I think woman are better listeners than men. Pros | Cons | 1. Women listen intently and show compassion. 2. Nature intended women to be the nurturers.
Tannen’s article is based on her theory of relations between men and women which states that men tend to be more literal about words while women, listen for metamessages in conversations. A metamessage is a “form of indirectness,” and women are more than likely to use it more often than men throughout conversations (200). Tannen implies that because women are more attentive to speech they become “ more focused on involvement, that is, on relationships among people and it is through metamessages that relationships among people are established and maintained” (202). Since their early childhood years, “their social life usually centers around a best friend,
Communication is important in all relationships as it allows us to share our interest, concerns and support for each other. Effective communication is based on the way we talk and listen, how we respond as well as our body language. All too often the signals we send are not those we intend to send. Tannen explains “women are often told they apologizes too much. The reason they’re told to stop doing that is that to many men, apologizing seems synonymous with putting oneself down”(para 4).
For example, when women disagree during a conversation, they may say “‘You may be right, but could it also be that…?’” or “‘Oh, I’m sure you’re right, but I saw it a bit differently’”6. Thus, the style of women’s communication is more sharing and collaborative in nature. In conversations, women have a selfless attitude in that every person should get time to talk about their ideas and feelings7. Their style can be described as the time-share approach to communication. These communication characteristics of women are encapsulated in Deborah
Kasey Beebe Essay 3 3/14/2012 In his article “A Rant about Women” Clay Shirky talks about how men are better at promoting themselves, how women are more concerned about what people think, and that more men than women lie to get ahead. I agree with Shirky’s ideas because I have life experiences which support them. I agree women find it harder to promote themselves; as Shirky says “Not enough women have what it takes to behave like arrogant self-aggrandizing jerks.” Although my boyfriend Kirk is not a jerk, he is very good at talking himself up, along with all his possessions. For example, when he described his house in Jericho, Vermont, I pictured a two story colonial with a large barn. Instead Kirk and I live in one half of a modest ranch style home.
The First Bloke shows us a lot about sexism aimed at women. Dr Paul Williams the guest being interviewed mentions that when it comes to media he thinks women get judged more, “Men generally get off a little more lightly than women.” When saying this statement Dr Williams use of tone was quite relaxed as it showed he didn’t exactly care that men get off more lightly, which is wrong as he should be going against this statement. In fact this statement shows us very effectively that sexism is involved as it teaches us that the media of the world is more judgemental towards women and that just because they are a different gender they get judged more often on their clothes, hair, personality, etc. Women should not be treated with different respect to men unless it’s appropriate, so in order to overcome sexism you have to understand why is it that one gender is being more judged than the other? Another statement which Dr Williams made was, “6-7 Years ago some people would’ve thought we’d never see an Australian woman prime minister.” This quote definitely shows us that a few years ago woman were definitely looked at as a lower status compared to men and that it was hard to believe they were capable of the same jobs a men.
Masking Poor Communication Interpersonal Communication Masking Poor Communication After reading the article “Close Relationship Sometime Mask Poor Communication” (Proquest, article, Ashford University Library), I am not surprised at the findings. It is very easy to fall into a situation with a spouse or friend who can cause you to take that person for granted. We always assume that we know what the other person want because of the things that we have experienced with them. Spouses think that there is an automatic understanding and communication between them but, the truth is, they communication just as good with a stranger. "Although speakers expected their spouse to understand them better than strangers, accuracy rates for spouses and strangers were statistically identical.
It is not uncommon for men to sort out practical problems or focus on small tasks while grieving. Meanwhile, women are more likely to want to share their feelings with others. This may mean they talk about what is happening or cry more openly than men. * Cultural background. Cultural groups express grief in different ways.
Anne’s opportunity arises when she discusses the constancy of women’s’ feelings with Captain Harville. She argues that “women do not forget men so soon as [they] forget [women]. Although men may have stronger feelings by virtue of their superior physical strength, Anne asserts that women’s’ feelings are more “tender” and that they are capable of “loving longest” (p237). Wentworth overhears this conversation and is convinced that Anne’s love for him has prevailed. He scribbles a letter to Anne with the words “Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death.
The women more often then not stay around because the men are typically flawless at the beginning; they treat the women the way they need and want to be treated. They fall in love and they think things could only continue to get better. When things begin to change, all