Gender and language: Dominance model
A sociolinguistic approach proposing that gender differences in language reflect and maintain male dominance and female subordination in society.
Real World
Zimmerman and West's 1975 study of mixed-gender conversations found men interrupted women far more than the reverse, providing empirical evidence that language enacts social power imbalances.
Exam Focus
Link the dominance model to specific features like interruption and topic control — abstract claims about 'power' without linguistic evidence will not access higher mark bands.
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