Communication and Cultures

When Brizendine first talks about what makes women essentially women it reminded me of the last issue that we talked about. The last issue on math and science had a lot to do with the question if there are or they are not gene differences that make men able to become more successful at math and science than women. So, when she first writes about how women and men having 99% of the exact genetic coding but there are still differences between the genders I was less surprised than before. But, I still do not fully understand what this had to do with the fact that culture is the primary source of sex differences.
Then when I went on to read that women back in time had to protect themselves and fight off cavemen from attacks somethings started to make sense. Back in time women had to be strong like men and in order to survive in the wild they could not be peaceful, nice, and giving. Because if they were then they would have lost food, possibly their children, and their shelter. Women and men had to essentially act the same as one another. What this demonstrates is that in this culture men and women were not different in ways that they interacted with one another but compared to another culture ... for instance this past decade lots of women want to create and have peaceful and harmonious relationships. So if a girl in the 21st century was put in the era of the caveman they would not know how to act. They would try and make everything flow and get along with everyone instead of fighting and protecting themself.
What I also found interesting is that in the 21st century it is more acceptable and expected for women to talk more than men. I mean I have always figured this was the case, but when I saw the statistic that women speak 250 words per minute compard to 125 for men typically I was a little shocked. One question that I want to propose is to the men.... Does it annoy you that women these days have a lot to say and tend to dominate the conversation more? Or is it intimidating? Why or why not? The reason why I propose this question is because after that statistic, the author goes on to write how back in the colonial era men did not like this and they would torture women because of talking.
Also, what I found interesting was the fact that women do not like to act out of anger and that is why they talk to people before actually doing an action. However, women when they start to speak out of anger their words tend to be way more harsh. It is almost like women unleash feary on others and their words are more powerful. This then made me think of times when I have been upset at my sister and I just pretty much ripped her a new one. So a question that I ask the women...Do you agree with the fact that as American women when we are angry the use of powerful words comes into play? (As if we know how to hit a person where it hurts the most) Do you think that if you moved to another culture it would be difficult for you to surpress your anger before expressing it to someone?