Monday, May 26, 2008
Men and Women online
Carino mentioned Selfe and Meyer's 1991 study that found that men dominate online talk (510). While a minor point in his article, I'm wondering if that is still true today. I'm wondering if there have been any recent studies that examine the differences between how men and women use online technologies in the writing center. For example, do more men use instant messenger to get help from online tutors? Do women prefer to tutor online more so than men?
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OMG LOL. Pew says the girls are the power communicators online. Keep in mind that in 1991 neither IM nor cell phones were around yet, and I'm guessing that might change the results today. But I'm curious to know, too; after all, maybe when the focus of the technology isn't social it isn't fun, so maybe online tutoring isn't as appealing.
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