Tuesday, January 10, 2006
Communication Differences Between Men And Women
Men and women can not be the same in so many ways. Like physical differences, we can see differences between Japanese men and women in the way of communication.
According to Deborah Tannen, one of the diversities between men and women can be recognized in word choice when they speak. Japanese men simply state the facts when they express what they have done. This is because the Japanese traditional notion toward men, that men had better not talk too much, has much to do with men’s words choice. That is why Japanese men hardly apply modifier words when they find the occasion to speak. However, Japanese women always describe not only the facts but also what they felt. In Japanese society, women’s rights used to be looked down on for a long time. Because of this, women must have kept insisting their existence with a vast number of words. This custom affects present women’s talking behavior.
It is stated by Deborah Tannen that men and women have difference approaches to problem solving. If you observe a class discussion in a Japanese coeducation school, you will notice the different approaches of men and women clearly. During the discussion, male students often keep silence for a while, and mention just a solution and consequences which they think of be themselves. Female students, on the other hand, would not keep silence, and then add comments besides for solution or consequence. It means that they need to discuss to seek a solution and make a decision. That is why they try to let male students discuss frequently, so slight conflicts occur.
As you can see, it is crystal clear that there are differences between men and women in terms of how they communicate.
According to Deborah Tannen, one of the diversities between men and women can be recognized in word choice when they speak. Japanese men simply state the facts when they express what they have done. This is because the Japanese traditional notion toward men, that men had better not talk too much, has much to do with men’s words choice. That is why Japanese men hardly apply modifier words when they find the occasion to speak. However, Japanese women always describe not only the facts but also what they felt. In Japanese society, women’s rights used to be looked down on for a long time. Because of this, women must have kept insisting their existence with a vast number of words. This custom affects present women’s talking behavior.
It is stated by Deborah Tannen that men and women have difference approaches to problem solving. If you observe a class discussion in a Japanese coeducation school, you will notice the different approaches of men and women clearly. During the discussion, male students often keep silence for a while, and mention just a solution and consequences which they think of be themselves. Female students, on the other hand, would not keep silence, and then add comments besides for solution or consequence. It means that they need to discuss to seek a solution and make a decision. That is why they try to let male students discuss frequently, so slight conflicts occur.
As you can see, it is crystal clear that there are differences between men and women in terms of how they communicate.
# posted by ShuN @ 2:42 PM 
