The Real Dirt on Gossip

DOC ZONE GOSSIP The Real Đirt with Ann-Marie MacDonald PRODUCER/DESI GN: OLENA SULLI VAN Old English: godsibb, originally referred gos sip [gos-uhp] to godparent, equivalent to god (God) + sib (related or sibling) MEN'S GOSSIP WOMEN'S GOSSIP politics but both work emotions gossip about... sex social status money other women intellectual topics feelings % Is deliberately 10 % Are attempts to false "scandal get at the truth gossip" of the matter "The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about." – Oscar Wilde America's first gossip columnist Rona Barrett made Frank Sinatra's enemies list for criticizing his personal life. ARE YOU A "GOOD WORK GOSSIPER"? In the office, "“good work gossipers" tend to be well liked, have higher status, 95 and are seen as Office gossip possessing good information that others 5* Too new to be included don't have. HOW MUCH DO WE GOSSIP? of all human communication is social and involves talking about ourselves and others THE BIGGEST GOSSIPS MEN OR WOMEN? We gossip about people of our own age, sex and men gossip more with women race. women gossip equally with both sexes gossiping allows us to keep track of 150 people in our social circle of friends FIND OUT IF YOU'RE A GOSSIP ONLINE CBC.CA/DOCZONE ©2012 CBC Radio-Canada 50/50 SPLIT 66