I. What are verbal abilities?
II. Are there sex differences in verbal abilities?
III. Why is there a belief that women have superior verbal abilities?
IV. Do Women and Men Communicate Differently?
A. Fishman: "Interaction: The Work Women Do" Social Problems 25 (1978): 397-406
B. Tannen: You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation. NY: Ballentine, 1990
1. intimacy & connection v. independence & status
2. framing conversations
3. understanding v. advice
4. same sex interaction
5. asking questions
6. rapport talk v. report talk
7. why are there communication differences?