Males, conversely, were often found to interrupt a conversation and raise their own points when the conversation isn’t going their way (Broadbridge, 2003). They tend to partake in violating interruption – that is, continuing or interruption a conversation with differing view or sarcasm is viewed as dominating a conversation is viewed as a ‘strong’ conversational style (Broadbridge, 2003). In addition, it was found that in mixed sex conversations, points raised by men are often pursued and women simply play the supportive role in such conversations (Broadbridge, 2003). In fact, Tannen (1995) discovered through a mixed gender conversation that although women were the ones who gave most of the suggestions, they were “ignored” and ideas often go unnoticed. However, when men picked up those points and elaborated on them, they were given the credit. This suggests that women, by using a less assertive conversational style can be on the losing end as compared to others who are aggressive in their conversational
Males, conversely, were often found to interrupt a conversation and raise their own points when the conversation isn’t going their way (Broadbridge, 2003). They tend to partake in violating interruption – that is, continuing or interruption a conversation with differing view or sarcasm is viewed as dominating a conversation is viewed as a ‘strong’ conversational style (Broadbridge, 2003). In addition, it was found that in mixed sex conversations, points raised by men are often pursued and women simply play the supportive role in such conversations (Broadbridge, 2003). In fact, Tannen (1995) discovered through a mixed gender conversation that although women were the ones who gave most of the suggestions, they were “ignored” and ideas often go unnoticed. However, when men picked up those points and elaborated on them, they were given the credit. This suggests that women, by using a less assertive conversational style can be on the losing end as compared to others who are aggressive in their conversational