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Gender Style Differences in Mediated Communication

Gender Style Differences in Mediated Communication

Nancy A. Burrell, Edward A. Mabry, Mike Allen
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781615208272|ISBN10: 1615208275|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616923020|EISBN13: 9781615208289
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-827-2.ch007
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Burrell, Nancy A., et al. "Gender Style Differences in Mediated Communication." Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and Cultural Variables, edited by Jung-ran Park and Eileen Abels, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 121-141. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-827-2.ch007

APA

Burrell, N. A., Mabry, E. A., & Allen, M. (2010). Gender Style Differences in Mediated Communication. In J. Park & E. Abels (Eds.), Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and Cultural Variables (pp. 121-141). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-827-2.ch007

Chicago

Burrell, Nancy A., Edward A. Mabry, and Mike Allen. "Gender Style Differences in Mediated Communication." In Interpersonal Relations and Social Patterns in Communication Technologies: Discourse Norms, Language Structures and Cultural Variables, edited by Jung-ran Park and Eileen Abels, 121-141. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-827-2.ch007

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Abstract

This study investigates gender differences in linguistic features of communication styles in the context of mixed public discussion groups in asynchronous, text-based CMC. The study evaluates gendered communication and language styles in situational contexts of CMC. A sample of 3000 messages from 30 Internet discussion groups was content analyzed. Results revealed gender differences in stylistic features used by discussion group participants and partially support the expectation that women’s online communication style is gendered. The data did not reveal an online communication style that significantly discriminated men’s communication. Findings point to the important role of gender enacted through language in the construction of social identity in the context of public discussion groups in CMC. Implications of this investigation and directions for the development of future research on gender in CMC are discussed.

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