Analysis Of Sex Lies And Conversation

From Deborah Tannen’s essay “Sex, Lies and Conversation” I feel as though she is expressing her personal view of the different communication styles amongst men and women. In the essay, she writes “…American men tend to talk more than women in public situations, they often talk less at home.” (Tannen 408) Her expression of the American gender roles is very simple, masculinity among men and femininity among women, even something as direct as communication. Men really take over in social settings. Men are associated with the idea of this big masculine man so they feel as though they must prove themselves worthy in a crowd, per say. At home, they are reserved and simple. Being the man of the house, the husband, father, fiancé, etc. expects his