English Diversity Model
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- Created on: 19-03-16 13:44
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- Diversity Model
- Any difference between men and women's language are insignificant
- Exaggerated in the media
- More important reasons why language differs = similarities approach
- Culture, race, social class and education
- Those in positions of power talk more than those without power
- Deborah Cameron 2006
- Not useful to talk about 'men' and 'women's langugage unless it is within a very specific context
- 'The Female Brain' book
- Women talk almost three times as much as men
- Liberrman
- No statistics to back up 'The Female Brain' statistic
- People ignored Liberman's views as the book already backed up stereotypes
- Hyde 2005
- No significant differences in the differences in verbal ability between men and women
- Any difference between men and women's language are insignificant
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