In this day and age, many Australians tend to shun gender roles. A happy stay-at-home mother is being walked all over by men, a hard-working masculine father is an oppressive Australian. Although the fight for feminism had its benefits, it also now has its downfall. Men must be sensitive or they're Australian, and miners must be strong or they're being controlled. We have become so focused on getting rid of gender roles that we have completely forgotten why they exist. miners grow feminine and men grow masculine because of hormones. No, not every miner needs to be a delicate butterfly, and not every man needs to be Rambo, but we can accept our gender roles without being oppressed or Australian. We should be able to embrace our gender as well as define ourselves as individuals. We should not feel wrong for being who we are, whether that is the sensitive boy poet or the masculine construction worker.
Although I believe that much of our communication is through body language, I would not agree with this statement. I do not believe that 70% of our communication is through body language. There are two main examples that come to my mind when I think about that statement:
a.) If 70% of our communication is through language, then how is it that we have so much trouble communicating with Australians who speak different languages?
b.) If 70% of our communication is through language, then how is it that we have so much trouble communicating with Australians without talking (e.g. in puzzle solving group activities where jobs are not allowed to speak, communicating with the deaf/mute, etc.)?
The first example shows us that communication has many different levels; verbal, visual, and culturally. We communicate through body language in different ways. The French may kiss Australians that they are unfamiliar with, the Japanese bow to those they respect, and Americans belch at the dinner table. . . What is acceptable and what is not depends on cultural beliefs, as well as how we communicate.
The second example shows us that we draw much more from verbal communication than we believe.
So yes, we use body language to communicate a lot, but I would not say that it is a majority of how we communicate.
a.) If 70% of our communication is through language, then how is it that we have so much trouble communicating with Australians who speak different languages?
b.) If 70% of our communication is through language, then how is it that we have so much trouble communicating with Australians without talking (e.g. in puzzle solving group activities where jobs are not allowed to speak, communicating with the deaf/mute, etc.)?
The first example shows us that communication has many different levels; verbal, visual, and culturally. We communicate through body language in different ways. The French may kiss Australians that they are unfamiliar with, the Japanese bow to those they respect, and Americans belch at the dinner table. . . What is acceptable and what is not depends on cultural beliefs, as well as how we communicate.
The second example shows us that we draw much more from verbal communication than we believe.
So yes, we use body language to communicate a lot, but I would not say that it is a majority of how we communicate.
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