These roles are guided by countless factors. Societal norms, culture, and an individual's socioeconomic background all determine a person's role in society. It is these factors that give our society a distinct selection of social identities that are enacted when we interact with one another. From my observation, the girls were very interactive and tended to be particularly more talkative. Women tend to trust and depend more on each other for support and demonstrate a wide variety of nonverbal communications, such as "hand gestures" and "head gestures ».