What is gender orientation?

Gender Preference and its Significance in Communication

Gender preference is the socially progressive concept of a person’s sexuality and self-identity. It is an essential component of contact strategy. It aids individuals in assessing their personality, self-identity, and self-image in the context of public communication. Gender is a broad concept that describes a person’s social positions in society. Gender identity terms include three facets of sexuality. These characteristics include heterosexuality, bisexuality, and homosexuality. However, these attractiveness contexts only serve to form an individual’s conceptual views of self-image. Arguably, we are socially shaped by our own perception of gender. Thus, gender orientation helps to identify, to evaluate, and manipulate our individual perceptions of sexuality and gender during our public speaking forums (Miczo, Segrin, & Allspach, 2001).

Sex-role Inventory Score and its accuracy

What is your sex-role inventory score? Do you feel it is accurate? Referencing Bevan and Sole (2014), what is a specific verbal or nonverbal feminine or masculine trait you use in communication?

Score: Masculinity 104, femininity 106

I do not think the score is so accurate based on my perceptive ideologies about myself. In addition, the prospect of the test focuses on questions, which may be very tricky in answering. Thus, it is not ideal to use the results as a true reflection of the personal image in communication. Nonetheless, it potentially reflects the major traits in social relation. Bevan and Sole (2014) argues that people with such traits normally use facial expressions such as smiles, eye blinking as well as various facial expressions to display their communication in certain cases. In addition, the masculine qualities such as deep voice expressions, tonal variation occur in many of the communication forums within the culture of such individuals in the society. Thus, the individuals express themselves in myriad ways during the communication forums in public.

Verbal and nonverbal cues in communication

As a social being, verbal cues enable such individuals to project their various concerns with ease while communicating their specific message. Similarly, body movement and eye contacts may enable these people to display their contention in speech and as well as social relationships in the communities (Rogers, 2011). Thus, the scores portray very strong personality traits in the contexts of cultural embrace and social identity. Such qualities are effective in the development of self-esteem, self-worth, as well as effective communication techniques in one’s culture.

Misconceptions in gender-related communication differences

Past academic research has shown that there is very limited difference in the way both the sexes communicate. Most of the differences that people perceive between the communication of both males and females is not based on any facts but the result of gender stereotyping. But as the society treats both the male and female sexes as different right from the time childhood, many of the traits expressed by both the males and females are different. This can very well reflect in the communication style of people. Right from the time of childhood, I am a very introverted person. I generally do not open up with people easily. However, I tend to be very aggressive at times when I want to express my opinions and wants. I tend to express the trait of ’aggressiveness’ in my communication. The use of aggressive trait helps me in getting what I want from others. But the same male trait of aggressiveness results in me losing my temper while communicating with others. There were times when my relationships with my friends and family got damaged during this exhibition of this trait. For example, during my graduation days an argument over the topic that should be decided with my friend and team members resulted in a permanent damage in my relationship with her. Sometimes, I also tend to use the masculine trait of being non-emotional in my communication. Being non-emotional helps me in making my intentions clear to the person with whom I am communicating and getting things done.

Benefits of an androgynous communication style

Ideally, the presence of androgynous communication styles promotes chances of better communication outcomes within the contexts. First, it enhances self-esteem among the communication partners. Moreover, it eliminates identity crisis among the subjects in the relationships. A man will be able to perceive the opposite sex as a subjective social being and not a minor sexual being in such cases within the society (Cameron, 2007). Androgynous communication identifies the gender differences among both sexes and helps in focusing on strengthening the communication techniques among the subjects. Additionally, the mechanism not only engages the society members on their social roles but also enables people to perceive one another as social beings in the context of public relations and communication. This way, it unifies the cultural diversities to embrace effective communication values in the society. Potentially, this style enhances the prospects of self-identity, self-esteem, self-worth, as well as effective relationships among all genders without discriminatory perceptions during communication and public relations in the cultures.

References

Miczo, N., Segrin, C., & Allspach, L. E. (2001). Relationship between nonverbal sensitivity, encoding, and relational satisfaction. Communication Reports, 14(1), 39-48.

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Bevan, J. L., & Sole, K. (2014). Making connections: Understanding interpersonal communication (2nd Ed.) [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

Cameron, D. (2007, October 1). What language barrier? The Guardian.

Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/oct/01/gender.books

Rogers, T. (2011, October 16). Why do men and women talk differently? A new book argues that guys argue and girls overshare for a reason: Evolution. The author explains.

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