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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_differences#Communication
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Deborah Tannen conducted gender studies showing gender differences in communication styles:

- Men tend to talk more than women in public situations, but women tend to talk more than men at home.

- Females are more inclined to face each other and make eye contact when talking, while males are more likely to look away from each other.

- Girls and women tend to talk at length about one topic, but boys and men tend to jump from topic to topic.

- When listening, women make more noises such as “mm-hmm” and “uh-huh”, while men are more likely to listen silently.

- Women are inclined to express agreement and support, while men are more inclined to debate.

However, not all research supports these claims. One study by Erina MacGeorge found only a 2% difference in the conversational styles of men and women, and reported that in general both sexes communicated in similar ways. Critics, including Suzette Haden Elgin, have suggested that Tannen's findings may apply more to women of certain specific cultural and economic groups than to women in general. There is no evidence to support the belief that women speak far more words than men.

Here's a July 6, 2007 study (last week) that shows women and men speak the same number of words per day: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/06/the_skinny/printable3023349.shtml so the perception that women speak more than men could be an old wive's tale.

2007-07-16 00:25:00 · answer #1 · answered by HawaiianBrian 5 · 0 0

Research on mobile usage in the UK and the US has reconfirmed this recently.

One of my colleagues used to say that they talk too much to avoid thinking..... but then I see a flaw in this logic... in my experience they are deep and sensitive thinkers as well, generally possessing considerable insight which gives them power over men who generally seem to jump into doing things at the slightest provocation.

Of course there would always be umpteen exceptions to such generalizations.

2007-07-15 23:18:35 · answer #2 · answered by small 7 · 0 0

i'm skeptical with regard to the learn. LOL heavily, I certainly have six youngsters; 3 females and 3 boys and whilst numerous the lads have been quite talkative, the females ought to out talk them each and every time. additionally, i be responsive to various adult males who do no longer talk lots, yet very few females i ought to describe that way. I do think of that adult males and females talk in a various way. as quickly as I talk a pair of problem, my boys continuously anticipate i'm finding for an answer to an issue, whilst the females anticipate I basically prefer to debate the situation. while conversing to the adult males in my lifestyles, i've got found out to preface issues with the fact, "i'm no longer finding for a answer, so basically hear"... They do, however the adult males look slightly puzzled. lol

2016-11-09 10:48:57 · answer #3 · answered by oppie 4 · 0 0

The simplest of answers is that:

Women, on average, seek cooperation more than men.
Men, on average, seek competition more than women.

It is hard to be cooperative in silence.

2007-07-15 23:53:20 · answer #4 · answered by Think 5 · 0 0

That truism was started by married men jabbering at bars.

2007-07-15 23:03:11 · answer #5 · answered by jsardi56 7 · 1 0

women tend to express their feelings openly and men tend to keep it to themselves. feminine guys tend to express their feelings alot too so i guess it depends on your body's hormone and such.

2007-07-16 00:51:24 · answer #6 · answered by Purin 3 · 0 0

Because they are and it been proven right

2007-07-15 22:11:54 · answer #7 · answered by Wizard158 3 · 0 0

proven wrong.. heard it on the news...

2007-07-15 22:09:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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