Sex, Lies, and Conversation

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Sex, Lies, and Conversation by Mind Map: Sex, Lies, and Conversation

1. Contrasting Points

1.1. Listening

1.1.1. Men

1.1.1.1. Get distracted easily, so in order to focus sometimes they like to shield their face in order for them to focus on their wife.

1.1.1.2. According to a study, when men to their guy friends about an important issue, they tend to support them more and tell them it will be ok

1.1.2. Woman

1.1.2.1. Woman tend to think their husbands aren't listening to them because they don't look at them directly in the face

1.1.2.2. According to a study, when men try to talk to a woman about a big problem they tend to shut them out and say they have a problem and don't want to listen to what all they have to say

2. Cause and Effect Points

2.1. Communication

2.1.1. Men

2.1.1.1. According to a study made by psychologist Bruce DorvalBoys and men sat at different angles to each other and look away from each other

2.1.1.2. Focus less on talking and more on doing things together with wife

2.1.2. Woman

2.1.2.1. From intimacy, woman tend to have a friend they always tell secrets to so they expect their husband to be a greater version of their best friend

2.1.2.2. According to Walter Ong- woman see conversation as a ritual means of establishing rapport

3. Problem Solution Issues

3.1. Divorcee

3.2. Sociolinguistic approach

3.2.1. male-female conversation is seen as cross-cultural communication and allows us to understand the problem and finds solutions without playing the blame game