Gender communication styles and differences are discussed in depth. This paper contains recommendations on how to resolve the differences.This four page paper has three sources listed in the bibliography.
Name of Research Paper File: RT13_SA315gen.rtf
Unformatted Sample Text from the Research Paper:
to promote equality, the truth is that men and women are different. Communication styles are diverse and this deserves a serious look. While the "Men are From Mars/Women are From
Venus" phenomenon had opened the eyes of the public a few years back, the subject is a serious communication concern. Yes, communication within ones personal life is affected by the
gender gap, but politics, business and legal concerns all involve communication ability. Bridging the gender gap is therefore important. What is the difference in terms of communication from a gender
perspective? James & Cinelli (2003) report that men and women often display dissatisfaction with the others communication style. Gender plays a role in communications and the interpretation of
messages between males and females (2003). Such differences in communication style renders communication confusing and can even lead to misunderstandings and misinterpretation of information (2003). The way in which men
and women are raised does to some extent affect differences in conversation and communication (2003). Clearly, primary adult relationships--particularly ones parents--affect the way in which communication is achieved. In
some patriarchal families for example men do most of the talking and decision-making. Women may communicate more nonverbally and this is learned behavior. Yet, overall goals of communication is important
as well. Deborah Tannen (1990) describes women as communicating with the goals of achieving interpersonal connections, strong community, minimizing differences, and for maintaining equal status while men are considered
to communicate for status, hierarchy, spouting orders, and getting others to follow. Tannen points out the unique qualities of each genders performance and suggests that understanding such differences is
the key to better communication. Tannen explains a large part of the male and female differences as being due to early learning situations in that a young girl is