QUESTIONS TO SHARPEN YOUR FOCUS

1		What words do you use with your same-sex friends that you don't use with members of the opposite sex? Does this usage support Kramarae's hypothesis of male control of the public mode of expression?
2		In a journal article about dictionary bias, Kramarae wrote the sentence, "I vaginated on that for a while." Can you explain her word play in light of the principles of muted group theory? How does the meaning of the sentence change when you replace her provocative term with alternative verbs?
3		Given a definition of sexual harassment as "unwanted imposition of sexual requirements in the context of a relationship of unequal power," can you think of a time you harassed, or were harassed by, someone else?
4		Do you tend to agree more with Tannen's genderlect perspective or Kramarae's muted group theory? To what extent is your choice influenced by the fact that you are a male or a female?