Objective Comparative Analysis: “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversation” and “In My Tribe” In “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversation‚” author Deborah Tannen claims that understanding cultural differences can apply to gender differences in communication. Thus‚ she also claims that men and women communicate in different ways and because of that wreaks havoc in marriages; however‚ in the essay “In My Tribe‚” author Ethan Watters claims that the people of his generation are getting married later in life and that it is
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In her article “The Argument Culture‚” Deborah Tannen suggest that in today’s society people most confront others‚ in order to solve a problem. “The best way to discuss an idea is to set up a debate; the best way to cover the news is to find a spokespeople who express the most extreme‚ polarized views and present them as “both side.” Tannen gives as an example. Tannen explains the actions argument culture uses in order to find a solution. The right to express an opinion can be great‚ but it can create
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between men and women‚ whether it is between children‚ teenagers‚ or adults; because of a cross gender society. Once both sides understand this "cross-culture communication" problem‚ so that no gender is blamed‚ improvement will naturally occur. Deborah Tannen‚ is an award winning writer and a best selling author for her eccentric essays based on differences of male and female conversations. In the essay‚ "Sex‚ Lies and Conversation" she writes on the many distinctions of the style of conversations
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Debate Language “The Argument Culture” is a persuasive essay written by Professor Deborah Tannen. As a professor of linguistics at Georgetown University‚ Tannen experience in language leads her to write many books in this field. Tannen uses “The Argument Culture” essay to persuade her audience that this society’s way of looking at debate encourages an “adversarial frame of mind” (Tannen‚ 305). Three of Tannen’s main points include; polarized views in the news‚ the use of “war metaphors’ by media
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and professor of linguistics‚ Deborah Tannen alongside business and marketing team Robin Croft‚ Clive Boddy and Corinne Pentucci‚ both shed light upon the varying aspects of conversation among women and men. Tannen presents her thoughts in the form of her essay Sex‚ Lies and Conversation; Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to other? Whilst Croft and his collogues share data results in their research journal Say what you mean‚ mean what you say. However‚ Tannen takes on a solution-to-conflict
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As the rate of divorces in the United States rises greatly per year‚ the question as to ‘why’ comes up. Which then brings many factors into perspective‚ but the factor of miscommunication comes up more frequently than others. As published in The Washington Post in 1990‚ Deborah Tannen discusses the factor of miscommunication in her article‚ “Sex‚ Lies‚ and Conversations:Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?”. In which she discusses how communication or the lack thereof can
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Deborah Tannen wrote the article sex‚ lies and conversation man and his wife are present in a small gathering in Virginia. The man is really talkative throughout the event. However‚ when he is complimented for his ability to express himself; he answers that in reality he is quite and his wife is the talkative one. Women tend to complain about their husbands been quiet. This is caused by the way men express themselves compared to women. Women talk in order to stablish a relationship while men are
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in Cyberspace” is written by Deborah Tannen‚ in 1994. She has written many books and articles on the differences in male and female communication styles. In the article “Gender Gap in Cyberspace” Tannen compares differences the way men and women approach new technologies. She contrasts her experiences with one of her colleagues named Ralph. Tannen and Ralph were both computer pioneers‚ buying their first machines in 1980. While Ralph became a computer expert‚ Tannen remained a self-described novice
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Lies‚ and Conversation‚ Deborah Tannen explores why marriages have such a high divorce rate and how conversation plays a key role in this. Tannen touches on many different opinions and viewpoints and supports a lot of these opinions with statistics. Her points are very clear‚ however the essay contains many unsupported opinions. The essay‚ as a whole‚ is very informational but also could be revised to better persuade the readers to Tannen’s viewpoints. In this essay‚ Tannen explains why conversation
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Communicate” was written by Deborah Tannen. He explained to men and women that several divergent assumptions between them‚ which causes theirs talking‚ thinking and behavior in different ways. Deborah Tanne used examples and comparing to support his viewpoint. In this article‚ Deborah Tannen explained by many examples. There was an example that I was sympathetic because I had same experience before. Deborah Tannen wrote the drama of the different in men’s and women’s way of talking. “She tells everything
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