Observational Study - Do Men Dominate Conversations Between Men and Women?
Sociology
Observational Study
Research Aim:
Do men dominate conversations between men and women?
My Aim for this study is to prove whether or not economic and social inequalities between men and women in society are reflected in personal conversations between them. I will do this by identifying whether or not the following patterns could be identified in the conversations between the men and women:
Men talked more than women
• Men chose the topic of conversation
• Men would change the topic of conversation if women introduced them
• Men interrupted women more when they were speaking
• Men spoke more assertively
• Men asked fewer questions
• Men talked more about themselves and their achievements
• Women spoke more about their family and other people
• Women would pick up the conversation if it dropped
• Women asked more questions than men
• Women encouraged others to speak and express themselves – men did not
• Women often did not finish their sentences
• Women would use expressions like “do u think so?” or “really” encouraging interaction.
Dorothy Smith argued that these were all true; therefore by conducting this experiment it will allow me to formulate my own conclusion, which will then enable me to prove whether or not her theory can be proved true.
My hypothesis:
I predict that economic and social inequalities between men and women in society are reflected through conversations between the two. Method:
The type of observational method I will be employing will be non participant observation. This is when the sociologist does not join the group that they have chosen to observe.
Content:
Below is a graph to show the overall data collected through this experiment. This shows the overall result of the data I collected. This is the data I then interpreted to come to note and analyze trends and later formulate conclusions.
Research Aim:
“Do men dominate the conversations between men and women?”
Key Themes Women Men
Time
Observational Study
Research Aim:
Do men dominate conversations between men and women?
My Aim for this study is to prove whether or not economic and social inequalities between men and women in society are reflected in personal conversations between them. I will do this by identifying whether or not the following patterns could be identified in the conversations between the men and women:
Men talked more than women
• Men chose the topic of conversation
• Men would change the topic of conversation if women introduced them
• Men interrupted women more when they were speaking
• Men spoke more assertively
• Men asked fewer questions
• Men talked more about themselves and their achievements
• Women spoke more about their family and other people
• Women would pick up the conversation if it dropped
• Women asked more questions than men
• Women encouraged others to speak and express themselves – men did not
• Women often did not finish their sentences
• Women would use expressions like “do u think so?” or “really” encouraging interaction.
Dorothy Smith argued that these were all true; therefore by conducting this experiment it will allow me to formulate my own conclusion, which will then enable me to prove whether or not her theory can be proved true.
My hypothesis:
I predict that economic and social inequalities between men and women in society are reflected through conversations between the two. Method:
The type of observational method I will be employing will be non participant observation. This is when the sociologist does not join the group that they have chosen to observe.
Content:
Below is a graph to show the overall data collected through this experiment. This shows the overall result of the data I collected. This is the data I then interpreted to come to note and analyze trends and later formulate conclusions.
Research Aim:
“Do men dominate the conversations between men and women?”
Key Themes Women Men
Time