“The argument culture”. The argument culture “rests on the assumption that opposition is the best way to get anything done”. Tannen uses the metaphor of an arguing spouse to convey the idea that society needs act more like a married couple to find a more constructive way to settle conflict rather than having a quarrel about every little disagreement it stumbles upon. Tannen believes that while sometimes it is necessary to defend yourself against offensive ideas‚ it is not morally correct to approach
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the battle between the genders can never be won‚ others claim there is no battle‚ only a struggle to understand each other and communicate. The term genderlect has been defined as the language of the genders. Similar in form to the word "dialect"‚ genderlect is a variety of a language that is tied to the speaker’s gender. The study of genderlects has been dominated by one word: difference. Differences between men and women and the way we speak Are men and women really different? of course
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Critique on Genderlect Styles. Deborah Tannen once quote “saying that men talk about baseball in order to avoid talking about their feelings is the same way women talk about their feelings in order to avoid talking about baseball”. From here‚ it shows that men and women have their own culture of communication and its different from each other. She mentioned it as ’cross-cultural communication’ between this two gender. Its not about words which comes out from their mouth‚ its about their manners
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Running Head: Genderlect Styles Theory Genderlect Styles Theory: A Look Within Amanda L. Tanner Mansfield University Introduction Genderlect is a concept that originated in early sociolinguistics which compares and contrasts male and female speech styles. Male and female speech styles are defined as “two stable‚ clear-cut‚ and opposite gendered varieties” (256). Genderlect can be described as a linguistic variety or
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Tannen’s “Fighting for Our Lives” touches on how our culture is seen as an argument culture where there are two distinct sides to an argument seen as being either right or wrong‚ without a middle ground. The argument culture‚ Tannen explains‚ urges us to approach the world in an adversarial frame of mind: the best way to approach any sort of idea‚ dialogue‚ or conversation is to set it up as a debate. This tactic does not solve any residing problems‚ by ignoring what the other person has to say
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earlier years of development‚ Tannen observes that girls use speech to find confirmation and establish intimacy‚ whereas boys use speech to assert their independence and attain social status. After transitioning to adulthood‚ women find themselves bored and constantly nodding as men lecture them. Tannen provides specific observations of gender communication that portrays women as passive reactors in a conversation and men as the dominant aggressors. For example‚ Tannen writes that men tend to lead
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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
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After reading and analyzing both Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman and You Just Don’t Understand‚ by Deborah Tannen‚ I have come to conclude that I prefer Tannen’s book over Postman’s. There are a variety of reasons for this particular choice. For one‚ Tannen’s novel offered a very relatable topic that applies to my everyday life. On the other hand‚ Postman’s argument was a bit too radical for my taste. Also‚ Tannen’s novel was very focused and clear. On the contrary‚ Postman had a tendency
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How Male and Female Students Use Language Differently by Deborah Tannen In Deborah Tannen’s essay How male and female students use language differently explained’ she describes the difference in the way men and women communicate in class. Ms. Tannen has years of experience in the classroom‚ and has inked several books on language. Deborah Tannen can be considered and specialist on this subject. In this essay she tries to convey the message to her readers that women and men communicate in differently
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In the essays “There Is No Unmarked Woman” by Deborah Tannen and “Ways Of Seeing” by John Berger‚ the authors try to convey a similar point‚ but in two different contexts. Tannen describes a conference meeting and how she views others around her (Tannen 444). Berger on the other hand uses European oil paintings to show how only women are judged by the male eyes in society‚ Unlike a man‚ a woman has two elements to her identity‚ “the surveyor and the surveyed” (Berger 5). He also goes on to note
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