Chapter 15

Summary

This chapter talks about the different conversational habits of boys and girls while in education and men and women in general.  Berger talks about the dominant voice of a male and how women tend to hold back usually.  

Questions for Discussion and Further Research

1.) Yes I believe the media has changed the conversational style of men and women because just like Berger said, women are becoming more in charge and masculine while men are starting to step back.

2.) When she studied the conversational styles of boys and girls, she found that boys are very competitive with each other and that is how they talk to one another but girls talk in groups and conversations were full of secrets and gossip.

3.) I do believe he is right because women are becoming more powerful in our society and this is because women have more opportunity than they used to and they are taking advantage of it.

4.) Boys are more aggressive in the classroom giving the girls a reason to hold back and that is why girls to better in an all girls school.