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The Choice of Topics in Male, Female and Mixed-sex Groups of Students of Petra Christian University in Their Chatting
December 1, 2003  //  DOI: 10.9744/kata.5.2.121-133
Aylanda Dwi Nugroho, Shierly Agustin

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The Choice of Topics in Male, Female and Mixed\u002Dsex Groups of Students of Petra Christian University in Their Chatting Image
Abstract

This study analyzed some conversations in the male, female and male-female groups of some university students. Using McCarthy's classification of topics, the results show that 'Persons' is the typical topic in the female group, while 'Objects/ belongings' is the most favorite topic in the male group. In the mixed-sex group, it is interesting to see how both sexes negotiated the topics by proposing the typical topics of the other sex group.

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