Gender and language: Tannen difference model
Deborah Tannen's theory proposing that men and women have different but equally valid communication styles reflecting different social socialisation.
Real World
Tannen's 2001 book 'Talking from 9 to 5' applied her difference model to workplace communication, arguing that women's rapport-building style was often misread as incompetence by male managers.
Exam Focus
Counter Tannen with Butler's performativity or O'Barr and Atkins to show evaluation — 'assess' questions require you to challenge, not just describe, the model.
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