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  2. Language and gender - Wikipedia

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    Men and women worked together well to continue to adapt and survive. The term "genderlect", which means the difference between how men and women communicate, was coined by Robin Lakoff. In other words, it is a way of speaking that tends to be characteristic of a certain gender.

  3. Difference theory - Wikipedia

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    Tannen asserts that women, seeing the world as a network of connections and relationships, view intimacy as key to achieving consensus and avoiding the appearance of superiority, whereas men, who are more likely to view the world in terms of status, see independence as being key to establishing their status.

  4. Gender and emotional expression - Wikipedia

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    Men and women may be reinforced by social and cultural standards to express emotions differently, but it is not necessarily true in terms of experiencing emotions. For instance, studies suggest that women often occupy roles that conform to feminine display rules, which require them to amplify their emotional response to impress others.

  5. You Just Don't Understand - Wikipedia

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    According to Tannen, women engage in "rapport-talk" — a communication style meant to promote social affiliation and emotional connection, while men engage in "report-talk" — a style focused on exchanging information with little emotional import. The differences in metamessages, Tannen claims, result in misunderstandings between men and women.

  6. Gender differences in social network service use - Wikipedia

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    In 2015, 73% of online men and 80% of online women used social networking sites. The gap in gender differences has become less apparent in LinkedIn. In 2015 about 26 percent of online men and 25% of online women used the business-and employee-oriented networking site. [15]

  7. Sex differences in psychology - Wikipedia

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    It said that men and women behave more similarly than had been previously supposed. They also proposed that children have much power over what gender role they grow into, whether by choosing which parent to imitate, or doing activities such as playing with action figures or dolls. [15] These works added new knowledge to the field of gender ...

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  9. Sex differences in emotional intelligence - Wikipedia

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    Women tend to score higher than men on measures of emotional intelligence, but gender stereotypes of men and women can affect how they express emotions. [7] The sex difference is small to moderate, somewhat inconsistent, and is often influenced by the person's motivations or social environment. [ 7 ]