Gender Communication Chapter 5 and 6
Chapter Five Questions
1. What is Matriarchal Culture? Base on the text, matriarchy means “rule by mothers”. (Wood 121). It is a culture where women are the primary leaders in the family rather than men (patriarchal). “Numerous very successful cultures have been matriarchal, going back to the most ancient of times, to include Egypt, China, and numerous North American First Nations tribes as examples. In these cultures, succession (who inherits what) was through the daughter, rather than the son.” (Ganderton)
2. Define Perceptions of Gender. Perceptions of gender roles are mainly stereotyping men and women. “A stereotype is a generalization about an entire class of phenomena based on some knowledge of some members of the class.” (Woods 124). For example, all women stay at home while men go to work is a stereotype.
3. What are typically boy’s games? Typical boy’s games would include sports – basketball, baseball, football, cowboys and Indians, or war type games which include a large group. “Most boys’ games are competitive, have clear goals, involve physically rough play, and are organized by rules and roles that specify who does what and how to play.” (Woods 127) What are typically girl’s games? Girl’s games would include house, tea party, school, dolls, and dress-up but nowadays will include some sort of competitive play as well. Girls’ typical play consist quite a bit of communicating amongst each other. Base on our text, the games generally played by girls teach four basic rules for communication: (Woods 128)
Use communication to create and maintain relationships. The process of communication, not its content, is the heart of relationships.
Use communication to establish egalitarian relations with others. Don’t outdo, criticize, or put down others. If you have to criticize, be gentle.
Use communication to include others-bring them into conversations, respond to their ideas.
Use communication to show sensitivity to others and
1. What is Matriarchal Culture? Base on the text, matriarchy means “rule by mothers”. (Wood 121). It is a culture where women are the primary leaders in the family rather than men (patriarchal). “Numerous very successful cultures have been matriarchal, going back to the most ancient of times, to include Egypt, China, and numerous North American First Nations tribes as examples. In these cultures, succession (who inherits what) was through the daughter, rather than the son.” (Ganderton)
2. Define Perceptions of Gender. Perceptions of gender roles are mainly stereotyping men and women. “A stereotype is a generalization about an entire class of phenomena based on some knowledge of some members of the class.” (Woods 124). For example, all women stay at home while men go to work is a stereotype.
3. What are typically boy’s games? Typical boy’s games would include sports – basketball, baseball, football, cowboys and Indians, or war type games which include a large group. “Most boys’ games are competitive, have clear goals, involve physically rough play, and are organized by rules and roles that specify who does what and how to play.” (Woods 127) What are typically girl’s games? Girl’s games would include house, tea party, school, dolls, and dress-up but nowadays will include some sort of competitive play as well. Girls’ typical play consist quite a bit of communicating amongst each other. Base on our text, the games generally played by girls teach four basic rules for communication: (Woods 128)
Use communication to create and maintain relationships. The process of communication, not its content, is the heart of relationships.
Use communication to establish egalitarian relations with others. Don’t outdo, criticize, or put down others. If you have to criticize, be gentle.
Use communication to include others-bring them into conversations, respond to their ideas.
Use communication to show sensitivity to others and
Cited: Ganderton. Wiki answers. What is matriarchal Culture? n.d. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_matriarchal_culture. 16 July 2014. Wood, Julia T. Gendered Lives. Communication, Gender, & Culture. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2013.