Misinterpretations Between People Who Are Socialized into Masculine Speech Communities

question 26

Multiple Choice

Misinterpretations between people who are socialized into masculine speech communities and people who are socialized into feminine speech communities occur around the issue of storytelling because

• A) feminine speakers want a matching of experience and masculine speakers give advice
• B) feminine speakers find masculine speaker's storytelling to be wandering and unfocused
• C) feminine speakers think masculine speaker's storytelling misses important details
• D) feminine speakers are trying to make a point and masculine speakers try to upstage them
• E) all of the above

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