The Myths of Mars and Venus: Do men and women really speak different languages?
Abstract
In this book, the renowned scholar and author of many texts on the topic of gender differences in language use, Deborah Cameron, presents and challenges some of the most known and spread gendered ‘myths’ such as that women are by nature more cooperative, talkative and polite than the opposite sex (p. 11). Her particular interest is language interaction so she skilfully examines data gathered from public and private settings including home, work, and urban schools.
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Joseph, R. (2000). The evolution of sex differences in language, sexuality and visual- spatial skills. Archives of Sexual Behaviour, 29, 35-66.
Peräkylä, A. (2013). Conversation analysis in medicine. In J. Sidnell & T. Stivers (Eds.), The handbook of conversation analysis (pp. 575-592). Chichester, UK: Wiley- Blackwell.
Sidnell, J., & Stivers, T. (2013) (Eds.). The handbook of conversation analysis. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Tannen, D. (1990). You just don’t understand: Men and women in conversation. New York, NY: Morrow.
Wright, E. (1984). Psychoanalytic criticism: Theory and practice. New York, NY: Methuen.
Published
01-Jun-2015
How to Cite
Grujicic-Alatriste, L. (2015). The Myths of Mars and Venus: Do men and women really speak different languages?. Language and Psychoanalysis, 4(1), 111-115. https://doi.org/10.7565/landp.2015.006
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