"Sex, Lies and Conversation"

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This paper examines how, in her article entitled "Sex, Lies and Conversation: Why is it So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?", author Deborah Tannen examines the complex communication relationship that exists between men and women. Specifically, the paper looks at Tannen's point that, although men talk more in public, women talk more in the house and the result is a genuine communication breakdown which causes distress in marriages.

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"However, as the research of Tennan shows, this is not the case. According to Tennan's research, the film What Women Want does nothing more than demonize men as being sexist and incapable of understanding women. In actuality, this is far from the truth. Instead, the feeling of being misunderstood is mutual, with both sides being at fault due to the role that gender upbringing creates. In other words, its not that men don't know what women want or that women don't know what men want, the issue is that men and women don't know how to talk to each other. Until this is understood, such stereotypical movies as What Women Want will continue to draw laughs."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Meyers, Nancy. What Women Want. (2001).
• Tannen, Deborah. "Sex, Lies and Conversation: Why Is It So Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other?" Washington Post. 24 June 1990.

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