The thought of men and women communicating differently depends on more than just gender. I think it depends on cultural background and upbringing as well. Through my experiences I have noticed that there are a few differences that are presentin the communication style of men and women. Women, generally speaking, have a more accessible sensor. They are able to adjust their tone and reactions more easily than men when interacting with other people. In addition, I think it is often more challenging for women to develop an effective tone to show control, while men may often find a challenge in demostrating emotion in their communication. Although, I do not think this always comes down to gender, but instead the personality and demenaor of the speaker which is oftened shaped by upbringing and cultural background.
Effective characterisics of a speaker in both men and women are not determined just by gender but by other contributing factors. I think it is more effective to look past gender and look at these other contributing factors when evaluating the presence of male and female speakers.
As I thought more about the differences in communication between men and women, I thought about different interactions and circumstances. As an example, I will share some thoughts in regards to parenting. For years there have been studies about different styles of parenting and a major part of parenting is their communication with their children. In most cases, one parent assumes the role of "bad cop" and the other assumes the role of "good cop". I don't necessarily think that gender of the parents plays a major role in who assumes what role, however in traditional homes I do believe that gender can effect the different topics that a parent will be more or less upset about. When I dug deeper and looked a communication of men and women within a family dynamic it was interesting. I would love to hear more thoughts from others on this particularly too.
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I think your explanation of how women are able to adapt thier tone and body language are insightful. It is intersting how women are more aware or apt to read social situations and change their actions accordingly. I don't know if it is ego, being unaware, or it is plain women's intuition but women seem to adapt to cultures and situations easier than men tend to.
ReplyDeleteWhen in a social situation it is usually the male who talks too loud or says the wrong thing while the wrong crowd is listening. Personality and gender definetly have a factor. But, I think there is something said for this so called female intuition for a women to actually make stonger first impression connections.