Author:
Hopper, Robert.
Imprint:East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2003.
Descriptionxi, 251 p. ; 23 cm.
Note:Gendering the conversation -- The arrangement between the sexes -- Flirting -- Hey baby, you bitch -- Coupling as progressive commitment -- Coupling as a difference engine -- Talk about women, talk about men -- Making women look bad -- How women and men talk -- How gender creeps into talk -- Leveling the playing field -- Return to laughter.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
