Summary Of Chapter 5: Gendered Verbal Communication

After reading Chapter 5: Gendered Verbal Communication, I was shocked to find out how much nurture can play a strong role in an individual. I communicate the way I do because of the way adults use to speak to me as a young girl. I didn’t chose to be talked down to as a child, or to be to be treated differently from my brother but it framed me to be more sensitive and passive and it has always been a challenge to speak more assertive. I’ve noticed it more in my writing- I possess a passive tone. I would upload my papers on different sites that would critique my grammar and tone and style, every time they would show all ways I spoke passive. If I have a passive writing style, then I must be speaking passive. After reading this chapter, it makes more sense why I use to speak that way, and I am more understanding of the way my brother communicates.
He can be blunt, and rude but no one is hurt by his words because of the way he add humor to him. His speech is a lot different from mines, however it is very effective. I wonder at times, if I spoke the way he did will I get the same admiration from others. I think not. Men are supposed to be bold and can get away with being blunt while a woman is taught to speak boldly, without intimidating the next person. At my job as a security officer I did more assertive and masculine. The most effective in my opinion, is speaking with a blend of masculine and feminine speech; it also allows you to understand both forms