Is culture the primary source of sex differences in communication styles? Yes or no? I honestly think that sex and culture impact each other, when it comes to anything, especially communication. In the article, both Brizendine(yes) and Brenda(no) have good points in their arguments.
Brizendines overall point is, men and womens brains are different, therefore they work differently. I believe that our brains are different. You can see this by just looking at men and womens physical attributes, in general. I am not saying that one is better than the other but that we are different.
Brendas overall point is, your culture and socialization are the key impacts of communication. I believe this to be true as well. I find myself talking differently, depending on the person I am talking to and the context that I am in.
In all, I think that both have an impact. If I am with both a male and a female that I would consider the same culture as myself, I still speak to them differently. If they are male I tend to talk louder and deeper and vice versa if I am speaking to a female. Yes, I do know there are other variables but from my experiences this what I believe to be true.
Q1:If someone is transgender, how do they overcome their biological sex tendencies?
Q2:Do you have a personal experience in which you felt you said something in a certain way because of their gender? If so do you think it was a biological instinct or learned?
I agree very much. These factors are both an influence on communications styles, and to say that it is one or the other seems ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteI agree that we do talk to men and women differently, most of the time. Also, you made a very good point in saying that sex and culture impact each other.
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