Do you agree that men and women use language differently? In what areas?
I definitely agree that men and women use language differently. Especially when it comes to communicating emotions. Society tells us that men should suppress emotions. If you don’t believe me please to refer to the death of the Howard Dean campaign in 2004 via over expression of excitement.
Men and women are taught to express emotions differently. Women are taught to express vulnerability, fear, sadness, loneliness and embarrassment, where as men are taught to use aggression to express anger, fear and hurt pride.
I also believe that men use facts more and women go a lot on intuition…something you don’t see men do to more. Women also try to justify their ideas, and beliefs based on their intuition, while men go more strictly on their facts.
Also we use language differently in the way that we speak. Women are taught to be quiet and have a pleasant voice. Men are taught to have a deep masculine voice. Sometimes both sexes use this voice to get what they want. When girls are trying to sound cute and flirty they may use the high pitch girly voice, and men may use the low, masculine voice when they are trying to show they are “the man”.
Also growing us when I would use foul language my grandmother would tell me that I couldn’t talk so foul because I’m a lady. But my boy cousin would say the same things and she wouldn’t say anything to him. When I would ask her why she wouldn’t tell him not to talk so foul she would respond to me by saying he was a boy, its in their blood. This would anger me, but I know its what she was taught growing up, its up to me to break the cycle and teach my children (boys and girls) that talking foul is okay…JUST KIDDING! I will just not give them double standards.
Until next class,
ImaginePeace
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i think my husband tends to exhibit many gender roles typically associated with women and i tend to exhibit gender roles typically associated with women. i think that is partially due to the different career paths we have followed. he works for a non profit and i'm in academia which for me has resulted in my needing to work in a field that has traditionally been a man's world. culturally it becomes easier to conform to the gendered work culture found among historians which is male dominated.
ReplyDeletei find it interesting how gay men can really embody some of the best of both gender roles. communicative, self assured while moving towards creating community. i think that much of what we've learned in regards to gender roles can be changed or reduced. i also think that as we move forward, the stringent gender roles our grandparents and great grandparents lived with will lessen although not completely disappear.
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ReplyDeleteYes i think it starts at an early age and from your elders. My dad has always told me to be strong and get out their and get what you want. He taught me to live a certain way and being a solid person means to be on time and to deliver what you preach. He also taught me that working out and talking with a deep demanding voice is part of being a man which seems funny but its different with women. I don't think my mother could of taught me these lessons like he did. Women are taught other lessons of course, being a lady comes with obviously beauty, elegance and more emotions so given the set of variables we are dealt i think our differences work out quite well.
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