| Talking Difference: On Gender and Language Contributor(s): Crawford, Mary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803988273 ISBN-13: 9780803988279 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $209.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
| Dewey: 306.44 |
| LCCN: 95069396 |
| Series: Gender and Psychology |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: I love the warmth and wit in this book, but I say this in no way to detract from the seriousness of its subject matter and its incisive treatment by Mary Crawford... this is a great book and an important book which articulates current critical thinking about research around gender and language. Mary Crawford writes brilliantly, powerfully and lucidly... I thoroughly recommend it′ - British Psychological Society Psychology of Women Section Newsletter This refreshing re-evaluation of current wisdom - both academic and popular - about men′s and women′s language critically assesses the abundant social science research of recent years and its representation in the mass media. Exploring a wide range of topics, from |
Contributor Bio(s): Crawford, Mary: - Mary Crawford is Professor of Psychology and Graduate Director of Women's Studies, University of South Carolina. She is co-author (with Rhoda Unger) of Women and Gender: A Feminist Psychology (Second Edition, 1995). |