Sex Lies And Conversation By Deborah Tannen
Similarities
The essays are both talking about communication. One is focus primarily on the way different genders communicate whereas the other focuses on the ways different cultures communicate. The essays we are going to examine are “Indecent Exposure” by Carla Power and “Sex, Lies and Conversation” by Deborah Tannen. These essays use research to back up their claims. My personal favorite of the two essays is Tannen’s. I found it to be more humorous and I seen these differences firsthand. Whereas Power’s although informative and important had a more melancholy tone. Both essays have their merit but I choose to support Tannen’s more. We’ll examine further on their similarities by showing their way they present their argument, the way it sounds …show more content…
In Tannen’s case she brings up a time when she attends a women’s group meeting where they had invited men. In this meeting she mentions a talkative man who had been participating a lot in the discussion while his wife remained silent. Tannen says “That women frequently complain that their husbands don’t talk to them” (311). That man agrees with her assertion. Tannen’s later supports her arguments by listing studies further on the matter of gender communication. Power follows this by listing her conversation with a colleague who tells her “ You Westerners make love in public and pray in private. We Muslims do exactly the reverse” (301). She lists example from culture and her study on this matter. The author’s tone are informative. Powers shows this by listing several example of the differences between the two cultures talk about sex. She says that “a Pakistani gang-rape victim, defied tribal custom by taking her rapists to court. In the West, she won plaudits and prizes...but in Pakistan… she has been widely denounced” (Power 302). Tannen is also informative by listing her research “ In the April issue of American Psychologist” (312). It’s clear that both author did their fair share of research while making their essays and both
The essays are both talking about communication. One is focus primarily on the way different genders communicate whereas the other focuses on the ways different cultures communicate. The essays we are going to examine are “Indecent Exposure” by Carla Power and “Sex, Lies and Conversation” by Deborah Tannen. These essays use research to back up their claims. My personal favorite of the two essays is Tannen’s. I found it to be more humorous and I seen these differences firsthand. Whereas Power’s although informative and important had a more melancholy tone. Both essays have their merit but I choose to support Tannen’s more. We’ll examine further on their similarities by showing their way they present their argument, the way it sounds …show more content…
In Tannen’s case she brings up a time when she attends a women’s group meeting where they had invited men. In this meeting she mentions a talkative man who had been participating a lot in the discussion while his wife remained silent. Tannen says “That women frequently complain that their husbands don’t talk to them” (311). That man agrees with her assertion. Tannen’s later supports her arguments by listing studies further on the matter of gender communication. Power follows this by listing her conversation with a colleague who tells her “ You Westerners make love in public and pray in private. We Muslims do exactly the reverse” (301). She lists example from culture and her study on this matter. The author’s tone are informative. Powers shows this by listing several example of the differences between the two cultures talk about sex. She says that “a Pakistani gang-rape victim, defied tribal custom by taking her rapists to court. In the West, she won plaudits and prizes...but in Pakistan… she has been widely denounced” (Power 302). Tannen is also informative by listing her research “ In the April issue of American Psychologist” (312). It’s clear that both author did their fair share of research while making their essays and both