The gender communication connection / Teri Kwal Gamble and Michael W. Gamble.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gamble, Teri Kwal, author.

Contributor:

Gamble, Michael, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex role.

Communication--Social aspects.

Communication.

Interpersonal communication.

Communication and sex.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (397 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"The third edition of this classic text helps readers consider the myriad ways gendered attitudes and practices influence communication in our personal and professional interactions. Written in an engaging style, with a wide array of exercises designed to challenge and interest readers in applying what they learn, the book integrates research with examples from contemporary life related to gender and culture, race, class, and media. Among new topics covered in this edition are multiple genders, gender activism and the Me Too movement, and challenges of 21st-century masculinities and femininities, including expanded coverage of contemporary male issues. Fresh coverage also is afforded to each communication context, particularly gender at work, the legal and political spheres, global cultures, and the digital world, including social media. The book is ideally suited for undergraduate courses in gender and communication within communication studies, sociology, and business departments. Online resources include lecture slides, a test bank, and an instructor's manual"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I: Foundations of Gender Communication

1. Why We Study Gender Communication

Talk It Out: Through the Years

The Gendered World: Is Change in the Air?

Instant Recall: Changes in Day-to-Day Communicative Activities of Men and Women

This Is Our Story

Exploring Gender Today

Instant Recall: Thinking About Our Gendered World

Conceptual and Perceptual Foundations

Distinguishing Sex and Gender

Talk It Out: What Sexism Is and Is Not

Instant Recall: Sex vs. Gender

Communication Cultures

Communication and Gender: Which Is the Catalyst?

Talk It Out: In and Out of A Doll's House

Instant Recall: Masculine vs. Feminine Communication Cultures

The Merging of Communication and Gender

Communicating Our Confusion

Talk It Out: "X: A Fabulous Child's Story"

Transitioning to a New Communication Paradigm

More Principles of Gendered Communication

Gendered Communication Is Dynamic

Gendered Communication Is Systemic

Gendered Communication Is Pervasive

Gendered Communication Is Learned

Instant Recall: Gender Communication Is

Reassessing Gender and Communication: Goals and Assumptions, Questions and Quandaries

Chapter Recap

Think It Out

Write It Out

Check It Out Online

2. Developing Gender Identity: Theoretical Approaches

Talk It Out: Who Are You? What Do You Aspire to Achieve?

Gender Identity and the "I" of the Beholder

Instant Recall: Developing Gender Roles

Theories of Identity: Approaching Identity Theoretically

Talk It Out: What's the Difference?

Biology Matters: Biological Influences on Gender

Talk It Out: A Boy as a Girl

Psychology Matters: Psychological Influences on Gender.

Instant Recall: The Four Stages of Cognitive-Development Theory

Social Roles Matter: Social Influences on Gender

Talk It Out: Like Mother, Like Daughter

Like Father, Like Son?

Culture Matters: Cultural Influences on Gender

Instant Recall: Influences on Gender

Queer Performative Theory: A Theory Critical of Gender Dualities

Talk It Out: Madonna, Lady Gaga, and …

The Development of Self-Concept

Self-Image and Self-Esteem

Reflected Appraisal Theory and Self-Concept

Social-Learning Theory and Self-Concept

Education and Self-Concept

Media and Self-Concept

Culture and Self-Concept

Comparing the Self-Concepts of Males and Females

Reassessing Gender and Identity: Exploring Alternative Self-Orientations

Talk It Out: Is a Genderless Society in Our Future?

3. Verbal Styles of Gendered Expression

Language in Our Lives

Language and Its Uses

The Language-Thought-Behavior Relationship

The Power of Language

Talk It Out: All Dolled Up

Instant Recall: Language in Our Gendered Lives

Words and Gender Perceptions: Can We Move Beyond Stereotypes?

Instant Recall: Language and Sex-Role Stereotypes

The Effects of Language Socialization

Talk It Out: The Consequences of Language Socialization

Instant Recall: Characteristics of Masculine vs. Feminine Speech

Sexist Language and the Shaping of Reality

Talk It Out: Who's Married?

Instant Recall: How Language Exhibits Sexism

Conversational Language: Masculine and Feminine, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, and Gender Nonbinary Styles

We Speak Different Genderlects

Instant Recall: Comparing Feminine and Masculine Genderlects

Talk It Out: Conversation Is a Joint Production.

Gender-Based Misinterpretations: What Really Happens When Men and Women Talk to Each Other?

Fact or Myth: Women Talk More Than Men

Fact or Myth: Women Interrupt Others More Than Men

Fact or Myth: Men Are Dismissive of Women's Feelings

Fact or Myth: Men and Women Agree on the Purpose of Talk in Relationship Development

Instant Recall: Consider This

Reassessing Gender and Language

4. Nonverbal Styles of Gendered Expression

Dimensions of Nonverbal Communication

Instant Recall: Nonverbal Communication and Gender

The Functions of Nonverbal Messages

Instant Recall: Functions of Nonverbal Messages

Nonverbal Cues: Key Parts of the Communication Package

Conveying and Interpreting Nonverbal Expressiveness

Exploring Nonverbal Cues from a Gender Perspective

Kinesics: The Body's Language

Talk It Out: Smile Style

Haptics: Touch

Talk It Out: It's in His/Her Touch

Proxemics

Talk It Out: Research the Space Race

Paralinguistics

Talk It Out: How Do Clothes Make the Woman?

Artifacts

Instant Recall: Masculine and Feminine Nonverbal Genderlects

Reassessing Gendered Nonverbal Communication

5. Gendered Perception and Listening Styles

The Perception Process and Gender: Selection, Organization, Interpretation, and Response

Selection: What Do You Notice?

Talk It Out: WoMen

Talk It Out: A Belief

Organization: How Do You Categorize?

Interpretation: What Does It Mean?

Responding: How Do You React?

Talk It Out: Reexamining Behavior

Instant Recall: Perception and Gender

The Listening Styles of Men and Women

Talk It Out: Responder or Initiator: What's Your Habitual Listening Style?.

Who Gets Heard?

Instant Recall: How Do We Listen to Men and Women?

Listening Behaviors of Men and Women

Talk It Out: Who's Listening?

Instant Recall: Listening Behaviors

Reassessing Gender, Perception, and Listening

Revisiting Part I: Discovering and Building Connections

PART II: Gender's Role in Creating and Maintaining Personal Relationships

6. Gender Communication and Friendships

The Nature of Friendship

Friendship vs. Other Kinds of Relationships

How Friendships Develop: Two Models

Talk It Out: Friends

Talk It Out: Researching Friendship's Meaning

Talk It Out: Is Friendship in Danger?

Instant Recall: Distinguishing Friends

The Gendering of Friendship

Friendship in Your Life

Talk It Out: Friendship Stereotypes

A Closer Look at Same-Sex Friendships

Women Friending Women

Men Friending Men

Talk It Out: What Are Friends For?

A Closer Look at Mixed-Sex Friendships

Men and Women Friending Each Other

Talk It Out: Friendship Through the Years

The Effects of Roles and Social Opportunities on Friendship

Instant Recall: Sex Effects on Friendship

Reassessing Friendship and Gender

7. Gender Communication and Romance

Gender and Romance

The Intimacy Factor

Instant Recall: Romantic Relationships

Romantic Relationship Stages

Stage 1: Initiating

Stage 2: Experimenting

Stage 3: Intensifying

Stage 4: Integrating

Stage 5: Bonding

Stage 6: Differentiating

Stage 7: Circumscribing

Stage 8: Stagnating

Stage 9: Avoiding

Stage 10: Terminating

Gender Influences on Decisions and Tensions in Romantic Relationships

Gender and Romantic Relationship Facilitators

Talk It Out: Relational Tensions.

Talk It Out: Doing Disclosure

Instant Recall: What We Look For in a Partner

Reassessing Gender in Romantic Relationships

8. Gender Communication in Families

The Family: A Gendered-Person Factory

The Family System: Gender in Action

Instant Recall: Family Types

The Family as Theme Factory

Talk It Out: Family Themes

The Family as Gender Maker

Sex-Role Development

Talk It Out: Parental Roles

Talk It Out: Role Distribution

Parent-Child Attitudes and Interaction Preferences

Power in the Family

Intimacy and Family Relations

Family Member Autonomy and Dependence

Empathy and Family Relations

Diversity and the Family

Couplehoods

Single-Parent Families

Dual-Worker/Dual-Career Families

Families and Gender, Race, and Class

Talk It Out: A Different View

Reassessing Gender and Family Matters

Revisiting Part II: Discovering and Building Connections

Part III: Gender Communication in Context

9. Gender Communication in Education

The Education/Gender Communication Challenge

Talk It Out: My Student Life

Gender Communication in Elementary and Secondary Schools

Gendered Messages Sent to Girls

Appearance Effects

Gendered Messages Sent to Boys

Instant Recall: Educationally Speaking

The Higher Education Scene

Gender and College Enrollment

Gender and Curricula and Grading Issues

Gender and Instruction

Talk It Out: Where Have the Men Gone?

Instant Recall: Preferred Educational Experiences

Educational Institutions and LGBTQ Students

Title IX: Its Impact on Students in Class and on the Field

Administratively Speaking: Who's in Charge?.

Instant Recall: Women and Men in Educational Administration.

Notes:

Revised edition of the authors' The gender communication connection, [2014].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-000-20762-5

0-367-82232-6

1-000-20760-9

9780367822323

OCLC:

1159604953