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Muted Group Theory
Muted Group does not indicate the group to be physically mute, instead they are
hushed or not heard by the society.
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Main theorist behind The Muted Group Theory
Former Professor and Director in Women’s Studies at The University of Illinois at Urbana.
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Kramarae’s 1st ResearchFemale
cartoons of 1970’s.
Illustrated as flowery, emotional, apologetic, wishy-washy.
Described as pretty and nice.
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Kramarae’s Muted Group TheoryWomen’s say is discredited.Language is “man made.”Man and Women see world differently.Communication between man and women is not on an even level.
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Casanova
Women wraps herself into a man’s world in order to be heard.
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Derogatory Word’s and Speech Patterns
ManStudPlayboyWomanizer
Women SlutWhoreDoll faceWhiningBitchingGossipingNaggingChattering
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Women use War and Sports analogies
Males have more difficulty than females in understanding members of other
gender.
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Kramarae’s Feminist Dictionary
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Critique of The Muted Group Theory
Gender equality advocated by organizations.Males contribution is zero.Study of cartoon enough?Forming new language is impossible and impractical.It should be either discarded or modified.
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Men Women equality