Week of March 1-7 Question #2

I do agree that in some areas men and women use language differently. The book talks about rapport talk and report talk. Rapport talk refers to relational meaning and report talk refers task oriented talks. I agree with the book in that women use conversation to build a relationships and mend tend to find a solution or concentrate on completing a task.
In my personal experience I agree with the books findings when comparing subjects talked about by a group of women and subjects talked about by a group of men. When I am surrounded by a majority of women who are conversing the topics tend to focus on family, relationships, and all around gossip. When I am around my friends or a group of males I don't really know when usually find some topic of common ground when we talk about sports and what is in the news.
I believe these differences are social and cultural in how are society expects men and women to act. Yet, it is fun and encouraging to read about what the specific differences are. This was a topic that I can learn from and use in my everyday life.