Muted Group Theory of Cheris Kramarae
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According to Cheris Kramarae's Muted Group Theory, why are women considered a 'muted group'?
View answer and explanationWho was the Oxford University social anthropologist that first proposed the idea of women as a muted group in his 1975 article 'Belief and the Problem of Women'?
View answer and explanationIn her 1974 study of cartoons, what did Cheris Kramarae discover about the portrayal of female characters?
View answer and explanationWhat does Kramarae mean by the term 'malestream expression'?
View answer and explanationAccording to the chapter, how does men's control of the dominant mode of expression manifest in the vocabulary used to describe sexually promiscuous individuals?
View answer and explanationWhat is the 'problem of translation' that women face, according to Muted Group Theory?
View answer and explanationWhich of the following is considered an example of a 'back-channel route' that women use to express themselves outside the dominant public modes?
View answer and explanationWhat is the ultimate goal of Muted Group Theory?
View answer and explanationThe coining of which term is presented as a major achievement of feminist communication scholarship, as it encoded women's experience into the received language of society?
View answer and explanationIn a 1992 study published in the Journal of Applied Communication Research, how many of the 30 stories about sexual embarrassment or humiliation by someone in academic power came from women?
View answer and explanationHow does Muted Group Theory explain the confusion and powerlessness women often feel regarding date rape?
View answer and explanationWhat is the primary point of disagreement between Cheris Kramarae's Muted Group Theory and Deborah Tannen's Genderlect Styles theory?
View answer and explanationAccording to the chapter, can men be members of a muted group?
View answer and explanationWhy did British author Joanne Rowling (J.K. Rowling) initially publish the Harry Potter series using initials instead of her first name?
View answer and explanationWhat does Kramarae suggest about the impact of the Internet and technology on muted groups?
View answer and explanationAccording to Kramarae, why do women often have to choose their words carefully in a public forum?
View answer and explanationWhat is the term for an entry in the feminist dictionary that became popular around 2008 and describes 'a man explaining a topic of conversation to a woman who... could reasonably be presumed to know about that topic'?
View answer and explanationIn her critique of the theory, what reason does Dale Spender propose for men's ignorance of women's experiences and meanings?
View answer and explanationThe Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which claims that language shapes our perception of reality, is used to support which idea within Muted Group Theory?
View answer and explanationWhat does Ardener's concept of mutedness imply about low-power groups?
View answer and explanationAccording to the chapter, why do women in public forums, like the litigation attorney Marsha, consciously lower their voice, speak more slowly, and use sports analogies?
View answer and explanationWhat does Kramarae suggest is a key assumption about the worldviews of women and men, rooted in the division of labor?
View answer and explanationWhat term did tech executive Eli Pariser use to describe the computer programs that have replaced human publishers in filtering information online?
View answer and explanationIn the critique of Muted Group Theory, what is the 'ultimate confirmation' of Kramarae's thesis?
View answer and explanationWhat is described as a 'feminine fact of life' due to the communication double bind women experience?
View answer and explanationWhat reason did the minister Kathy give for intentionally choosing her words and illustrations carefully when speaking in public?
View answer and explanationIn the example of Susan, the academic dean, when did she feel she could be open about her experiences?
View answer and explanationThe text states that Kramarae and Paula Treichler compiled a feminist dictionary containing approximately how many words?
View answer and explanationAccording to the definition provided in the Feminist Dictionary excerpt, what is 'herstory'?
View answer and explanationWhat does Kramarae observe about men as gatekeepers in mass media corporations?
View answer and explanationAccording to Dorothy Smith, why is women's presence 'all but absent from history'?
View answer and explanationThe chapter notes that the term 'sexual harassment' was first used in a court case in which decade?
View answer and explanationWhat is Kramarae's view of the public-private distinction in language?
View answer and explanationWhat does Kramarae say is the reason men often don't have a clue about what women want, think, or feel?
View answer and explanationWhat is the female 'sub-version' that the chapter describes?
View answer and explanationAccording to the definition in the provided text, what does it mean to be a 'family man'?
View answer and explanationMuted Group Theory is identified as belonging to which two communication traditions?
View answer and explanationWhat is the central problem facing women, according to Kramarae, regarding how the world works?
View answer and explanationWhich feminist writer claimed that women's absence from history is a result of 'closed-circuit masculine scholarship'?
View answer and explanationWhat does Muted Group Theory say is the consequence when women cease to be muted?
View answer and explanationThe chapter discusses the work of Kramarae and Paula Treichler in compiling a feminist dictionary. What was the purpose of this project?
View answer and explanationWhat does the text identify as a 'discouraging situation for everyone' regarding technology companies in Silicon Valley?
View answer and explanationHow did Ardener describe the reaction of female informants when ethnographers tried to interview them?
View answer and explanationAccording to the chapter, why might women doubt the validity of their own experience and the legitimacy of their feelings?
View answer and explanationIn the theory's critique section, Kramarae's perspective is contrasted with Tannen's. What does Kramarae point to as the source of communicative problems, rather than blaming style differences?
View answer and explanationWhat is the key characteristic of Muted Group Theory that makes it a 'critical theory'?
View answer and explanationThe story of the knitter Elizabeth is used to illustrate what concept from the theory?
View answer and explanationWhat does the text mean when it says Muted Group Theory 'is exceedingly candid about trying to clarify values'?
View answer and explanationAccording to the definition provided in Figure 33-1, what is the key difference between how a 'cuckold' is defined versus the wife of an unfaithful husband?
View answer and explanationMuted Group Theory suggests that 'consciousness-raising' can prod men and women to do what?
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