"Genderlects" refers to linguistic gender differences in the United States, where:
a. women's speech tends to be cooperative in character.
b. women engage in "reporttalk," while men engage in "rapporttalk.".
c. women emphasize establishing a place in the competitive social hierarchy.
d. men tend to engage more often than women do in "active listening.".
e. women tend to use more qualifiers than men in their speech, making it difficult to converse.
a
You might also like to view...
The fossil KNM-ER 1470, sometimes called H. rudolfensis, was unusual because it
A. lived at the same time as Au. afarensis. B. has a combination of large molars and a large brain. C. was found with Upper Paleolithic tools. D. was the first hominin species found in the Americas. E. was the first hominin species found outside of Africa.
What is the primary difference between systems of unilineal and bilateral descent?
What will be an ideal response?
If a monopolistically competitive firm is producing 50,000 units of output and at this output level, the price is $200 and the average total cost is $198, the firm profit/loss is equal to ________ and it ________ possible for the firm to be in long-run equilibrium.
A) $100,000; is B) -$100,000; is C) $100,000; is not D) -$100,000; is not
What do anthropologists call the feelings of alienation and helplessness that result from rapid immersion in a new and different culture?
a. Cross-cultural shock. b. Culture shock. c. Cultural entropy. d. Alienation orientation. e. Psychological solipsism.