The subject of gender differences appears to have engaged peoples' curiosity for as long as people have been writing down their thoughts, from as far back as the writing of the creation of Adam and Eve, to its current popular expression in books such as "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" (John Gray, 1992). In it, the author expresses the premise that our expectations for the opposite sex to be more similar to our …showed first 75 words of 2254 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2254 total…of nurturance which appear to result in observed differences in communications between the genders. The application of the findings of these examples in basic research are important to everyone responsible for the raising and education of children; for those involved in counseling where gender is in any way at issue; for those who are involved in organizational communications; and for anyone with a concern for being understood by others, or more importantly, for understanding them.