Are men more apologetic than women?
Apologies are common utterances. When an individual has violated a social norm, apologetic utterances are offered. This study investigates how apologies are used in relation to gender. A total of 120 ESL learners were asked to respond to a Discourse Completion Test that had 4 apology situations. The...
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| description | Apologies are common utterances. When an individual has violated a social norm, apologetic utterances are offered. This study investigates how apologies are used in relation to gender. A total of 120 ESL learners were asked to respond to a Discourse Completion Test that had 4 apology situations. Their responses were categorised into different speech act strategies. The results suggest that women tend to apologize more than men. Men and women also differ in the order of primary strategies used. There is a difference in the frequencies and the type of apology strategies used when the respondents apologized to their own gender compared to the opposite. |
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| spelling | upm-397172015-12-02T00:41:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39717/ Are men more apologetic than women? Turiman, Syamimi Leong, Amelia Hassan, Fauziah Apologies are common utterances. When an individual has violated a social norm, apologetic utterances are offered. This study investigates how apologies are used in relation to gender. A total of 120 ESL learners were asked to respond to a Discourse Completion Test that had 4 apology situations. Their responses were categorised into different speech act strategies. The results suggest that women tend to apologize more than men. Men and women also differ in the order of primary strategies used. There is a difference in the frequencies and the type of apology strategies used when the respondents apologized to their own gender compared to the opposite. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2013-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39717/1/79.%20Are%20Men%20More%20Apologetic%20Than%20Women.pdf Turiman, Syamimi and Leong, Amelia and Hassan, Fauziah (2013) Are men more apologetic than women? Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 21 (3). pp. 953-964. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2021%20(3)%20Sep.%202013/07%20Page%20953-964.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Turiman, Syamimi Leong, Amelia Hassan, Fauziah Are men more apologetic than women? |
| title | Are men more apologetic than women? |
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| title_short | Are men more apologetic than women? |
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