Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-253) and indexes.
Contents:
Learning and teaching sex differences. The importance of studying sex differences in communication -- Research on sex stereotypes -- Debates about language and sexism -- Reported sex differences in communication. Verbal aspects of communication -- Interactional aspects of communication -- Kinesic and paralinguistic aspects of communication -- Haptic and proxemic aspects of communication -- Theories that explain sex differences in communication. Explanations based on innate factors -- Explanations based on social factors : social learning theory -- Explanations based on social factors : modeling theory -- Explanations based on cognitive factors -- Implications for male - female relationships. Relationships at work -- Relationships between friends -- Relationships in the family.
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