Ethnography and Gender: Learning to Talk Like Girls and Boys.

DeFrancisco, Victoria Leto

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ERIC Number: EJ448646

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Ethnography and Gender: Learning to Talk Like Girls and Boys.

DeFrancisco, Victoria Leto

Topics in Language Disorders, v12 n3 p40-53 May 1992

This article identifies key issues in gender communication including gender as a primary social category; how to best understand gender; the role of gender stereotypes in communication; and socially created gender differences. Ethnographic research methods are seen to be particularly appropriate for investigating gender communication. (DB)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Disorders, Cultural Influences, Ethnography, Females, Males, Role Perception, Sex Differences, Socialization

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Theme Issue: Changing Paradigms in Language-Learning Disabilities: The Role of Ethnography.