What language barrier?

[Kerim Friedman]

Oh, and part two (of three) is already up:

http://tinyurl.com/2vlhfb

"This raises two questions. First, if the male and female styles are
equally valid, why does it always seem to be women who are told they
must accommodate to men's preferences - even, apparently, when the men
are their subordinates? Is avoiding male-female miscommunication an
exclusively female responsibility? Second, though, why is it assumed
that indirectness causes miscommunication in the first place? What is
the evidence that men are confused by it?"

- kerim
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P. Kerim Friedman, Ph.D.
Department of Indigenous Cultures
College of Indigenous Studies
National DongHwa University, TAIWAN
Tel: +886-3-863-5795
http://kerim.oxus.net/
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On 10/5/07, Kerim Friedman <oxusnet at gmail.com> wrote:
> List members will be interested to know that The Guardian UK has
> published an excerpt from Deborah Cameron's new book The Myth of Mars
> and Venus:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yq43o7
>
> Quote: "In relation to men and women, our most basic stereotypical
> expectation is simply that they will be different rather than the
> same. We actively look for differences, and seek out sources that
> discuss them. Most research studies investigating the behaviour of men
> and women are designed around the question: is there a difference? And
> the presumption is usually that there will be. If a study finds a
> significant difference between male and female subjects, that is
> considered to be a "positive" finding, and has a good chance of being
> published. A study that finds no significant differences is less
> likely to be published."
>
> - Kerim
> ____________________________________
> P. Kerim Friedman, Ph.D.
> Department of Indigenous Cultures
> College of Indigenous Studies
> National DongHwa University, TAIWAN
> Tel: +886-3-863-5795
> http://kerim.oxus.net/
> ____________________________________
>