Symbolic Interactionism • people’s definition of gender develops from everyday interactions with others from the same and opposite sex • people “do gender” every day • Janet Chafetz suggests that men...

Symbolic Interactionism

• people’s definition of gender develops from everyday interactions with others from the same and opposite sex

• people “do gender” every day

• Janet Chafetz suggests that men and women communicate differently

• Men often dominate conversations, while women use verbal and body language that makes them appear less powerful than their male counterparts