Males vs. Females: A Communication Showdown

Males vs. Females: A Communication Showdown

Countless studies have been devoted to finding out the differences between male’s and female’s communication strategies. While researching for this assignment I read 10 different, eloquently written (although a bit wordy), articles on gender and communication. With this research, I have reached a very simple conclusion. No one knows anything! Ok, this might be slightly harsh, since there was some consistency, yet most of the articles that I read were definitely biased in one way or the other. I tried to even out my research by splitting my research to both male and female scholars, yet sexism was almost always present. So instead of relying on other people’s research and articles, I decided to do a little study on my own.

I decided to read the blogs of other students taking this class. Since our section has only two girls, I read two other girls’ blogs in the other section. After reading a sample from 4 females’ and 4 males’ blogs, I came to yet another simple conclusion. Most of the stereotypes are correct! As I was taking notes while reading, I noticed that the female bloggers seemed to tackle the assignments in a more serious, realistic manner. The male bloggers take a more sarcastic approach. This was not always the case, but it was definitely the popular trend.

On September 26^th of this year, I was enrolled in the most intense gender communication seminar of my life. Yes, this means I got married. In my personal life research, I’ve noticed that men and women definitely communicate differently. My wife is more concerned with details, and is a more emotional communicator, while I am more to the point and less personable.

Men and women are very different communicators, and I’m not sure that anyone will ever crack the code and understand exactly how both sexes work.

A Communication Timeline

A Communication Timeline

105 – Paper invented by China.

Before the Chinese started writing on paper, humans used stone and wood to write on. Paper revolutionized communication by being mobile.

350 – First calendars used in Mayan culture.

The Mayans not only noticed the cycles of the moon and the seasons, but they actually created a calendar to document time.

1436 – Johannes Gutenberg invents movable letters for the printing press.

Hand copying works of literature was a long and arduous process .The printing press lead to mass distribution of books, letters, and the bible.

1729 – Stephen Gray discovers electrical conductivity.

Electrical conductivity might not seem too pertinent to communication, however, without this discovery, many of today’s communication tools wouldn’t be able to function.

1787 – First working telegraph.

The telegraph was a primitive version of both a telephone call, and an e-mail.

1868 – The typewriter is patented

The typewriter made writing quick and easy, and eventually lead to the keyboards that computers rely on today.

1925 – John Logie Baird demonstrates first television broadcast.

Television has become one of the most powerful tools in communication, including news broadcast, weather broadcasts, and eventually a predominant political venue.

1951 – UNIVAC 1 computer is the first to be manufactured commercially.

The UNIVAC 1 was a large computer, which only computed simple arithmetic, yet paved the way for businesses to rely on computers.

1975 – The first personal computer is introduced.

This was the first computer designed for personal use.

1989 – The world-wide-web is introduced.

The internet, in it’s current www/.com form, was introduced to the public, e-mails and personal websites were now possible.

1991 – CD-ROM is introduced.

Compact discs started being used to store information. This was more effective, and could hold more than floppy discs.

1995/1996 – The internet and instant messaging became popular via AOL.

American Online became extremely popular, along with the use of instant messaging.

2004 – Facebook was created

Facebook lead the social networking revolution by allowing people to share, pictures, comments, and videos.

2006 – Twitter was created

Twitter took the basic idea of social networking websites and made mass communication in its simplest form easy and popular.

A Communication Timeline

A Communication Timeline

105 – Paper invented by China.

Before the Chinese started writing on paper, humans used stone and wood to write on. Paper revolutionized communication by being mobile.

350 – First calendars used in Mayan culture.

The Mayans not only noticed the cycles of the moon and the seasons, but they actually created a calendar to document time.

1436 – Johannes Gutenberg invents movable letters for the printing press.

Hand copying works of literature was a long and arduous process .The printing press lead to mass distribution of books, letters, and the bible.

1729 – Stephen Gray discovers electrical conductivity.

Electrical conductivity might not seem too pertinent to communication, however, without this discovery, many of today’s communication tools wouldn’t be able to function.

1787 – First working telegraph.

The telegraph was a primitive version of both a telephone call, and an e-mail.

1868 – The typewriter is patented

The typewriter made writing quick and easy, and eventually lead to the keyboards that computers rely on today.

1925 – John Logie Baird demonstrates first television broadcast.

Television has become one of the most powerful tools in communication, including news broadcast, weather broadcasts, and eventually a predominant political venue.

1951 – UNIVAC 1 computer is the first to be manufactured commercially.

The UNIVAC 1 was a large computer, which only computed simple arithmetic, yet paved the way for businesses to rely on computers.

1975 – The first personal computer is introduced.

This was the first computer designed for personal use.

1989 – The world-wide-web is introduced.

The internet, in it’s current www/.com form, was introduced to the public, e-mails and personal websites were now possible.

1991 – CD-ROM is introduced.

Compact discs started being used to store information. This was more effective, and could hold more than floppy discs.

1995/1996 – The internet and instant messaging became popular via AOL.

American Online became extremely popular, along with the use of instant messaging.

2004 – Facebook was created

Facebook lead the social networking revolution by allowing people to share, pictures, comments, and videos.

2006 – Twitter was created

Twitter took the basic idea of social networking websites and made mass communication in its simplest form easy and popular.