The Gender Communication Connection

by Gamble, Teri Kwal; Gamble, Michael W

• ISBN13: 9780205555161
• ISBN10: 0205555160
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-25
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

The Gender Communication Connectionoffers an interactive approach to the course, enabling students to experience firsthand how gender communication affects their lives daily. Strong end-of-chapter pedagogy includes special sections which strengthen students'critical-thinking skills by prompting them to discuss, reflect upon, write about, or explore online a variety of gender topics and issues.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Approaching the Study of Gender Communication

Foundations of Gender Communication

Studying Gender Communication

Thinking About Our Gendered World: Where Would You Like to Go from Here?

Conceptual and Perceptual Foundations Communication and Gender: Which Is the Catalyst?

Communication and Gender Interact More Principles of Gendered Communication

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

Developing Gender Roles and Identities

The "I" of the Beholder

The Development of Self-Concept

Reassessing Gender and Identity: Exploring Alternative Self-Orientations

Verbal Styles of Gendered Expression

Language in Our Lives Words

Used About and by the Sexes: Can We Move Beyond Stereotypes?

The Language of Conversation: How We Speak

Gender-Based Misinterpretations: What Really Happens

When Men and Women Talk to Each Other?

Reassessing Gender and Language

Nonverbal Styles of Gendered Expression

The Purposes Served by Nonverbal Messages

Gendered Nonverbal Expressiveness and Assessment

Exploring Nonverbal Cues from aA Gender Perspective

Reassessing Gendered Nonverbal Communication

Gendered Perception and Listening Styles

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

The Listening Styles of Men and Women Reassessing Gender, Perception, and Listening

Looking Back at Part I

Gender's Role in Creating and Maintaining Personal Relationships

Gender Communication and Friendships

Yes, No, or Maybe: Are the Friendships of Males and Females Different?

The Nature of Friendship

A Closer Look at Same-Sex Friendships

A Closer Look at Mixed-Sex Friendships

The Effects of Male and Female Roles and Social Opportunities on Friendship

Gender Communication and Romance

Gender and the Romantic Relationship

The Ten-Step Model of Romantic Relationships

Romantic Relationships: The Influence of Gender on Decisions and Tensions

Reassessing Romantic Relationships and Gender

Gender Communication and Family

The Family: A Gendered-Person Factory

The Family System: Gender in Action

The Family as Theme Factory

The Family as Gender-Maker

Reassessing Gender and Family Matters

Looking Back at Part II

Gender Communication in Context

Gender Communication in the Classroom

The Education and Gender Communication

Challenge Gender Communication in Elementary and Secondary Schools

Curriculum Matters: In the Class and on the Field

Administratively Speaking: Who's in Charge in the Schools?

Gender Communication and the Workplace

The Socialization of Gendered Workers

Gender Bias and the Job Interview

Diversification of the Organization

Gender Role Bias

Women and Men at Work: Handling Relationships

Women and Men at Work: Hurdling Barriers to Advancement

Leading the Way: The Leadership and Management

Styles of Men and Women Gender, the Dot-Com World, and the Virtual Organization

Reassessing Gender and Work Matters

Gender Communication and Health

Health and Gender: Is It a Matter of Difference?

Mind over Matter: Healthwise Men and Women

Gender Ideals Impact Health

Intimacy Impacts Health

Gendered Violence and Gendered Fear

Experiencing and Expressing Feelings: Exploring Gendered

Differences Reassessing Gender and Health

Gender Communication, Sociology, and the Law

The Law and Gender Equity Sexual Harassment, Rape, Violence, and the Law Gender and the Practice of Law: Exploring the Perceptions of Judges and Juries

The Law, Divorce, and Parental Rights

Reassessing Gender and the Law Looking Back at Part III

Issues and Challenges in Gender Communication

Gender and the Mass Media

Media Gendering We Learn About Gender from Advertising

We Learn About Gender from Television Programming

Changing Television Roles for Men and Women

Television Programming's Gendering Effects on Children

We Learn About Gender from Sports Media Coverage

Sports Media Coverage of Women's Athletes and Women's Sporting Events

A Case Study: The 1999 Women's World Cup of Soccer

We Learn About Gender from The Print Media

We Learn About Gender from Film

We Learn About Gender from Music and Music Videos

Reassessing Gender and Media

Gender, Conflict, Power, and Violence

Exploring Partner Violence Gender and Conflict Gender and Power Gender

Intimidation and Violence Reassessing Gender, Conflict, Power, and Violence: The Need to Denormalize Violence

Gender, Social Movements, and Politics: Women's Movements, Men's Movements

Women's Movements

Men's Movements

Reassessing Women's and Men's Movements

Looking Back at Part IV

Epilogue: Reconsidering Gender: Where Do We Go from Here?

Participating in Continuing

Conversations About Gender: Revealing Voices

Online-Only Chapter: Gender and Technology

Appendix: Conducting Research in Gender Communication Journal

A Researcher's View: Negating Norms

Literary Insight: Where to Start?

Making Sense of Published Research Studies and Findings

Conducting Your Own Research: It's Your Turn

Developing an Original

Research Question: Asking a Question of Your Own

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