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Gender and Communication

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whose are the marginalized people?

a)

Older people

b)

LGBTQ

c)

Girls and Women

d)

Refugees

2.

What is the impact of Standpoint Theory?


I. Explains the relationship between language and power

II. Gives voices to the marginalized people

III. Discover how the world works

a)

I and II

b)

II and III

c)

I and III

3.

Who is the main proponent of feminist standpoint theory?

a)

Sandra Harding

b)

Sandra Bullock

c)

Deborah Tannen

d)

Shirley Ardener

4.

Does standpoint theory allow for some non-marginalized individuals to better understand matters such as racism than some marginalized individuals?

a)

Yes

b)

No

5.

Girls use communication to build and maintain relationships.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Women don’t like serious conversations, but men feel at ease in serious conversations.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which are the strengths of Muted Group Theory, except:

a)

It clearly explains how marginalization occurs

b)

It reaffirms the two 'culture hypothesis'

c)

It is an argument for affirmative action

8.

The Muted Group Theory states that language was mainly made by _______?

a)

Disability

b)

Men

c)

Women

d)

Older people

9.

Which one is true?

a)

Genderlect styles theory: Man and woman show different thoughts behaviors on different occasions

b)

Standpoint theory: Marginalized groups (including women) are more constrained in conversation

c)

Muted group theory: Marginalized groups (including woman) are more constrained in conversation

10.

People who understand themselves to fight for their rights and to contribute to society.

Sentence above refers to which theory ?

a)

Genderlect Theory

b)

Muted Group Theory

c)

Standpoint Theory