Blog 5 Stephanie

What did I learn?
Well it’s hard to even find a place to begin! But the area that I feel that I learned the most about is how communication between the genders thrives and where it gets cut off. There are a lot of theories (biological, psychological, etc.) that try to explain why women and men function differently, are treated differently, are viewed differently, etc. I have learned that there can be all sorts of explanations for our differences, but the more we actually understand what the differences are the more the communications lanes will be cleared and the more we will understand each other.
What is important for future studies?
I think that some sort of unity should come into play. I don’t know how this could come about (maybe by creating some sort of research center for gender and communication studies), but I do know that it seems that so much of the studies contradict each other because they’re performed on different groups, at different times, and with all kinds of different conditions. If there researchers could be more on the same page as far as the answers that they’re looking for and the groups that are being worked with, we could get more clear-cut answers to questions in this area of study.
Where do we go from here?
I don’t know what I can speak for the whole class, but I can talk about where I would like to go and where I hope we all go as well. I almost can’t believe the amount of information that I have taken in and how quickly I’ve done it! I’ve learned so much about gender, about the equalities and inequalities, about how it’s communicated and about how we as individuals communicate it. All of this information has struck an interest chord within me to learn more. I see myself reading up more on this area of study, since I thoroughly enjoyed the book I read in class, and learning more. I think this information will really come in handy for me as I grow, get married, have a family, have a permanent workplace, etc. because there are all areas in which understanding the differences between genders and knowing modes in which to communicate through can really come in handy.