Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. People who are feminine communicators often want to talk about a problem while masculine communicators want to solve it.
2. Showing sympathy can be interpreted as condescending by masculine communicators but is seen as a way of showing support by feminine communicators.
3. Masculine communicators tend to show respect by assuming others don’t need sympathy, but in feminine speech communities this seems to dismiss someone’s feelings.
4. By asking what’s wrong in a masculine speech community, you are imposing and pushing to expose vulnerability. By not disclosing, someone from a feminine speech community could feel shut out.
5. Feminine speech communities relate by matching experiences but in a male speech community this could feel like an attempt to steal attention and focus the conversation elsewhere.
1. T
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. T
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