Different but Equal: Communication Between the Sexes »

KAY E. PAYNE is a Professor in the Department of Communication at Western Kentucky University.

Examines the effects of gendered communication on relationships without prejudice toward either sex.

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Bemoaning the swing of the social pendulum that she sees as having devalued masculine men and feminine women, Payne (communication, Western Kentucky U.) attempts to discuss a broad range of issues of gender differences in communication "without hostility toward either sex." She explores some of the changes that have occurred between men and women and how the sexes relate to one another from social, ethical, and political perspectives. Incorporating new and old research, the work is loosely organized around three major themes: the construction of the gendered self; the differences between men and women as the relate to one another through language, power, and nonverbal communication in both home and work environments; and the effects of gendered communication in leadership and the media. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)