Gender differences are apparent when you look at the behavior and physical appearance of either gender. They think differently, feel differently, act differently and even talk differently (Murray, 1992). The most stunning difference is the difference in the style of communication between the genders. This difference in communication often causes misunderstanding, upsetting the other person and not understanding the true essence or meaning to annoy either men or women (Kehoe, 1975).
The difference in the way men and women communicate affects them in all context. Emotionally, men connects with action while women often connect through conversation. Men often shares the ideas, facts and suggestion while avoiding the sharing of feelings. On the other hand, woman wants to talk about the emotions and thoughts.
The interpretation of body language between male and female differ as well as women make more use of non-verbal communication like animated facial expression and making direct eye contact while male doesn’t focus much on this aspect. During a conversation, a man often like or prefers a more relaxed pose with the facial and body language often constant.
The location matters a lot as well when it comes to the gender and their preference to talk. Women mostly talk when at home, in phone or in other social situations where she can express herself through words while men often tend to talk more during the work where they have more opportunity to share their ideas, communicate with a purpose while solving problems.
The difference in communication style causes the difference in the pattern of communication between genders. This is why if men and women can better recognize these difference and work towards improvising their own communication style with the opposite sex, they can have a good meaning conversation with fewer/lesser conflict.
References
Kehoe, N. (1975). Nonverbal Communication: Male and Female Perceptions. Counseling And Values, 19 (3), 181-185.
Murray, S. (1992). You just don’t understand: Women and men in conversation. Journal Of Pragmatics, 18 (5), 507-514.
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Gender differences are apparent when you look at the behavior and physical appearance of either gender. They think differently, feel differently, act differently and even talk differently (Murray, 1992). The most stunning difference is the difference in the style of communication between the genders. This difference in communication often causes misunderstanding, upsetting the other person and not understanding the true essence or meaning to annoy either men or women (Kehoe, 1975).
The difference in the way men and women communicate affects them in all context. Emotionally, men connects with action while women often connect through conversation. Men often shares the ideas, facts and suggestion while avoiding the sharing of feelings. On the other hand, woman wants to talk about the emotions and thoughts.
The interpretation of body language between male and female differ as well as women make more use of non-verbal communication like animated facial expression and making direct eye contact while male doesn’t focus much on this aspect. During a conversation, a man often like or prefers a more relaxed pose with the facial and body language often constant.
The location matters a lot as well when it comes to the gender and their preference to talk. Women mostly talk when at home, in phone or in other social situations where she can express herself through words while men often tend to talk more during the work where they have more opportunity to share their ideas, communicate with a purpose while solving problems.
The difference in communication style causes the difference in the pattern of communication between genders. This is why if men and women can better recognize these difference and work towards improvising their own communication style with the opposite sex, they can have a good meaning conversation with fewer/lesser conflict.
References
Kehoe, N. (1975). Nonverbal Communication: Male and Female Perceptions. Counseling And Values, 19 (3), 181-185.
Murray, S. (1992). You just don’t understand: Women and men in conversation. Journal Of Pragmatics, 18 (5), 507-514.