In the article, “A cultural approach to male-female miscommunication” the authors Daniel Maltz and Ruth Borker talk about the different communication patterns of males and females. They talk about problems with male and female conversations and how we have a difficult time picking up on the opposite sexes verbal tendencies. The authors give an in depth analysis on how male and female think on a psychological level during a conversation. Women have many key tendencies in the way they communicate that make them completely different from men. First, “women display a greater tendency to ask questions” through my experiences this has been proven true. Most guys in class don’t really ask questions because most of them are on their phones but
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Me growing up I remember playing with not one or two people at a time but 20 possibly 30 people at a time. Boys do tend to play in large groups because most of the time we are playing some kind of sport that requires many people. We definitely assert our dominance above other men we find weaker then us. I don’t know why we do this but we just do and the article pegged it perfectly. We do like to be watched doing something great because it has to do with our ego. Some people even perform better under pressure and with more eyes watching. The article goes on to describe guys using verbal commands such as “you go over there” or “you’re a dolt.” I find these to only exist between the closest of friends. My friends and I insult each other on a daily basis but they aren’t really insults anymore because no one ever gets offended. When it comes down to it boys and girls are completely different. We were raised differently and as kids we would only spend time with the same sex, which has a great impact on our ability to communicate with the opposite sex. So I feel it is natural to have some differences in our communication process it only makes the opposite sex more appealing to get to know. We want to find out what makes them different so that we can properly blend in with their group and create new
Me growing up I remember playing with not one or two people at a time but 20 possibly 30 people at a time. Boys do tend to play in large groups because most of the time we are playing some kind of sport that requires many people. We definitely assert our dominance above other men we find weaker then us. I don’t know why we do this but we just do and the article pegged it perfectly. We do like to be watched doing something great because it has to do with our ego. Some people even perform better under pressure and with more eyes watching. The article goes on to describe guys using verbal commands such as “you go over there” or “you’re a dolt.” I find these to only exist between the closest of friends. My friends and I insult each other on a daily basis but they aren’t really insults anymore because no one ever gets offended. When it comes down to it boys and girls are completely different. We were raised differently and as kids we would only spend time with the same sex, which has a great impact on our ability to communicate with the opposite sex. So I feel it is natural to have some differences in our communication process it only makes the opposite sex more appealing to get to know. We want to find out what makes them different so that we can properly blend in with their group and create new