"An overwhelming body of evidence demonstrates that sex differences in communication are the result of gender expectations." Explain this statement and provide an example that illustrates your explanation

What will be an ideal response?

Men and women see themselves as different. For instance, Julia Wood argues that men and women are two distinct co-cultures. Tannen argues that these differences manifest themselves in communication differences between men and women. Males seek hierarchical social order and "one-up" success, whereas women seek closeness, supportiveness and consensus. These sex differences in
communication are not biologically encoded into us, but rather, are learned social behavior.

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A) enlarge or project them B) put them in a large, attention-getting frame C) make copies and hand the copies out D) pass the actual photos around to the entire audience

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You should use an audience analysis question based on your thesis statement to focus and direct your research.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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