Gendered Communication: Do Women Talk More Than Men?

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Women talk more than men. Some Suggested Keywords: (“sex” or “gender”) AND (“talkativeness” OR “verbal production”) Introduction Communication is the art of passing information from one person to the other whether verbally or non-verbally. The ability to pass and deliver information as the communicators intend is very important in any form of communication. While analyzing gendered communication, it is imperative to note that humans modify their communication style based on the gender of the person one is interacting with at any given instance. However that does not limit the potentials of either gender to outsmart the other in talkativeness either based on the topic or the nature of the environment through which conversation is taking place. Therefore, one can argue that understanding the gender differences in communication style proves essential as enable both genders to anticipate how others are likely to perceive them during a conversation based on their gender and communication style. Gendered communication is a very interesting topic as it offers insights on potentials and triggers that foster varying communication potentials between genders. Within this essay, a thorough analysis on gendered communication from two empirical articles will confirm or refute whether women talk more than men. Summary of the Empirical Articles Locating the sources has not been very easy but again it has not been very challenging. One search has been generated after a few trials on the TIMAU library search using the topics key words like sex and gender in communication while the second one is from the Google search engine specifically from Proquest Research Library. Both sources appear credible as from reliable libraries. Both sources are from peer-reviewed academic journal implying that the contents therein have received a thorough review to ascertain their viability in addressing the gendered communication from the psychological perspective. Since both sources are peer-reviewed, this is an assurance that the articles manuscripts have undergone a system of quality assessment before their official publication. Before an article becomes defied as peer reviewed, an independent researcher or researchers in an articles area of study assess submitted manuscript for originality, validity and significance to help editors determine whether such manuscript are eligible for publication in their journals which confirms the viability of the two articles under consideration. Researchers Work In both researches, the researchers aimed at analyzing gendered communication to understand which gender talks the most and what fosters such communication potentials. In their research on “Gender differences in family dinnertime conversations”, Merrill, Gallo & Fivush (2015) offered a detailed analysis on family member’s conversing potentials based on varying topics. The researchers offer the target audience a clear picture of family dinnertime set-up as a platform for children to learn regulations, behaviors, narrative skills and knowledge about the world. The inclusiveness of parents within such setups offers a great opportunity to model and socialize gender differences in language. While using quantitative approaches the authors examined gendered language use across a family dinnertime. The study recorded with 37 broadly middle-class, racially diverse parents, a child between 9 and 12 years and their siblings. The researchers analyzed conversations based on topics ranging from behavioral regulation, narrative talk and general knowledge. They coded utterance as either assertive or affirmative. The results indicated that mothers uttered more to conversations with moderations based on topic. Further results associated mothers more talks than fathers on behavior and narrative topics. Lastly relations in language between parents and children remained evident in mothers and daughters confirming the essays assumption that women talk more than men. In the second article on “Gender differences in the narrative productions of African American adults” Bradford (2019) pays close attention on African American to analyze gender production within this sample. Based on the researcher, the main purpose of the study aimed at describing the nature of narrative production among African American men and women to determine if gender differences existed...