{"id":662,"date":"2004-03-03T02:50:14","date_gmt":"2004-03-03T10:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2004\/03\/03\/women-and-men-from-same-planet-after-all\/"},"modified":"2004-03-03T02:50:14","modified_gmt":"2004-03-03T10:50:14","slug":"women-and-men-from-same-planet-after-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=662","title":{"rendered":"Women and Men from Same Planet after all"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m stealing this post from Ms Musings<\/a>, who links to a Purdue University Press Release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Purdue study shows men, women share same planet<\/b><\/p>\n

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – It turns out men and women aren’t from different planets after all, according to research from a Purdue University interpersonal communication expert.<\/p>\n

For more than a decade, Americans have bought books and games based on the multimillion dollar industry built around the “Men are From Mars and Women are From Venus” theory, which explains communication differences between men and women as resulting from different gender cultures.<\/p>\n

Now, research by Erina MacGeorge, an assistant professor of communication, shows there are small differences [about 2 to 3% – Amp]<\/i> between men’s and women’s comforting skills, but not enough to claim the sexes are their own cultures or come from different planets. […]<\/p>\n

So, where do gender differences come from? MacGeorge attributes women’s stronger comforting skills to their upbringing and social roles. For example, research focusing on children as young as toddlers, shows that girls are more likely to be encouraged to recognize and think about other people’s feelings. However, boys are taught to be tough and strong, which often reinforces that they should not care about a person’s feelings, she says.<\/p>\n

Still, MacGeorge emphasizes that men and women are more alike than different.<\/p>\n

“From the day a person is born, gender is an easy way to categorize people,” she says. “And when you are the member of one group, it’s easy to notice differences rather than similarities in people from the other group.<\/p>\n

“Yet, saying ‘He’s a man’ or ‘She’s a woman’ may not be the best explanation for someone’s actions. And hiding behind your gender to excuse poor communication is no help to anyone.”<\/p><\/div>\n

There’s also some interesting information about the studies she conducted – read, as they say, the whole thing<\/a>..<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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