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1、MiscommunicationbetweenMenandWomenThereisconsiderableevidencethatthepatternsofinteractiontypicalofall-womengroupsdifferfromthosetypicalofall-mengroups.Ishallsummarizethisevidencehere,beforeenumeratingthesitesofpotentialmiscommunication.Inall-womengroupswomenof
2、tendiscussonetopicforhalfanhourormore;theyshareagreatdealofinformationaboutthemselvesandtalkabouttheirfeelingsandtheirrelationships.Menontheotherhandjumpfromonetopictoanother,vyingtotellanecdoteswhichcentrearoundthemesofsuperiorityandaggression.Theyrarelytalka
3、boutthemselves,butcompetetoprovethemselvesbetterinformedaboutcurrentaffairs,travel,sports,etc.Themanagementofconversationalsodifferssignificantlybetweenwomen’sandmen’sgroups.Womenarecarefultorespecteachother’sturnsandtendtoapologizefortalkingtoomuch.Membersofa
4、ll-womengroupsareconcernedthateveryoneshouldparticipateanddislikeanyonepersondominatingconversation.Meninall-mengroups,bycontrast,competefordominanceandovertimeestablishareasonablystablehierarchy,withsomemendominatingconversationandotherstalkingverylittle.Indi
5、vidualmenfrequentlyaddressthewholegroup(33percentofthetimeonaverage,inAries’sexperimentalgroups),whileindividualwomenrarelydo(6.5percentofthetimeonaverage),preferringaninterpersonalstyleinvolvingone-to-oneinteraction.MaltzandBorker(1982)haveanalysedsomeofthewa
6、ysinwhichthesedifferencescouldcausemiscommunicationinmixedconversations.Ishalllookateightproblemareas,elaboratingontheminthelightofearlierdiscussion.Womenusefrequentandwell-placedminimalresponsesinconversation.Forwomen,theuseofformslikeyeahandmhmmeans“I’mliste
7、ningandIsupportyourrighttoholdthefloor”.Menuseminimalresponseslessfrequentlythanwomen.Formen,theseformsseemtomeansomethingmorelike“Iagreewithyou.”Thedifferentuseandinterpretationofminimalresponsescanleadtoseriousmiscommunication.First,menthinkwomenareagreeingw
8、iththem,andareirritatedwhenthisturnsoutnottobethecase.Second,womenaredisconcertedbymen’sinfrequentuseofminimalresponsesandaccusethemofnotlistening.Questionsseemtohaveadifferentmean
