Description: 1. Perspectives. Working Definitions. Gendered Communication. Approaches to Studying Communication. Settings for Social Interaction. Our Perspective. Finding Your Voice. Further Reading 2. Identity and Stereotypes. Theoretical Explanations for Gender Development. Other Voices: I Can Fix Cars, Too. Other Voices: Worried About Bombs. Perspectives on Gender Differences. Strategies for Change. Summary. Finding Your Voice. Further Reading. 3. Language. Children's Language Use. Communicative Competence. Implications and Consequences of Gendered Language. Other Voices: Queer. Summary. Finding Your Voice. Further Reading. 4. Nonverbal Communication. Encoding and Decoding Ability. Nonverbal Cues. Other Voices: Beyond the Veil. Other Voices: Making Contact. Implications and Consequences of Nonverbal Cues. Strategies for Change. Summary. Finding Your Voice. Further Reading. 5. Friendships. Interpersonal Relationships. Defining Friendship. Same-Sex Friendships. Cross-Sex Friendships. Other Voices: Confessions of a Spoilsport. Implications and Consequences of Gender in Friendships. Strategies for Change. Summary. Finding Your Voice. Further Reading. 6. Family, Courtship, and Marriage. Family. Courtship. Marriage. Other Voices: The Father's Hour. Other Voices: Superwomen Find Themselves Grounded. Strategies for Change. Finding Your Voice. Further Reading. 7. Education. Inequities in Education. Other Voices: Even Dr. Seuss. Classroom Interaction. Implications and Consequences of Gender Stereotypes in Education. Strategies for Change. Other Voices: Who is Taking Home Ec? Summary. Finding Your Voice. Further Reading. 8. The Media. Film. Television. Radio. Music. Other Voices: TV Insults Men, Too. Other Voices: Courting the Muse: On Writing Women's Music. Comic Strips and Political Cartoons. Advertisements. Implications and Consequences of Media Images. Strategies for Change. Summary. Finding Your Voice. Further Reading. 9. Organizations. What are the Stereotypes? Gender Stereotypes of Managers. Gendered Organizational Communication. Implications and Consequences of Gender Stereotypes. Strategies for Change. Summary. Finding Your Voice. Further Reading. References. Credits. Index.

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