TY - JOUR
AU - Drass, Kriss A.
AB - This article examines the relationship between gender and conversational power by treating as problematic the process through which a social position is transformed into conversational advantage. Using symbolic interactionism, it is argued that conversational power is exercised over the course of a role performance and is affected by the identities of the interactants and the context in which interaction occurs. This argument is evaluated by using conversational data from a same-sex dyadic role-playing exercise and by measures of gender identity. Findings indicate that regardless of a person's sex, the more “male like” his/her gender identity, the more likely he/she is to challenge statements made by alter. Concerning context, the more assertive alter's behavior, the more likely ego is to act in a similarly assertive manner. The relevance of these findings for the broader study of self, society, and conversational behavior is discussed.
TI - The Transformation of Gender into Conversational Advantage: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach
JF - The Sociological Quarterly
DO - 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1989.tb01526.x
DA - 1989-09-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/the-transformation-of-gender-into-conversational-advantage-a-symbolic-PmKJSrWl07
SP - 363
EP - 383
VL - 30
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -