The purpose of this paper is to facilitate the recognition of gender differences in our life in different contexts. There are many types of close relationship in which a person get involve throughout his life, and all types of relationship are different but one thing between them is common, and that is communication. It is a compulsory part of a relationship. There are different kinds of relationships in which gender plays its part through communication. For example, male/female relation, male/male relation, and female/female relation, etc. The relationship I am engaged in and will discuss in this paper is with my female friend. Therefore, male/female friendship and communication will be discussed.
Communication is a learned behavior that develops through a combination of nurture and nature, and environmental inspiration. Children in their early childhood start learning to talk from their parents. Also, they learn often copying their same gender models. It is why gender communication develops at early childhood. Men and women both have different styles of communication and conversation. Both are considered valid equally and play their parts in communication individually. The main goal in gendered communication is not to change the style of any gender. It is to get familiar with them and adapt them without criticizing each other.
Challenges in male/female friendship
emotional bond
sexual challenge
equality challenge
audience challenge
Men usually communicate to express themselves or to fix a problem, apart from the competition to resolve the issues. As a man, I think men talk more about sports, money, and business and they use exact precise words right to the point without long description and details. On the other and women usually talk about people, environmental issues, and they make long, detailed, and unclear discussions while they communicate. The benefits of feminist and masculine characteristics for communication are numerous, and they are useful in different situations and circumstances. Women delay the communication emotionally and exaggerate it while men handle a communication more professionally or in a subtle manner. And some other benefits are they try to understand each other for better communication and support each other more. Both genders play their part in making their communication better by all means for a healthy friendship or relationship. The adversity of masculine and feminine characteristics is that men shifts to a conclusion sooner while women choose to delay the conclusion more. That is why men need to explain what they are thinking rather than jumping to the conclusion and women need to speed up and get on point while they are communicating.
Conclusion
It is concluded from the discussion that communication is essential by all means in a relationship. Gendered communication and relationship are all connected through a chain of communication. Both genders can learn a lot from each other by removing communication barriers. Communication can be better with time, effort and understanding of both male and female. Men and women need to put their effort to make communication better and productive. Gender differences need to be understood and removed for better understanding. Communication gaps lead to a poor relationship in all aspects of life as better communication leads to a better and healthy relationship. Gendered communication and relationship have a strong bond this is why healthier and improved communication secures a relationship or friendship.
References
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Griffin, E. A., & McClish, G. A. (2011). A first look at communication theory. New York City: McGraw-Hill Boston.
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