Essay On Deborah Tannen
Running Head: COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS
Tannen’s Genderlect Styles Applied to Communication Problems in Intimate Relationship
Abstract
It is been said many times that men will never understand women and vice versa. This stems from the continuing problem known as miscommunication. It is safe to assume that we have all, at one time or another, have found ourselves frustrated and unsatisfied with the opposite sex. When it comes to intimate relationships, this concept seems to rise at a greater level of agitation and tension than other relations with people. Deborah Tannen’s Genderlect Theory gives insight to where these communication complications come from between opposite sexes. She highlights the matters of communication differences such as: (1) women’s rapport versus …show more content…
Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2002). Toward a theory of family communication.
Communication Theory, 12, 70–91.
Perlman, D., & Peplau, L. A. (1981). Toward a social psychology of loneliness. In R. Gilmour &
S. Duck (Eds.), Personal relationships: Vol. 3. personal relationships in disorder
(pp. 31– 56). London: Academic Press.
Tannen, D. (1990). Discourse analysis: The excitement of diversity. Text, 10, 109-111.
Tannen, D. (1990). You just don't understand: Women and men in conversation. New York, NY:
Morrow.
Tannen, D. (1992). That's not what I meant! How conversational style makes or breaks relationships. New York: Ballantine.
Vygotsky, L. (1978) In M. Cole, V. John-Steiner, S. Scribner, & E. Souberman (Eds.), Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Weeks, G. R., & Treat, S. R. (2001). Couples in treatment: Techniques and approaches for effective practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Brunner-Routledge.
Wood, D., Bruner, J., & Ross, G. (1976). The role of tutoring in problem solving. Journal of
Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 17,
Tannen’s Genderlect Styles Applied to Communication Problems in Intimate Relationship
Abstract
It is been said many times that men will never understand women and vice versa. This stems from the continuing problem known as miscommunication. It is safe to assume that we have all, at one time or another, have found ourselves frustrated and unsatisfied with the opposite sex. When it comes to intimate relationships, this concept seems to rise at a greater level of agitation and tension than other relations with people. Deborah Tannen’s Genderlect Theory gives insight to where these communication complications come from between opposite sexes. She highlights the matters of communication differences such as: (1) women’s rapport versus …show more content…
Koerner, A. F., & Fitzpatrick, M. A. (2002). Toward a theory of family communication.
Communication Theory, 12, 70–91.
Perlman, D., & Peplau, L. A. (1981). Toward a social psychology of loneliness. In R. Gilmour &
S. Duck (Eds.), Personal relationships: Vol. 3. personal relationships in disorder
(pp. 31– 56). London: Academic Press.
Tannen, D. (1990). Discourse analysis: The excitement of diversity. Text, 10, 109-111.
Tannen, D. (1990). You just don't understand: Women and men in conversation. New York, NY:
Morrow.
Tannen, D. (1992). That's not what I meant! How conversational style makes or breaks relationships. New York: Ballantine.
Vygotsky, L. (1978) In M. Cole, V. John-Steiner, S. Scribner, & E. Souberman (Eds.), Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press.
Weeks, G. R., & Treat, S. R. (2001). Couples in treatment: Techniques and approaches for effective practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Brunner-Routledge.
Wood, D., Bruner, J., & Ross, G. (1976). The role of tutoring in problem solving. Journal of
Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 17,