May 17, 2001
He-Mails, She-Mails: Where Sender Meets Gender
He-Mails, She-Mails: Where Sender Meets Gender
Communication researchers who study the e-mail behavior of men and women say they are finding real differences. In general, they say, women tend to use the electronic medium as an extension of the way they talk — lavishly and intimately, to connect with people and build rapport. Men, in both speech and text, incline toward a briefer, more utilitarian style, the researchers say — a style they variously term instrumental, functional or transactional.
Posted by rshah at May 17, 2001 12:00 PM