Deborah Tannen

Deborah Tannen, author of You Just Don’t Understand, believes that women and men differ in the focus/driving force behind their communication. According to Tannen, men focus is on avoiding failure and social status, while women focus on achieving personal connection and avoiding social isolation. Tannen listed some descriptions of the differences between men and women communication. Some examples of the descriptions are: women desire intimacy in conversation, men desire to give information while…

Deborah holds a very prominent role in scripture, as she exemplifies characteristics that all catholic women and young girls should aspire to take on. Deborah, “the mother of Israel (Judges 5:7)”, led a very prosperous life, as she preached the word of the lord, and gave out great advice to those who were in need of it. Deborah was a prophetess, an honored judge, and a warrior. As the story opens in Judges 4, Deborah is settling disputes brought to her while she sits under the “palm of Deborah”…

with the setting that both genders are in. There seems to be a particular time and place for each gender to have the center of attention when it comes to communication. In the article "You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation" by Deborah Tannen, she explores the different situations associated with the conditions in which each gender can talk and when it is looked down upon. This article explores this issues through different sociological theories and concepts, how it is viewed…

smarter than boys. These are stereotypes that lead us to the conclusion that females and males interact differently. “How Male and Females Students Use Language Differently”, by Deborah Tannen, was a very diverse topic. Deborah argued that males and females have different ways of interacting and communicating with people. Tannen explained the difference and the way the different genders reacted to different classroom settings. Males and females have several different types of languages, but…

How Male and Female Students Use Language Differently” was written by Deborah Tannen to inform people of the difference of male and female student in the classroom. She elaborates on this points and explains that other characteristics can come into play to prove her thesis wrong. This critical analysis will explain how, and why she wrote to a certain audience Deborah Tannen wrote this article assuming that everyone who reads this have been in a common classroom or in classes now. In the thesis…

how it crafts the relationships between specific characters. Though Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is facing a struggle to get back home, there’s another struggle occurring in the movie between his father, George (Crispin Glover), and town bully, Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson). By tracing their acting and relative staging of these two in certain shots, a narrative between them becomes all the more clear, a representative battle of the outspoken against the bullies of the world. Towards the…

be set to elevate us from other lifeforms and let us evolve. In Deborah Tannen’s article titled “For Argument’s Sake; Why Do We Feel Compelled to Fight About Everything?” the audience is treated after reading to one simple never-ending questions stating whether arguing is pivotal in convincing a certain stance. She explains that we won't accomplish with just arguing, but she does see the need for it in some circumstances. Deborah Tannen states many scenarios and stories where it showcases that…

Other “by Deborah Tannen and “Speaking Different Languages” by John Gray are about how men and women were born differently physically, emotionally and mentally. This causes many problems in a relationship. Some problems can’t be resolved by themselves, they would have to seek help from a marriage counselor. Marriage counselors understand both men and women because she/he might have been in the same situation; and decided to help couples who misunderstand one another. According to Tannen and…

ideas. Deborah Tannen in “But What Do You Mean?” most effectively displays the message to the audience that everyone must be consciously aware of the environment one speaks in as Tannen analyzes the gaps in communication between men and women. With a similar subject matter, William Lutz in “The World…

Language is a system of words that humans use to communicate and get their message heard. Deborah Tannen, Scott Russel Sanders, and Langston Hughes bring mention that the greatest influence to a person’s perspective is language. In “’Bossy’ Is More Than a Word to Women”, Deborah Tannen recognizes that the word bossy is a common word used to negatively describe women; sending them the message that exercising authority deems them unlikable by various organizations. Conversely, Scott Russel Sanders…