I was just getting to that! I think the difference is that, at root, there are distinct gender differences in conversational styles, subjects of interest, social rules, but not racial ones. Also, most ppl are heterosexual which does impact a mixed atmosphere.https://twitter.com/1ovthafew/status/1005031607575687168 …
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If I were in a mixed sex group, I would be less likely to discuss relationship issues, sex issues, body issues etc. In a mixed racial group of women, I would not. There are also things men talk about & ways they talk about them that change when in women's presence but not by race
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And it isn't just personal things about sex & relationships & bodies which ppl might want to discuss among same sex friends but much more subtle things. I realised how how different conversations can be at a dinner party a few years ago. 4 couples who only knew the host.
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General conversation through dinner and then somehow, the women ended up in the living room & the men on the patio. I was the only female smoker at that time so I drifted out a few times. The contrast between topics and style of conversation was really pronounced.
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The women had discussed their jobs, then their children, then their parents in law, a debate about whether Jewish or Indian mothers-in-law were the most demanding, (sorry, they were Jewish & Indian, so it was allowed), then religion & culture & parenting & education.
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The men, whenever I went out there were talking about things ranging from flat-screen TVs (which were new then) to car stereos to games consoles. From my perspective, it was very much like an information exchange - a series of reviews which were civilly disputed.
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Why do you think that is? Why the gravitation to these types of interactions in same-sex groups?
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I think it's the combination of the things/people interest divide which also results in more women in social jobs & more men in technical ones, and the mode of conversation divide which gets men accused of mansplaining & women of gossiping.
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