misunderstanding and gender differences

p [YOUR NAME] [YOUR PROFESSOR 'S NAME] [CLASS NUMBER] [DATE OF ASSIGNMENT] [YOUR NAME] [YOUR PROFESSOR 'S NAME] [CLASS NUMBER] [DATE OF ASSIGNMENT] You Just Don 't Understand A Decade and a Different Perspective Over a decade has passed since Deborah Tannen 's socio-linguistic book You Just Don 't Understand was published . Since the date of publication many advances in technology have changed the landscape of communication making the emphasis on face-to-face interaction between the sexes more complex . Tannen stresses the power that males wield over

females in the context of conversations in terms of style , substance , and purpose Realizing that new media communications , such as e-mail , texting , and instant messaging , all combine to influence face-to-face interactions and power structures is important as it tests the validity of Tannen 's claims . An example might be that a man and woman will exchange various forms of communique , in addition to conversation that allows for a higher comfort level for women and , in turn more perceived power Tannen asserts that men are more at ease with public speaking than women , and this may be an invalid statement due to the fact that other technology , such as teleconferencing , allows for communication that is not conducive to interruptions or other forms of male domination via conversation . It also may be that women are more comfortable with public speaking due to the availability of powerpoint and other technological presentation aids available and that men are afforded the same technologies to implement in their public presentations , further...