Communication studies
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Response Paper # 1: Chapter 2
On Chapter 2, Communication and Identity: Creating and Presenting the Self, I was surprised how a multitude of these concepts and ideas are accurately present in everyone. The question that made me contemplate the most is “Who are you?”. It made me think about who am I as a person, what I feel, what I think, my appearance, my social traits and my beliefs. I agree that self- analysis is interconnected with interpersonal communication and is a good beginning step to socialize and associate with others. Self- Concept is very important to one as identifying who we are. It is our own perceptions we have of self and not only physically but emotionally too. I see it like the foundation when you are building a house it’s the first step towards relating and creating relationships. To build and create relationships with others you have to start a relationship with yourself first. Think positively about yourself because how you look at yourself is where it starts and is how others are going to see you. It is the most fundamental possession, and without self-concept we cannot relate to anyone or the world. It really is a big factor in interpersonal communication and I know this very well because I personally had a very bad concept about myself.
I can relate because I used to think I was “hideous”. I would look at myself in the mirror and think I am UGLY. I started to hang out with the “click” of individuals who weren’t physically attractive and thought I was one of them. No one knew I felt this way, I thought everyone thought I was ugly and I didn’t feel like I was at my full potential. One day a guy who was so attractive came to me and told me I was beautiful. His words help me realized that it’s just me that thought this and also made me realize how nice everyone has been to me and how they would compliment me the whole time. Self- concept is a huge deal because it actually affects so much in
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Response Paper # 1: Chapter 2
On Chapter 2, Communication and Identity: Creating and Presenting the Self, I was surprised how a multitude of these concepts and ideas are accurately present in everyone. The question that made me contemplate the most is “Who are you?”. It made me think about who am I as a person, what I feel, what I think, my appearance, my social traits and my beliefs. I agree that self- analysis is interconnected with interpersonal communication and is a good beginning step to socialize and associate with others. Self- Concept is very important to one as identifying who we are. It is our own perceptions we have of self and not only physically but emotionally too. I see it like the foundation when you are building a house it’s the first step towards relating and creating relationships. To build and create relationships with others you have to start a relationship with yourself first. Think positively about yourself because how you look at yourself is where it starts and is how others are going to see you. It is the most fundamental possession, and without self-concept we cannot relate to anyone or the world. It really is a big factor in interpersonal communication and I know this very well because I personally had a very bad concept about myself.
I can relate because I used to think I was “hideous”. I would look at myself in the mirror and think I am UGLY. I started to hang out with the “click” of individuals who weren’t physically attractive and thought I was one of them. No one knew I felt this way, I thought everyone thought I was ugly and I didn’t feel like I was at my full potential. One day a guy who was so attractive came to me and told me I was beautiful. His words help me realized that it’s just me that thought this and also made me realize how nice everyone has been to me and how they would compliment me the whole time. Self- concept is a huge deal because it actually affects so much in