A comparative study on language use ability of males and females as reflecting gender stereotypes
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This research aims to study and compare the ability of using language between males and females by collecting data from a sample group of 10 male and 10 female fourth-year students.
The instrument in this study is a writing test that the sample group uses to write description texts of the same concrete and abstract objects as given. The analysis is divided into 6 aspects: 1) the ability to use vocabulary 2) the ability to provide information 3) the ability to use sentences 4) the ability to relate information 5) the ability to convey meaning and 6) the elaboration in describing objects.
The findings indicates that ability of using language to describe objects is related to gender difference factor because males can describe objects more concretely than females do whereas females can describe the same objects more abstractly than males do. In addition, the overall results also reflect that males and females are characterized by the use of language that matches their gender stereotypes, particularly in the way of expressing ideas. Males tend to have concrete thinking while females tend to have abstract thinking. However, in terms of the finer details, there are some aspects that are not always consistent with the gender stereotypes.
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