The Myth of Mars and Venus

The Myth of Mars and Venus: Do Men and Women Really Speak Different Languages? is a 2008 book by Deborah Cameron, published by Oxford University Press.[1]

The Myth of Mars and Venus:
Do Men and Women Really Speak Different Languages?
AuthorDeborah Cameron
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction, relationships, psychology, self-help
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date
2008
Pages196
ISBN9780199550999

The title refers to the central conceit of John Gray's 1992 book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, which Cameron's book is partially a response to.

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Cameron argues that "what linguistic differences there are between men and women are driven by the need to construct and project personal meaning and identity." She challenges "the idea that sex-differences might have biological rather than social causes" as being more motivated by a reaction to politically correct attitudes than being derived from basic research.

The book argues that there is as much similarity and variation within each gender as between men and women. Cameron concludes, arguing there is a need to think about gender in more complex ways than the prevailing myths and stereotypes allow.[2]

Further reading
  • Sprecher, Susan; Toro-Morn, Maura (2011), "A study of men and women from different sides of Earth to determine if men are from Mars and women are from Venus in their beliefs about love and romantic relationships", in Kimmel, Michael; Aronson, Amy (eds.), The gendered society reader (4th ed.), New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 559–577, ISBN 9780199733712.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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References
  1. Cameron, Deborah (2008). The myth of Mars and Venus: do men and women really speak different languages?. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199550999.
  2. Cameron, Deborah (2007-10-01). "What language barrier?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
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