women are in positions of less responsibility. Not to say that the women’s jobs are any less important, just that they are typically not in positions of management. Men in these situations tend to talk to women very differently than men. When listening to men talk to men, there is always a sense of importance to their conversations. However when men talk to women, even when talking about work, their tone is less serious. I have been witness to this phenomenon in an accounting office, a golf course, and an auto plant. All very different yet the communication remains that men address men in a certain way and they address women in another less serious way. The second type of communication between men and women is the occasional conversation. This is a very broad topic that can cover a lot of situations such as talking to someone in class, talking to a girlfriend or boyfriend, or one of many other things. Basically what it falls into is communication between people that is not in a social setting or in a professional setting. The way in which men and women communicate in this situation is the hardest to describe. It is difficult to make any form of generalization because no one really takes to much notice of occasional speech, it is just kind of a natural process. Although very natural there are differences in the ways in which men will address men in these situations versus the way in which they address women. For instance if I am walking across campus and see a male friend that I would stop to chat to I might say something like “what’s up dude.” Or perhaps something even worse such as “Hey *censored*.” Whatever the case may be, men will tend to address their male friends in ways that would be very insulting if you didn’t know them. However when a guy is walking across campus and sees a girl he knows, he doesn’t usually say something like “How’s it going whore.” I can’...
