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Duels and duets : why men and women talk so differently /
"Why do men and women talk so differently? And how do these differences interfere with communication between the sexes? In search of an answer to these and other questions, John Locke takes the reader on a fascinating journey, from human evolution through ancient history to the present, reveali...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Why do men and women talk so differently? And how do these differences interfere with communication between the sexes? In search of an answer to these and other questions, John Locke takes the reader on a fascinating journey, from human evolution through ancient history to the present, revealing why men speak as they do when attempting to impress or seduce women, and why women adopt a very different way of talking when bonding with each other, or discussing rivals. When men talk to men, Locke argues, they frequently engage in a type of 'dueling', locking verbal horns with their rivals in a way that enables them to compete for the things they need, mainly status and sex. By contrast, much of women's talk sounds more like a verbal 'duet', a harmonious way of achieving their goals by sharing intimate thoughts and feelings in private"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 241 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139127059 1139127055 1139114220 9781139114226 9780511993404 0511993404 9781139116398 1139116398 128329558X 9781283295581 1139112031 9781139112031 1139124080 9781139124089 1107219221 9781107219229 9786613295583 6613295582 1139122134 9781139122139 |