Language and Gender - Dominance Theory

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What is the dominance theory?
In mixed sex conversations men are more likely to interrupt than women
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Which four theorists are associated with this theory?
Dale Spender, Pamela Fishman, Don Zimmerman, and Candace West
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What were the findings of Zimmerman and West's study into the dominance theory?
That in 11 conversations between men and women, men used 46 interruptions, but women only 2
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When was this study carried out?
1975
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What was the problem with this study?
The sample was much too small - possibly unrepresentative and therefore provided unreliable results
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