sentences:  Difference theory is often compared with dominance theory and deficit theory, and together with the more contemporary dynamic theory they make up four of the theories most widely referred to and compared in the study of language and gender.The reason for the popularity of Tannen's book "You Just Don't Understand", and the resultant popularization of difference theory, is generally attributed to the style of Tannen's work, in which she adopts a neutral position on differences in genderlect by making no value-judgements about use of language by either gender.Talbot comments that this means the book provides explanations for domestic disputes without "pointing the finger" at anyone.