Book description
Popular assumptions about gender and communication - famously summed up in the title of the massively influential 1992 bestseller Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus - can have unforeseen but far-reaching consequences in many spheres of life, from attitudes to the phenomenon of 'date-rape' to expectations of achievement…
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2 authors picked The Myth of Mars and Venus as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book thoroughly debunks one of the biggest gender myths that have emerged over the last 50 years. It takes as its jumping-off point the media empire that started from John Gray’s books (based on an idea first argued for, less essentially, by linguist Deborah Tannen), books which have been one of the main forces in perpetuating the myth that men and women are categorically different from one another in terms of interactional behavior and temperament.
The reality is that there is more difference between women and other women and between men and other men than there is between women…
From Scott's list on challenge myths about gender and sex.
This book completely reshaped how I think about the differences in how men and women communicate or, more accurately, the myth of those differences. Cameron’s sharp, thought-provoking analysis challenges so many assumptions I didn’t even realize I was carrying.
It’s not just a book about language; it’s about how society imposes stereotypes on communication and relationships. What I loved most was how this book made me question “common sense” ideas I’d always taken for granted. It’s empowering to realize that those ideas aren’t set in stone but are constructed, often in ways that limit us.
Cameron’s voice is engaging…
From Kieran's list on expanding your knowledge of how language works.
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