Thursday, September 27, 2012
Men vs. Women?
Overall the way the book described men and women using language differently seemed like a weird argument. My main reason why is because when you look at the big picture it all seems to come back to your personal views, personality and/or how you were raised. Personality plays a big role in who you are and what you are going to say regardless of your gender. Sure maybe majority populations of the two genders don’t get along but there has to be a good portion of the two genders who do get along. Whose personalities run together when they are around each other. I just feel vague saying that male and female have different communication techniques. I may also have this view because I look at the whole world as the big picture and there are so many different people, personality wise, and I do not feel gender plays a role in who you are or what views you may have, therefore communication should not be different.
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I agree with you, that it is almost unreal to notice when you look at the big picture, but in everyday life, there seems to be common misunderstandings between the two genders. And the more we learn about these differences, the less we tend to see this as a reason for disagreement or reasons to argue. We tend to see the bigger picture, as we learn the gender perspective
ReplyDeleteI personally interpreted this aspect of the book slightly differently that your interpretation. I’m hoping that by sharing my perspective on this aspect will provide you with some food for thought. I agree that most of the basis for communication style stems from societal upbringing, personal views, experiences in life, or somehow related geographically. I think we can both agree however that males and females are in fact different, whether this difference is limited purely to the physical and / or emotional aspect. I think the book was attempting to draw parallels between the idea that the basis of communication is not gender biased, but there is some relevance to understanding that most females and most males tend to fall into certain categories of stylistic communication. Therefore it is appropriate to use this as a categorical boundary demarcation for educational purposes. I’m not sure that I would use the same definition perhaps for example in philosophical discussion or definition.
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