Friendship Much of my work over the years has developed the premise that women's styles of friendship and conversation aren't inherently better than men's,... Deborah Tannen 38
Anger Conversations with sisters can spark extremes of anger or extremes of love. Everything said between sisters carries meaning not only from what was... Deborah Tannen 30
Anger When daughters react with annoyance or even anger at the smallest, seemingly innocent remarks, mothers get the feeling that talking to their daughters... Deborah Tannen 29
Communication Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence. To survive in the world, we have to act in... Deborah Tannen 30
Communication The Pavlovian view of women voters - 'plug the words in, and they will respond' - sends a chill down my spine because it sounds like an adaptation... Deborah Tannen 28
