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Communication between genders

As it stands now, '''women and men do not have the same communicative behavior in same-sex situations and in mixed-sex situations. This means that they accommodate their communicative style to their interaction partners’ gender. For example, feminine individuals are more accommodating than masculine individuals, as “Feminine language” is viewed as more considerate, cooperative, helpful, submissive, and accommodating.'''

During communication interactions, there are distinct differences in how men speak in comparison to women. In the past century, "decades of research on FtF communication suggests that females and males sometimes use different communicative strategies”. When entering a conversation, men and women have clear differences in their goals for how the conversation will take place. Currently, “literature explaining gender differences in nonverbal communication often revolves around asymmetrical power relationships between males and females, which could be interpreted as another explanation of the theory of speech accommodation". Research has emphasized that “women have been shown to be more accommodating than men, especially those who may follow traditional sex roles”. Men’s choice to be less accommodating is centered on “their concern for connectedness and societal power. Women, thus, are often denied access to speech, a fundamental tool of power”. Men are more prone to use language that allows them to “establish control of the conversation topic and hold the floor". For example, in communication interactions men will often use interruptions as a controlling communication behavior. However, one study found that “people accommodate their conversants’ speech style (more man-like or woman-like) more than to their actual gender”. Through the use of CAT we are provided with a “theoretical framework for how gender identities are negotiated during an interaction and the effects on communicative behavior” of those involved in the dyadic interaction."