Women Who Act and Speak Ditzy: A Critical Ethnography of Disempowering Discursive Practices

Authors

Ronald F. Wendt

Abstract

This study is an investigation of the speaking habits of some women in specific social situations. An ethnographic approach is used to detail and examine specific communication practices that some young women use to empower themselves. A new rhetorical genre is identified and labeled ditzy-speak. Contributions to the discipline of Communication include a fuller understanding of culture, power relations, rhetorical strategies, and gender.

Journal Title

Iowa Journal of Communication

Volume

33

Issue

1

First Page

65

Last Page

86

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Wendt, Ronald F. (2001) "Women Who Act and Speak Ditzy: A Critical Ethnography of Disempowering Discursive Practices," Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 33: No. 1, Article 9.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol33/iss1/9

Copyright

©2001 Iowa Communication Association