MGMT 472: DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
Spring 2009 Semester
Article Review: “The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why” by D. Tannen
“The Male Role Stereotype” by D. Thompson
“White Privilege and Male Privilege….” By P. McIntosh
Discuss and respond to the following as a team:
1. What is the feminine-masculine dichotomy on the dimensions (e.g., “Getting Credit”) Tannen discussed?
2. The Tannen article discusses women in “male” work contexts. What about men in “female” cultures? Is their experience the same or different than women in “male” cultures? How?
3. What is the relationship between conversational styles and sexual harassment in the workplace?
4. What are the 6 characteristics of the “male role stereotype code of conduct” that Thompson discusses? What is the “female” flip side of them?
5. What are the costs and benefits to men of not conforming? Of conforming? What are the costs and benefits to women of not conforming? Of conforming? (Refer to Thompson reading, but also your own ideas)
6. How do the Tannen and the Thompson material fit together? Not fit together?
7. What is “white privilege,” according to McIntosh, and what 5 examples from her list (p. 122-124) best capture the notion of privilege vs. underprivilege?
8. How does this article help the reader to understand the oppression that members of other groups may experience?