Provide five specific examples of differences in the communication patterns of men and women, as discussed in your textbook

Question

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Answer 1

1. In task-oriented cross-sex groups, men talk more than women.
2. In friendly same-sex pairs, women prefer to spend time talking; men prefer to share activities like sports or hobbies.
3. Women talk more about private matters, such as family, relationship problems, other women or men, clothing, and feelings.
4. Men talk more about public matters, such as sports, money, and news, and they tell more jokes.
5. Women more often use weak expletives (e.g., “Oh dear” or “oh my”), whereas men more often use stronger expletives, including obscenities.
6. Women use more color detail terms than men (e.g., “mauve,” “teal”).
7. Women use more qualifiers (e.g., “somewhat,” “kind of,” “I guess”).
8. Women use more disclaimers (e.g., “I’m no expert, but . . .,” “Don’t get mad, but . . .”).
9. Women are more likely to use polite forms of conversation (e.g., “May I please have . . .,” “I’m sorry about that . . .”).
10. In cross-sex pairs, men interrupt women more than women interrupt men.
11. Women ask more questions and men make more statements during conversation.
12. Men successfully initiate topics more often than do women.