behavior in conversation

[simon]

Theres a woman by the name of Deborah Tannen who has written some books concerning the conversational styles of men and women, and how they differ. Has anyone read any of her books? She has some intersting insights into the posture, word choice and they very definition of make versus females. She also explores how some people are more feminine or masculine than others and that the idea of male and female behavior is deemed by society. I am wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this, such as is male and female behavior something written into our genes or is it the product of our culutral upbringing?

[evulik]

LOCKER, KITTY O. BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNICATION. 6TH ED. NEW YORK, NY: MCGRAW-HILL, 2003.

well I am just reading this, never read anything from Deborah I guess. It is really interesting to watch differences between male and female. Also interesting is a communication among different cultures. whole communication is interesting I assume.