Women's Response to Men's Silence: A Fictional Analysis

Ragan, Sandra L.; Aarons, Victoria

doi:10.1080/07491409.1986.11089695

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“…A number of analyses have shown how, for instance, particular taboos are placed on women's speech (P. M. Cameron 198.5). Other analyses have shown gender differences in women's and men's use of silences (Zimmerman and West 1975;Fishman 1978;Ragan and Aarons 1986;Gal 1991). Equally, nonverbal communication is also an important medium of expressing information during an interview.…”

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Gender Issues in the Use of Interviewing as a Research Method∗

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1993

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The open‐ended interview is gaining widespread acceptance within human geography as a research method. Frequently, such interviews can provide researchers with a richer account of events than can larger scale, standardized statistical approaches. However, researchers using interviews as part of their information gathering practices need to be aware of the social relations within which the interviews are conducted. In this paper I argue that gender relations are an important dynamic shaping the interview process which can significantly influence the sorts of data obtained using this particular research methodology.

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Gender Issues in the Use of Interviewing as a Research Method∗

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