According to Tannen(1990),
“women tend to communicate in a more cooperative, intimate style
(‘rapport’) while men tend towards a more informational giving style
(‘report’).” (Sorenson 1997) See Full Analysis
GENDER ROLES IN CYBERSPACE
What are the Language Differences for Men and Women?
According to Tannen(1990),
“women tend to communicate in a more cooperative, intimate style
(‘rapport’) while men tend towards a more informational giving style
(‘report’).” (Sorenson 1997)
See Full Analysis
Men are more concerned with
“open expression and the advance pursuit of knowledge,” while women concentrate
on the “consideration for the wants and needs of others.” (Martin 1998)
See Full Analysis
Many of the characteristics
associated with online communications within each gender can be compared to how to gender communicates in societal situations outside of the computer realm.
See Full Analysis
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This project was produced for Psy 380, Social Psychology of Cyberspace, Spring 1999, at Miami University. All graphics in these pages are used with permission or under fair use guidelines, are in the public domain, or were created by the authors. Last revised: . This document has been accessed times since 1 May 1999. Comments & Questions to R. Sherman