Williamsburg Regional Library

You just don't understand, women and men in conversation, Deborah Tannen

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-332) and index

index present

non fiction

You just don't understand

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Deborah Tannen

women and men in conversation

Spending nearly four years on the New York Times bestseller list, including eight months at number one, You Just Don't Understand is a true cultural and intellectual phenomenon. This is the book that brought gender differences in ways of speaking to the forefront of public awareness. With a rare combination of scientific insight and delightful, humorous writing, Tannen shows why women and men can walk away from the same conversation with completely different impressions of what was said. Studded with lively and entertaining examples of real conversations, this book gives you the tools to understand what went wrong -- and to find a common language in which to strengthen relationships at work and at home. A classic in the field of interpersonal relations, this book will change forever the way you approach conversations

Different words, different worlds -- Asymmetries: women and men talking at cross-purposes -- "Put down that paper and talk to me!": rapport-talk and report talk -- Gossip -- "I'll explain it to you": lecturing and listening -- Community and contest: styles in conflict -- Who's interrupting? Issues of dominance and control -- Damned if you do -- "Look at me when I'm talking to you!": cross talk across the ages -- Living with asymmetry: opening lines of communication

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Women and men in conversation