Gender Differences In Communication

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Yolanda Reditt-Johnson Gender Differences in Communication COM441 Organizational Communication Week 5 Critical Analysis Assignment April 15, 2012 When it comes to communication men and women speak a different language, and these differences can be hard to understand and can cause conflict at times, rather if it’s in personal or work life. “For women, talk is the glue that holds relations together; it creates connections between people and a sense of community. For men, activities hold relationships together; talk is used to negotiate their position in a group and preserve independence (Tannen, D. 1991).” No matter what the goal is men and women talk different even when trying to achieve the same thing. Even when listening to the same conversation, they both will walk away having heard something different. I think the reason for this is because, women tend to listen to every single word that is being said to them, while men tend to just hear what they want to hear and ask no questions. Think of how women give orders for someone to do something. Another woman will understand exactly what is being asked of them to do. But men will think that you are just asking them if they can do something and not to do it. I think that some men act like this for many reasons but one of them is that they might feel powerless taking orders from women. When we (woman) talk we do not come off as thought we are giving orders. It may be the softness of our voice or how we carry ourselves, but some do not seem to take us seriously. Communication is key to all aspects of life. Not being able to communicate in the right way can cause so many problems in your personal and work life. There are things that can be done to improve the way that men and women communicate to make them communicate better with each other. One way I think is really good is role playing, this gives each
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