The Gender Communication Handbook: Conquering Conversational Collisions between Men and Women

PREFACE

The field of gender communication has always been a topic of interest and confusion. Most of us realize that men and women have different styles, but we can’t put our finger on what component of communication contributed to the mix-up. Because we are unaware of the stylistic differences that exist between men and women, we will often accuse the other sex of having bad intentions, being rude, or being just plain ignorant. We think they are the ones with the problem. But we must start with ourselves. We each have a responsibility in the communication process. We may not be able to control the other person’s communication style, but we can manage our own. Our natural tendency is to blame the failure of the relationship on the opposite sex—not ...