Language and Gender - Dominance Theory 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageLanguage and genderA2/A-levelAQA Created by: HJC123Created on: 26-01-17 20:29 What is the dominance theory? In mixed sex conversations men are more likely to interrupt than women 1 of 5 Which four theorists are associated with this theory? Dale Spender, Pamela Fishman, Don Zimmerman, and Candace West 2 of 5 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 3 of 5 When was this study carried out? 1975 4 of 5 What was the problem with this study? The sample was much too small - possibly unrepresentative and therefore provided unreliable results 5 of 5
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