions

(2)

The Rhetorical Shaping of Gender: Women's, Men's, and Gender Movements in America

(44)

Women's Movements

(20)

The First Wave of Women's Movements in the United States

(1)

Women's rights movement

(2)

The cult of domesticity

(2)

The Second Wave of Women's Movements in the United States

(1)

Radical feminism

(2)

Liberal feminism

(4)

Separatism

(1)

Structural feminists

(1)

Lesbian feminists

(1)

Revalorists

(1)

Womanists

(2)

Power feminism

(3)

The Third Wave of Women's Movements in the United States

(4)

Men's Movements

(12)

Profeminist Men's Movements

(3)

Promasculinist Men's Movements

(1)

Free men

(1)

Mythopoetic men

(3)

Promise Keepers

(2)

Million Man March

(2)

Other Movements Focused on Gender

100

(4)

The Backlash

100

(2)

Ecofeminism

102

(2)

Summary

104

(1)

Discussion Questions

105

(2)

Gendered Verbal Communication

107

(30)

The Nature of Human Communication

108

(1)

Verbal Communication Expresses Cultural Views of Gender

108

(12)

Language Defines Gender

109

(1)

Male generic language excludes women

109

(2)

Language defines men and women differently

111

(2)

Language names what exists

113

(2)

Language Organizes Perceptions of Gender

115

(1)

Stereotyping gender

115

(1)

Encouraging polarized thinking

116

(1)

Language Evaluates Gender

117

(1)

Language Enables Hypothetical Thought

118

(1)

Language Allows Self-Reflection

119

(1)

Language Is a Process

120

(1)

Gendered Interaction: Masculine and Feminine Styles of Verbal Communication

120

(14)

Gendered Speech Communities

121

(1)

The Lessons of Childplay

122

(1)

Boys' games

122

(1)

Girls' games

123

(2)

Gendered Communication Practices

125

(1)

Women's speech

125

(3)

Men's speech

128

(2)

Misinterpretations Between Women and Men

130

(1)

Showing support

130

(1)

``Troubles talk''

131

(1)

The point of the story

132

(1)

Relationship talk

133

(1)

Public speaking

133

(1)

Summary

134

(1)

Discussion Questions

135

(2)

Gendered Nonverbal Communication

137

(26)

Functions of Nonverbal Communication

138

(5)

Nonverbal Communication Can Supplement Verbal Communication

138

(1)

Nonverbal Communication Can Regulate Interaction

139

(1)

Nonverbal Communication Can Establish the Relationship Level of Meaning

139

(1)

Responsiveness

139

(3)

Liking

142

(1)

Power or control

143

(1)

Forms of Nonverbal Communication

143

(14)

Artifacts

144

(2)

Proximity and Personal Space

146

(2)

Haptics (Touch)

148

(1)

Kinesics (Facial and Body Motion)

149

(1)

Paralanguage

150

(1)

Physical Characteristics

151

(6)

Implications of Gendered Nonverbal Communication

157

(3)

The Cultural Context of Nonverbal Communication

157

(2)

Respecting Differences in Nonverbal Communication

159

(1)

Summary

160

(1)

Discussion Questions

161

(2)

PART II GENDERED COMMUNICATION IN PRACTICE

Gendered Family Dynamics

163

(30)

Entering a Gendered Society

164

(1)

Self-as-Object

164

(1)

Monitoring

165

(1)

Gendering Communication in the Family

165

(14)

Unconscious Processes: Identification and Internalization

166

(4)

Ego Boundaries

170

(2)

Parental Attitudes About Gender

172

(1)

Parental Communication About Gender

173

(2)

Parental Modeling

175

(2)

Different Contributions of Mothers and Fathers

177

(2)

The Personal Side of the Gender Drama

179

(11)

Growing Up Masculine

179

(4)

Growing Up Feminine

183

(7)

Summary

190

(1)

Discussion Questions

191

(2)

Gendered Close Relationships

193

(28)

The Meaning of Personal Relationships

194

(4)

Defining Personal Relationships

194

(1)

Gender and Closeness

195

(1)

Male deficit model

195

(1)

Alternate paths model

196

(2)

Gendered Friendships

198

(7)

Commonalities in Women's and Men's Friendships

198

(1)

Differences Between Women's and Men's Friendships

198

(1)

Women's Friendships: Closeness in Dialogue

199

(2)

Men's Friendships: Closeness in the Doing

201

(2)

Friendships Between Women and Men

203

(2)

Gendered Romantic Relationships

205

(13)

Developing Romantic Intimacy

206

(2)

Engaging in Committed Relationships

208

(1)

Gendered modes of expressing care

208

(2)

Gendered preferences for autonomy and connection

210

(2)

Gendered responsibility for relational health

212

(1)

Gendered power dynamics

212

(6)

Summary

218

(1)

Discussion Questions

219

(2)

Gendered Education: Communication in School Settings

221

(22)

The Organization of Schools

223

(3)

Schools Perpetuate Gender Inequities

223

(1)

Schools Limit Career Aspirations

224

(1)

Schools Have Few Female and Minority Role Models

224

(2)

Curricular Content

226

(4)

Misrepresentation of White Men as Standard

226

(1)

The Invisibility of Women

227

(2)

Misrepresentation of Human Experiences

229

(1)

Educational Processes

230

(10)

Unequal Attention to Male and Female Students

230

(1)

Not Taking Women Students Seriously

231

(1)

Classroom Communication

232

(1)

Gender biases in teachers' communication

232

(4)

Communication among peers

236

(1)

Instructional style

237

(3)

Summary

240

(1)

Discussion Questions

241

(2)

Gendered Organizational Communication

243

(36)

Institutional Stereotypes of Women and Men

244

(8)

Stereotypes of Women

244

(1)

Sex object

244

(1)

Mother

245

(1)

Child

246

(2)

Iron maiden

248

(1)

Stereotypes of Men

249

(1)

Sturdy oak

249

(1)

Fighter

249

(1)

Breadwinner

250

(2)

Evaluation of Stereotypes

252

(1)

Misunderstandings of Professional Communication

252

(7)

Male Standards in Institutions

252

(2)

Masculine Definitions of Professional Communication

254

(2)

Static (or Unchanging) Views of Communication

256

(2)

Misperceptions of Men's and Women's Ability to Work Together

258

(1)

Gendered Communication Systems in Organizations

259

(8)

Leave Policies and Work Schedules

259

(1)

Leave policies

259

(2)

Work schedules

261

(2)

Communication Climates in Organizations

263

(1)

Hostile environments for women

263

(1)

The informal network

264

(1)

Mentor relationships

265

(1)

Glass Ceilings--and Walls?

266

(1)

Efforts to Redress Gendered Inequity in Institutions

267

(8)

Equal Opportunity Laws

268

(1)

Affirmative Action Policies

269

(2)

Quotas and Goals

271

(1)

Quotas

271

(1)

Goals

272

(2)

Increasing Sensitivity to Gender Issues

274

(1)

Summary

275

(1)

Discussion Questions

276

(3)

Gendered Media: Media's Influence on Gender

279

(29)

The Prevalence of Media in Cultural Life

280

(1)

Themes in Media

281

(13)

Underrepresentation of Women and Minorities

281

(2)

Stereotypical Portrayals of Men and Women

283

(1)

Stereotypical portrayals of men

283

(2)

Stereotypical portrayals of women

285

(2)

Stereotypical Images of Relationships Between Men and Women

287

(1)

Women's dependence/men's independence

287

(2)

Women's incompetence/men's authority

289

(1)

Women as primary caregivers/men as breadwinners

290

(2)

Women as victims and sex objects/men as aggressors

292

(2)

Bias in News Coverage

294

(4)

Implications of Media Representations of Gender

298

(7)

Fostering Unrealistic and Limited Gender Ideals

298

(2)

Pathologizing the Human Body

300

(4)

Normalizing Violence Against Women

304

(1)

Summary

305

(1)

Discussion Questions

306

(2)

Gendered Power and Violence

308

(31)

The Social Construction of Gendered Violence

309

(1)

The Many Faces of Gendered Violence

310

(17)

Gender Intimidation

310

(1)

Sexual Assault

311

(3)

Abuse Between Intimates

314

(5)

Sexual Harassment

319

(1)

Quid pro quo

320

(1)

Hostile environment

320

(1)

Whose perspective counts?

321

(1)

Genital Mutilation

322

(1)

Male circumcision

322

(1)

Sunna

322

(1)

Excision or clitoridectomy

323

(1)

Infibulation

323

(3)

Gender-Based Murder

326

(1)

Social Foundations of Gendered Violence

327

(6)

Normalization of Violence in Media

328

(1)

Normalization of Violence by Institutions

329

(1)

Family

329

(1)

Law enforcement

330

(1)

Counseling

331

(1)

Language

332

(1)

Resisting Gendered Violence: Where Do We Go from Here?

333

(3)

Personal Efforts to Reduce Gendered Violence

333

(1)

Social Efforts to Reduce Gendered Violence

334

(2)

Summary

336

(1)

Discussion Questions

337

(2)

EPILOGUE Looking Backward, Looking Forward

339

(20)

The Cultural Construction and Reconstruction of Gender

340

(1)

Looking Backward, Looking Forward

341

(11)

Communication

341

(1)

Women's communication

341

(1)

Men's communication

342

(1)

Gender and communication in the future

342

(1)

Women's and Men's Movements

342

(1)

Liberal feminism

342

(1)

The future of feminism

343

(1)

Men's movements

343

(1)

Gender in Education

344

(1)

Reducing gender discrimination

344

(1)

Future gender issues in education

344

(1)

Gender in Media

345

(1)

Changes in women in media

345

(1)

Mediated gender in the future

346

(1)

Liberal and structural feminist views of women

346

(2)

Gender in Personal Relationships

348

(1)

Changes in gender relations

348

(1)

Addressing gender divisions

348

(2)

Gender and Violence

350

(1)

Gender in Institutional Settings

351

(1)

Women's positions in institutions

351

(1)

Valuing diversity in institutional life

352

(1)

Social support for families

352

(1)

Creating the Future

352

(5)

Defining Masculinity and Femininity

353

(1)

Responding to Differences

354

(1)

Redefining Culture

355

(1)

Taking a Voice

356

(1)

Discussion Questions

357

(2)

Glossary

359

(6)

References

365

(46)

Index

411

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