Prone to Agreement: Does Context Matter for Men and Women in Political Discussions?

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Women Politics & Policy Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI:10.1080/1554477X.2022.2113658

Jennie Sweet-Cushman, Mary Herring, Elizabeth Prough, F. Vultee

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Abstract

ABSTRACT In contemporary discourse, context matters for how people converse with one another about political topics. Discussion may occur face-to-face or online, topics of conversation may be controversial or less so, and gender dynamics may vary. We argue that men and women are affected differently by various contextual discussion factors. We employ a unique quasi-experiment that varies these factors and uses discourse analysis to examine patterns of gendered agreement and disagreement across seven exhaustive categories of response. These factors affect the likelihood of agreement by women and men, though gender-based differences are not dramatic. We do, however, find conditions that prompt men to be less agreeable than women. We also identify seven discrete rhetorical approaches to expressing agreement or disagreement in political discussion. Of these, three show evidence of gender-based patterns of usage. These findings have implications for how men and women use agreement strategies to cope with potential divisiveness in political discussion.

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容易达成一致:语境对政治讨论中的男性和女性有影响吗?

摘要在当代话语中，语境对人们如何就政治话题进行对话至关重要。讨论可能会面对面或在线进行，谈话主题可能会有争议或不那么有争议，性别动态可能会有所不同。我们认为，男性和女性受到各种语境讨论因素的影响是不同的。我们采用了一个独特的准实验来改变这些因素，并使用话语分析来检查七个详尽类别的反应中的性别认同和分歧模式。这些因素影响了男女达成协议的可能性，尽管基于性别的差异并不显著。然而，我们确实发现了促使男性不如女性随和的条件。我们还确定了在政治讨论中表达同意或不同意的七种不同的修辞方法。其中，有三个显示了基于性别的使用模式的证据。这些发现对男性和女性如何使用协议策略来应对政治讨论中潜在的分歧具有启示意义。

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Journal of Women Politics & Policy Multiple-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Women, Politics & Policy explores women and their roles in the political process as well as key policy issues that impact women''s lives. Articles cover a range of tops about political processes from voters to leaders in interest groups and political parties, and office holders in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government (including the increasingly relevant international bodies such as the European Union and World Trade Organization). They also examine the impact of public policies on women''s lives in areas such as tax and budget issues, poverty reduction and income security, education and employment, care giving, and health and human rights — including violence, safety, and reproductive rights — among many others. This multidisciplinary, international journal presents the work of social scientists — including political scientists, sociologists, economists, and public policy specialists — who study the world through a gendered lens and uncover how gender functions in the political and policy arenas. Throughout, the journal places a special emphasis on the intersection of gender, race/ethnicity, class, and other dimensions of women''s experiences.