You just don't understand women and men in conversation - Tannen, Deborah (New York Harper, 2007)
Different words, different worlds -- Asymmetries: women and men talking at cross-purposes -- "Put down that paper and talk to me!": rapport-talk and report talk -- Gossip -- "I'll explain it to you": lecturing and listening -- Community and contest: styles in conflict -- Who's interrupting? Issues of dominance and control -- Damned if you do -- "Look at me when I'm talking to you!": cross talk across the ages -- Living with asymmetry: opening lines of communication.
Keywords: Communication -- Sex differences; Communication in marriage; Interpersonal communication; Sex differences (Psychology); Communication; Interpersonal Relations; Conflict (Psychology); Marriage; Sex Factors