Jordanian males and females' compliments in different social contexts : strategies and functions
Other Title(s)
المجاملات عند الأردنيين و الأردنيات في المواقف الاجتماعية المختلفة : استراتيجيات و وظائف
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
Comitee Members
Jalabnah, Atif Mustafa Muflih
Khafaji, Rasul
al-Qudah, Mahmud
University
Middle East University
Faculty
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of English
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Master
Degree Date
2009
English Abstract
The study reported here aimed at exploring different strategies employed by both males and females while exchanging compliments in different social contexts and settings, in addition to examining femalemale acceptance of compliments from the opposite sex in different contexts.
The main functions of exchanging compliments as perceived by both genders were also elicited from the body of the questionnaire distributed to 180 male and female students at Al-Isra Private University in addition to the most frequent type of compliments used by both of them.
Analysis of the data suggested that males tend to utilize hypocrisy when complimenting their superiors at work, more than females do.
Elaborated and exaggerated forms of compliments were employed more by females on certain social occasions; whereas, males tended to add humorous effect to their compliments in such situations more than females.
In friendship conversation, both genders, while attending for a friend's behavior, tended to be more supportive and encouraging and compliments with sarcasm accompanied with irony provide a good strategy for saving the face of the speaker.
The study also found that males seemed to accept females' compliments in different contexts as opposed to females' rejection of males' compliments in specific situations such as: appearance and clothes.
Moreover, the findings showed that both men and women compliment women mostly on appearance then personality followed by ability and women compliment men mostly on ability first then possession while men compliment men on possession first then ability .
Women complimented each other on appearance more than on any other topic while men were less accustomed to receive admiration related to physical appearance from either men or women.
Thus, the highest percentage of females tends to pay compliments mainly as a kind of social involvement more than males do.
On the other hand, males considered compliments as means of gaining promotion at work.
The study concluded with some recommendations calling for further research.
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
No. of Pages
108
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : Introduction.
Chapter Two : Review of related literature.
Chapter Three : Methods and procedures.
Chapter Four : Results and discussion.
Chapter Five : Conclusions and recommendations.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ghanim, Samah Naim Hasan. (2009). Jordanian males and females' compliments in different social contexts : strategies and functions. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ghanim, Samah Naim Hasan. Jordanian males and females' compliments in different social contexts : strategies and functions. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University. (2009).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692015
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ghanim, Samah Naim Hasan. (2009). Jordanian males and females' compliments in different social contexts : strategies and functions. (Master's theses Theses and Dissertations Master). Middle East University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-692015
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-692015
