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Gender Communication in the United States
Gender is a structure that outlines what it means to be a man or woman. Therefore, gender communication is the communication of men and women. It is about how members of a certain sex relate to the other. (Arliss, 1991, p.13). Both male and females have different perceptions towards each, and they are believed to behave differently because their gender qualities. Then, there are different viewpoints about communication between men and women. A common one is that men and women talk differently. But I am going to discuss the other standpoint that there are no differences in intergender communication.
In the U.S, just like any other part of the world, there has been a focus on the differences between …show more content…

It is, therefore, correct to say that we are said to fit a particular gender because of the things that we do. Therefore, the only difference is the action, not the communication. (Wood, 2005, p.97). If both men are women are faced a similar problem in communication, each of them will handle the situation on the basis of gender but the challenge remains the same to both genders.
For communication between men and women to take place, both parties must have open minds. An open mind in this case means the willingness to communicate. If one party is unwilling to converse or to connect, then the connection becomes invalid. The fact that both genders can connect when they are open minded shows that there is no difference in communication. For communication to be effective, open minds are required between the two …show more content…

Both men and women communicate to achieve similar goals though at different times. The purpose of the communication might be to; remind, inform, educate or even entertain. The choice of topics doesn’t matter, but they will all targeting to achieve similar goals. For example, a man gives a speech about disasters, and the female counterpart gives a lecture about politics. (Cooper, 2003, p.85). The issues are very different but informing the students is the primary goal for both genders. Therefore, the fact that the reasons for communication are always same, it demonstrates that there is no difference in male and female communication.
The effects of their communication are the same. Both male and female converse, the outcomes are always the same. Their communication triggers actions. Actions, in this case, means, ways of thinking or taking different approaches on various issues. If the connection between one genders doesn’t trigger any action, then the communication would be said to be entirely different. But since there are always results and actions that result from gender communication, it becomes an indicator that there are no differences between male and female communication. (Cooper, 2003,

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