Sex, Lies, and Conversation
10/24/12
English Comp 1 “Sex, Lies, and Conversation” Journal
Males and females live very different lives. They think differently, they act differently, and they communicate with other people differently. Now, don’t believe that all men think the same way and that all women act the same as well… because that is certainly not true. However, in order to differentiate males and females from each other, you have to use statistics from the majority of each one to be able to compare them from one another. Women respond to situations very differently than men do. Women communicate verbally more than men. Women are able to communicate their thoughts and feelings more effectively as well. It will also take a typical female much more time to get over something that happened than it would for a man. Women tend to like sharing experiences with others in order to create bonds. Women ask questions and actively seek out information in order to get to know others. The more a female knows about a person usually makes her feel a stronger connection. Women will also tell more about themselves if the person they are forming a relationship with is willing to do the same. Women tend to over analyze situations as well. Men can be viewed as very different than women in the ways in which they think and behave. While engaging in a conversation, men may seem as if they aren’t paying attention to what the other person is saying, when in fact they are usually just taking in the moment. Another example is how men do not cry during movies while women do. This is because there is a part of a man’s brain that is different than a woman’s. I believe that Deborah Tannen’s analysis of male and female communications is valid. One statement that Tennen makes is how “American men tend to talk more than women in public situations, they often talk less at home.” (Tannen 423). I agree with this statement because I have seen
English Comp 1 “Sex, Lies, and Conversation” Journal
Males and females live very different lives. They think differently, they act differently, and they communicate with other people differently. Now, don’t believe that all men think the same way and that all women act the same as well… because that is certainly not true. However, in order to differentiate males and females from each other, you have to use statistics from the majority of each one to be able to compare them from one another. Women respond to situations very differently than men do. Women communicate verbally more than men. Women are able to communicate their thoughts and feelings more effectively as well. It will also take a typical female much more time to get over something that happened than it would for a man. Women tend to like sharing experiences with others in order to create bonds. Women ask questions and actively seek out information in order to get to know others. The more a female knows about a person usually makes her feel a stronger connection. Women will also tell more about themselves if the person they are forming a relationship with is willing to do the same. Women tend to over analyze situations as well. Men can be viewed as very different than women in the ways in which they think and behave. While engaging in a conversation, men may seem as if they aren’t paying attention to what the other person is saying, when in fact they are usually just taking in the moment. Another example is how men do not cry during movies while women do. This is because there is a part of a man’s brain that is different than a woman’s. I believe that Deborah Tannen’s analysis of male and female communications is valid. One statement that Tennen makes is how “American men tend to talk more than women in public situations, they often talk less at home.” (Tannen 423). I agree with this statement because I have seen