The author of the article "Men, Women and Politeness" was Janet Holmes. It was published in 1995. This article, intentionally, speaks about how women and men interrelate. The basis of her argument is very simple and clearly expressed. Holmes tries to say that women are more polite than men, in the way a person speaks. She says that women have ‘softened tones of disagreement’, whereas refers men to being blunt and aggressive. . Holmes tries to say that the way in which women and men interact is diverse. She also tries to say that the way in which they agree to things is also different. Holmes tries to prove that all reactions of men and women are different, but all men and women act in the same way, which makes them predictable. The article also states that in mixed sex groups, there are no differences of communicating. Holmes uses a survey, by James Pilkington (1992), which is conducted on both men and women working at a night bakery. The data from the survey, shows that women are more co- operative then men. Also Holmes uses another survey results which was carried out by Maria Stubbe (1991). That survey was done on eleven and twelve year olds. That survey also proves that women are more agreeing, whereas, men are disagreeing. Janet Holmes research concludes and proves that women are more polite and avoid using verbal abuse and agree to statements, whereas men are negative. Men use more aggressive language, and have a loud tone. The conclusions she has drawn are the conclusions to her findings and research, which is reliable to a certain extent, but some elements of her conclusion are not explained properly, and cannot be proved reliable. Janet Holmes does her findings on a group with differen... ... middle of paper ... ...think that Janet Holmes has proper academic evidence as she has got them from academic people, with proper references. However some references are missing and information provided is outdated and can be biased. is considering and giving more priority to women, and not equal priority to both men and women. In the article, Janet Holmes talks about the differences in men and women that used to exist a long time ago, and does not exist anymore. The data collected, shown in the article, is from the 1970’s and now it is the 20th Century. Data is outdated. Women and Men now interact properly. Example: at workplace. There are both men and women at a workplace and they interact in a proper manner. To a certain point, her reasons and research do not support the point, but there may be some differences which were in 1970’s which may occur today.
No, the authors seems to be true to their words. They each have credible backgrounds.
That alone provides a great source of credibility to the paper. The idea that this is an author who has done the research, gathered the numbers, and analyzed the data, allows the reader to rest in the idea that they are reading a valid article, and receiving good, hard, evidence. Twenge also uses a very logical tone throughout her article, maintaining the idea that the data is as clear as day, and that there is no disproving it; the numbers show true facts.
Women have been an important role in society whether or not it is not remarked to the public eye. Oppression against women is never-ending along with violent acts constantly being pursued on them for over a century which is not only crucial but it is lessening their value worldwide. The suggestion of women’s emotions being a barrier for them to be equal to men is falsified, there is not one predicament that prevent a woman from being equal than a
David Grazian’s study builds on Quinn’s research on men and women's interactions and Grazian finds similar results as Quinn did in her study. In the study of Grazian the performance of both men and women was driven by both genders trying to prove that they are as the audience (society) says they should be. Society has men believing that all women want only one type of man, a masculine man and society has woman believing that men want women who are quite, pretty and live to make their man happy. Both parties in both studies have been fooled by society and they don’t realize or understand
Men and women differ physically, emotionally and mentally. However, these differences has an advantage. The difference in physical appearances allows men to be attracted to females, and women to be attracted to males. The different emotional beings permit men and women to depend on each other for comfort at times of sadness, anger, happiness and many other emotions. Mentally, men and women think very differently, but this difference accounts for a gender to be curious and wanting to find out how the opposite sex thinks. Analyzing the difference in behaviors in both males and females, judging from effects of the brain, effects of inherited genes, in comparison to the effects of the environment and surroundings, reveals that the vast differences in males and females results from the effects of
...ue in modern society, if mothers rely too much on day-cares and do not spend enough time with their children then the relationship among the family will not be as strong. The traditional view of sex roles differ from the the modern and more liberal view of sex roles. The modern view does not differ because of the greater involvement of the father in the family or among the genders, but the perspective of the individuals in society. It is known that both genders can contribute to each other’s works, regardless of what sex they fall under. The society, religious institute, and media play a greater role in shaping these sex roles. The gradual changes are closely related to the media because people tend to play out in their lives what they see on the television. I hope it is now clear that the views on gender roles and stereotypes have changed substantially with time.
National Research Council. Lack of Research Hampers Strategies to Stem Violence Against Women. May 1, 1996. http://www.nap.edu/bookstore/lsbn/0309054257.htm.
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In “Sex and the sociological fathers” by Rosalind Sydie, I find this quote representative of the author’s central argument and reflects accurately of the essential sociological thinking of the nineteenth century that still has its great influence in our time today. During the time of the our sociology fathers, it is not uncommon to see women as a degraded version of men. From the quote, we are able to see that men and women’s sphere of influence, public and private, was divided by their level of rationality and degree of civility. Women were considered sentimental beings that acted upon emotional thoughts and were thought of as less contributive, compared to their male counterparts, in the movement of civilization. This means that women were not only considered emotional in their decision making, but were deemed as individuals
She uses testimonial device to bring in the well-known reliable source known as Llewellyn Hinkes-Jones from “The Atlantic” to help support her case. She uses pathos to appeal to her audience’s emotions by pulling on their heartstrings. She uses the logos to provide support to her article which she means to convince her audience by use of logic, reason, or statistics. She uses euphemism to make something harsh or distasteful sound in a somewhat positive way. She uses ethos to convince her audience of her credibility. There are very few weaknesses in her article which are greatly outweighed by the many strengths in
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This source is reliable because it is a published piece of work, which was displayed in a highly regarded and respected newspaper. It is a newspaper that is well known around the world. This source has no bias opinions and is only factual
Apart from the obvious biological differences between Men and women we differ in numerous ways, some of which we aren't even conscious of. The way we look, the way behave is all a part of our DNA. We have different genes, our brains are wired differently and we have different hormones.
In contemporary society, many social issues involving gender still prevail today and influence many of our everyday life choices, from what one wears, the jobs one pursues or how one may think. In this essay, the issues being discussed involve the importance associated with gender, essentialism and deviance around gender inequality.
When looking at the biological make up of male and females, there are both similar physical characteristics