Thursday, July 05, 2007
Take that, incorrect methodology
Apparently, dudes speak about the same amount as chicks. Or so some folks claim. But putting aside the broad conclusions about "men" and "women," let's take a look at the summary of methodology:
The study used audio clips from university students who agreed to be recorded for several days at a time between 1998 and 2004. University students? Doesn't that mean the study only shows that dudes who are university students talk about the same as chicks who are university students? While we're "debunking" stereotypes about men and women, shouldn't we be testing them? What about older dudes? The "women talk more than men" stereotype always struck me as more of a mid-to-late life thing, when dudes were settled into careers.
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