March 1-7 ( question 2 )

2). Do you agree that men and women use language differently? In what areas?

I agree that many men and women use language differently. From the day we’re born gender differences and expectations make us communicate differently. Thats not to say that all men and women use language differently then one another because some people from the same sex can use the same. From the time men begin to grow up, they have been already encouraged to interact in large, hierarchically structured groups where teasing often accompany boys play, (91). These experiences, in my opinion, influence how men use language with one another in many social situations. Men learn to use language to display masculinity. This also is true for women to. Women also learn to display stereotypical gender identities such as being feminine. When in a stressful situation, women recognize that stressing is connected with being feminine. This can influence the way women use language differently then men.  

1) Thinking through communication, page 91