The Myth of Mars and Venus – Deborah Cameron Merkproduct

Popular assumptions about gender and communication–famously summed up in the title of the massively influential 1992 bestseller Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus–can have unforeseen but far-reaching consequences in many spheres of life, from attitudes to the phenomenon of “date-rape” to expectations of achievement at school, and potential discrimination in the work-place. In this wide-ranging and thoroughly readable book, Deborah Cameron, Rupert Murdoch Professor of Language and Communication at Oxf…