Blog#10 sex dofferemces in parent child interactions

Gleason the author of this article studied children's language development and the factors that shape their language. The main factors that shape the children's language is how mothers and fathers interact with their children. The way a mother interacts with her daughter shapes the way she will talk and this is also true with father son interactions. fathers commonly use direct and implied indirect imperatives forms of speech when interacting with their sons. As a result the same forms of speech seen being used by the son as he becomes older. As for mothers they use the conventionalized polite imperative form instead of giving commands they ask if a child can do something. like the younger boys girls are exposed to the mothers form of speech and as a result use the same form when they speak. The way parents interact with their children as a result will create sex difference in the language of the children and will separate the roles that the children have in society.

Blog#03 "Kings are Royaler than Queens:Language and Socialization."

In Sheldon's article she argues that the English language and our current society as a whole have created and passed along, a language influenced by a male dominated use of words. For example, she states that our society uses "he" to distinguish non sexed items such as stuffed animals, animals, and others. Her personal stories of her own daughter stating that there are more he's than she's so he should be used. She states that media, television, and children's stories have conditioned children that there are more males in society than females and argues that their should be equal sexual representation. I agree that as a society we do use words that target males over using words that create equality throughout society such as using "guys" to represent a mixture of a group of males and females instead of using "ladies and gentlemen" or "folks". I agree with her on her views of equailty but I personally place blame on our society and their uses of words that leave people unequal, but as society and with our access to this wonderful English language we have the opportunity to change. With the English language we have the options to chose different words in place of a male dominated word. In Sheldon's article she uses an example of fishermen, this implies that all people who chose fishing as an occupation are male. Sheldon's example this goes on to state that women and men can both become people who fish as an occupation and once that was established the term fishermen was no longer used, instead in fishermans place was angler. Sheldon's article does make a good point and as a society we should use words that show equality within our world not a dominance towards one sex.

Blog#2 Talk in the Intimate Relationship: His and Hers

This article points out conversational differences among men and women. it states that women and men have their own unique ways of interpreting a conversation one in a more literal sense and the other using underlying messages,tone and facial cues to cue them in to what the speaker really means or what they think they meant. I communicate using the women's conversational style and as I was reading the article there were instances in which I questioned the way I communicate in my relationship. instead of communicating what I want I will just assume my partner will know what I want without me saying it . I found that I'm guilty of misinterpreting what my partner says and that my interpretations are not always right and I admit that I'm wrong so we too argue in circles. there was another instance while I was reading that i remembered my fiance and I were getting ready to go to San Diego for a family reunion. He wanted to get a separate hotel and he told his mom and as we all were talking about our plans i noticed by the tone of her voice and body language that she wanted everyone to stay in the same hotel vicinity. after our conversation I told my fiance that his mother was not okay with it and we should just stay in the same hotel but he said he didn't pick that up from her and she didn't care as to where we would stay. As I read the article i noticed that i picked up on what they really wanted because i cared abut her and her relationship which was one ting that women do. I just thought it was very interesting how we both had different accounts on how the conversation went and views about it. i really enjoyed reading this passage it was very eye opening and i think i am going to try to implement men's style of communication in my way of communicating with men and just being open and saying what i want, going straight to the point without a lot of detail, but i will still be sensitive to what others want but I'll ask them instead of assuming what they want.