Between Men and Women
... and men like cross-cultural communication…” which then proves my point that women and men are as different and none alike as a canine and cat. Additionally usually the guy holds up the conversation when it is with a women. Unlike when a guy talks to another guy, the conversation usually isn’t very long, because they know that they don’t need to keep up the conversation for any reason. My view on women in communication is that they don’t have an unreasonable demand to communicate. As Tannen says, “For women, talk creates intimacy.” Also that the women’s greatest fear is being pushed away. As for the men side of the conversation Tannen then says, “But men live in a hierarchical world, where talk maintains independence and status.” Which then gives you the thought that men are on guard to protect themselves from being put down and pushed around. Well one experience that always seems to happen whenever I am home with my mother. We try to have a conversation about something and she just seems to talk about just random things which then bores me and I say that I have to go upstairs do go do something. Which then seems like I am pushing away my mother from the conversation. But protects myself by giving me something hands on to do and not just b...