Reported topics of conversation among same‐sex adults
- 1 September 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Communication Quarterly
- Vol. 30 (4) , 332-342
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01463378209369469
Abstract
Conversational topics among same‐sex adult friends, co‐workers, siblings, parents and children were studied. A self‐report questionnaire revealed that women's talk tends to focus on family, relationship problems, men, health, pregnancy and menstruation, food, things they've read, movies, television, clothing, and rape. Men talk more about women, sex, money, news, sports, hunting and fishing. No sex difference was found in the most frequent topic of conversation in each context. Same‐sex friends of either sex are most likely talk about the other sex, co‐workers most frequently discuss work, and sisters, brothers, mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, talk most often about family.Keywords
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