Thinking about both sides, I would have to agree with the fact that we are socialized into the way that we go about communicating. It is obviously an issue that each sex has, sometimes we can't find ways to communicate efficiently to each other. So is culture the primary source of sex differences in communication styles? Yes. How each person is brought up in different cultures has a huge influence on how they will communicate throughout their life. The difference between girls and boys and how they are treated at an early age is a good indicator of this. Girls are told to express themselves through emotions, and for many of us those emotions are accompanied by words. Boys in many cases are taught to suck up their feelings and therefore don't share whats on their mind if somethings bothering them. I don't know if I believe that women say as many more words per day as they say but I do think that daily activities at work and in social groups is part of this. When I hang out with girls its mostly gossip sessions and what's going on in life. The group of guys that I hang out with are loud, but not in a strict conversational style... more of a competitive nature. I don't think its completely a biological phenomenon. Ofcourse women are overdosed with estrogen and they say that accounts for the excessive chatter, but I think that this can go either way. If a boy is brought up in a household that encourages him to be open and communicate frequently then his communication style can be on point with a girls communication style. The reason we study communication styles and tendencies is to help discover and manage the problems that happen in our everyday communication, especially between sexes.
DQ:
1. In your household growing up were you encouraged to express yourself verbally?
2. If you think that it is a biological factor that the sexes have different communication styles what part of the arguement won you over?
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