Different but Equal: Communication Between the Sexes (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275965228)

This study presents a theoretical and practical discussion of the changes that have occurred between men and women and how the sexes relate to one another from social, political, and ethical perspectives. Not only do men and women reflect different gender roles through communication, but they are also impacted by communication about gender, especially from the media. Gender differences in communication have gained political importance due to the increasingly relevant issues of sexual harassment and political correctness. These social and political changes have influenced our value systems and have given the study of gendered communication an ethical importance. Payne argues that religious ideology is an important aspect of gendered development and that biological, psychological, social, and cultural phenomena also affect sex roles.

This volume will appeal to scholars and students in the communications disciplines as well as psychologists and sociologists. Organized around three major themes--the construction of the gendered self, the differences between men and women as they relate to one another through language, power, and nonverbal communication, and the effects of gendered communication in leadership and the media--this work covers much ground on the topic of communication between the sexes.

Author: Kay Payne
ISBN-10: 0275965228
ISBN-13: 9780275965228
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2001
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.40w x 0.93d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2001 pg. 130
Choice 01/01/2002 pg. 871