Deborah Tannen's Research on Gender and Language Shows That

question 34

Multiple Choice

Deborah Tannen's research on gender and language shows that

• A) men and women typically view situations in the same way.
• B) what one person hears is usually what the speaker intends.
• C) men and women use language in the same way.
• D) communication between the two sexes is sometimes difficult.

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Definitions:

Ruling Class

The social group possessing the dominant power in a societal hierarchy, often controlling resources and institutions.

False Consciousness

A term used in Marxist theory to describe the way in which material, ideological, and institutional processes in capitalist society mislead the proletariat about their own interests.

Class Consciousness

The awareness of one's place in a social class system, especially in terms of shared interests and political identity among members of the same social class.

Analytic Marxism

A school of thought that seeks to reexamine Marxist theory using tools of analytical philosophy and rational choice theory.