You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation

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by: Deborah Tannen

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 302
EAN: 9780060959623
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0060959622
Label: Harper Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: August 01, 2001
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Release Date: July 24, 2001
Studio: Harper Paperbacks

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Women and men live in different worlds...made of different words.

Spending nearly four years on the New York Times bestseller list, including eight months at number one, You Just Don't Understand is a true cultural and intellectual phenomenon. This is the book that brought gender differences in ways of speaking to the forefront of public awareness. With a rare combination of scientific insight and delightful, humorous writing, Tannen shows why women and men can walk away from the same conversation with completely different impressions of what was said.



Studded with lively and entertaining examples of real conversations, this book gives you the tools to understand what went wrong -- and to find a common language in which to strengthen relationships at work and at home. A classic in the field of interpersonal relations, this book will change forever the way you approach conversations.






Rating: - A great book for couples
This book is a great read for couples and single persons who wish to understand how the opposite sex thinks. I would describe this book as an intellectual version of "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus." The author uses great examples to illustrate her points and often employs role reversals to show how both sexes can approach problems from stereotyped points of view (i.e. both men and women can be insensitive). Well worth the money.

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Rating: - Interesting gender-based models of conversation (3.75*s)
The author, a sociolinguist, maintains that the importance of having successful conversations in all areas of our lives requires that we be aware of fundamental differences in the way in which men and women converse and relate. She admits that there is a certain amount of stereotyping in her arguments because numerous individuals, whether it be due to factors of class, ethnicity, intellect, age, economic standing, social position, psychological health, etc, do not conform to her gender-specific conversational ... Read More

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Rating: - Great Ideas, Great Concept... Extremely Drawn Out.
Although filled with a wonderful examination of human/gender behavior and communication, the preface and first chapter could easily supplement the remaining portion of the book. Tannen is extremely repetitive in her ideas and her research, often veering into tangents obviously relatable to the main thesis of the book. A fascinating overview of relationships-- although only really evident in the first few dozen pages.

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Rating: - Don't buy into the bull
I love how psychologists like to explain behavior to people assuming that all men are alike and all women are alike which just isn't true. Don't buy this book and don't buy Men are From Venus by John Gray. Buy Socionics by Rod Novichkov, figure out what personality type you are and who your best match is then get that person in you life-only then will you see that communication problem has nothing to do with whether you're a woman or a man (another words, it's not your problem, it's that your relationship is THE ... Read More

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Rating: - Exceptionally Researched and Written!
I read this book several years ago and found it well researched, written and easy to understand.

Deborah Tannen is a linguist who clearly addresses how and why women and men communicate differently. She explains that women communicate primarily to establish connections and negotiate relationships while men talk as a primary means to preserve independence and to negotiate and maintain status in a hierarchical social order. Tannen explains that although women also talk to preserve independence and achieve ... Read More

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