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Standpoint theory claims that knowledge is completely value-free and objective.

The ultimate goal of muted group theory is to

Who/What forms a person’s standpoint?

Who “made” language according to the gender theories we studied?

A communication strategy of accentuating the differences between oneself and another person is called _________.

In the context of accommodation and nonaccommodation, _________ refers to how similar or different one is from another person.

In conflict, people from collectivistic cultures are more likely to focus on face-restoration than on face-giving.

According to Kramarae, for women to be taken seriously in society or even to just participate in society, they must do what with their speech?

Standpoint theorists maintain that the perspectives of privileged groups are more complete and thus, better than those of subordinate (lesser) groups in a society.

This is the socially constructed and historically transmitted pattern of symbols, meanings, premises, and rules.