INTERRUPTIONS AMONG EQUALS:
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in Gender & Society
- Vol. 2 (1) , 90-102
- https://doi.org/10.1177/089124388002001007
Abstract
In a corporate context, would interrupting affect the perceived power, identity traits, job performance, and interpersonal relationships of equally situated male and female speakers? The gender of both the interrupter and the interrupted speaker was varied in hypothetical transcripts of conversations between two corporate vice-presidents. There were no significant effects of interrupting or being interrupted on perceptions of the relative power of men and women speakers. However, the interrupter, regardless of gender, was perceived as more successful and driving, but less socially acceptable, reliable, and companionable than the interrupted speaker.Keywords
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