The question was asked, “According to Tannen and Gray, why should men’s and women’s conversation be viewed as cross-cultural?”
Communication is different in many ways between men and women when the two are communicating the woman may say something one way and the man could take it in a completing different way.
First, Tannen talks about how [w]hen women tell men, “You aren’t listening.” Men will reply “I am” or “[H]e doesn’t listen to me,” “[H]e doesn’t talk to me.” Page 330 that is how people of different sexes can get into alterations of anger or not talking to one another. [M]en guard to protect themselves from being put down and pushed around. Page 333.
Consequently, Tannen has done studies that show how men and women are different with …show more content…
However, men are not built the same way that women are built so this is why there is cross-cultural between men and women.
Second, Gray talks about the way “[T]he Martian and Venusian languages had the same words, but the way they were used gave different meanings.” “[T]he number of complaint women has in relationships is: “I don’t feel heard.” Even this complaint is misunderstood by men. Page 335. Consequently, Tannen showed that “[m]en guard to protect themselves from being put down or pushed around” and Gray also had a similarity, [w]hen a man is upset or stressed he will automatically stop talking and go to his “cave” to work things out.
Nevertheless, Women become scared that they have done something terribly wrong. They need gradually to learn that if you just let men go into their caves, after a while they will come out and everything will be fine. This lesson is difficult for women because on Venus one of the golden rules has been never to abandon a friend when she was upset. It just doesn’t seem loving to abandon her favorite Martian when he is upset. Because she cares for him, a woman wants to come into his cave and offer his help. Page
Communication is different in many ways between men and women when the two are communicating the woman may say something one way and the man could take it in a completing different way.
First, Tannen talks about how [w]hen women tell men, “You aren’t listening.” Men will reply “I am” or “[H]e doesn’t listen to me,” “[H]e doesn’t talk to me.” Page 330 that is how people of different sexes can get into alterations of anger or not talking to one another. [M]en guard to protect themselves from being put down and pushed around. Page 333.
Consequently, Tannen has done studies that show how men and women are different with …show more content…
However, men are not built the same way that women are built so this is why there is cross-cultural between men and women.
Second, Gray talks about the way “[T]he Martian and Venusian languages had the same words, but the way they were used gave different meanings.” “[T]he number of complaint women has in relationships is: “I don’t feel heard.” Even this complaint is misunderstood by men. Page 335. Consequently, Tannen showed that “[m]en guard to protect themselves from being put down or pushed around” and Gray also had a similarity, [w]hen a man is upset or stressed he will automatically stop talking and go to his “cave” to work things out.
Nevertheless, Women become scared that they have done something terribly wrong. They need gradually to learn that if you just let men go into their caves, after a while they will come out and everything will be fine. This lesson is difficult for women because on Venus one of the golden rules has been never to abandon a friend when she was upset. It just doesn’t seem loving to abandon her favorite Martian when he is upset. Because she cares for him, a woman wants to come into his cave and offer his help. Page