Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

According to Matlz and Borker, striking differences can be seen between the language and communication styles of male and female, particularly at a younger age. Although this topic could be expounded on for pages and pages (as seen in current pop-literature), I will focus mainly on the purposes of language in boys and girls, according to Maltz and Borker. They would sumrise that boys use language in a more assertive and agressive fashion then girls. (This could be a culturally specific conclusion, as gender roles are most deffinitely learned and not inherent). They will often times attempt to speak when someone else is talking, interrupt, and draw attention to themselves. Girls, on the other hand, attempt to create and maintain relationships of closeness and equality, to criticize others in acceptable ways, and to interprut accurately the speech of other girls.
While this may seem basic and common sensical, much can be derived from these conclusions. Watch the interaction in any egalitarian society, such as we claim to be, and the differences in gender communication almost certainly line up with these claims.