Friday, September 30, 2011
Disscussion Q 2: Man vs. Woman
There are definitely some distinct differences betweens the male and female genders. One of these differences is the way men and women operate their brain. The brain of a female excels in verbal tasks while a males brain is wired with better visual-spacial and mathematical abilities. Women prefer talking while men prefer action as a result of their brain schemes. This affects communication abilities as a result. Psychologists have done some extensive research on language between men and women, and in the last few decades, there have been significant results differentiating the communication skills of the two sexes. But there are also many myths and stereotypes that can be misleading, such as "women talk too much." But bottom line, the females brain tends to make more use of its capacity for empathy and communication, while the males brain tends to exploit the ability to analyze complex systems. Obviously this isn't the case with every man and woman. But I do believe that men and woman can speak the same language, they just communicate it differently based on how their brains function.
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You make some really good points in your post. I agree that there are some distinct differences between men and women; as well as some that aren’t so noticeable. Like you said psychologists have shown us some of these differences through years of research. Men and women do use their brain differently, and therefore it makes sense that it would contribute to these differences. I agree that there are some out there that are not true as you mentioned; the myths create stereotypes that tend to just increase the differences and issues. While I too believe that men and women can speak the same language, our brains as well as society contribute to our differences in communication.
ReplyDeleteThat is an interesting point. I agree that men prefer actions. When there is a problem, they tend to want to solve the problem with actions even if they don’t understand the problem. At times, the desire to fix a problem as if it were fixing a house seems to allow them to avoid the emotional effects. At minimum it allows them to avoid the conversation regarding the emotions. Also, I agree that there is no one type for males or females. Stereotyping can bring one to formulate an educated guess as to a response; however, if the stereotype was incorrect, it could make a problem worse.
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