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Download full textKramer, Cheris – 1975
This paper examines etiquette books as repositories of cultural beliefs about the differing ways men and women should talk and the beliefs about the differing ways men and women actually talk. Etiquette books published in the past 150 years are examined to measure consistency or change in these beliefs, and the implications of the study for actual…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Females, Literary Criticism, Reference Materials
Peer reviewedKramer, Cheris – Communication Quarterly, 1978
A study comparing women's and men's ratings of their own and ideal speech showed that a greater number of speech characteristics of males differed from the speech characteristics of the ideal speaker. Women are advised to consider the desirable characteristics associated with female speech before altering their speech by such means as…
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavioral Science Research, Females, Males
Peer reviewedKramer, Cheris – Language and Speech, 1977
Establishes the existence of perceived male/female speech stereotypes. (RL)
Descriptors: College Students, High School Students, Higher Education, Language Patterns
