establish positive communication behaviors. It is vital to learn from diverse social groups to avoid misinterpretation and misconception. Lin and Rancer‚ 2003‚ both argued the importance of motivation and the desire to learn language skills of another culture. Motivation is the desire or willingness for someone to accomplish something. Both Lin and Rancer believed people need to be motivated to learn language skills to avoid communication issues. There cannot be effective communication between messages
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What is Self-concept? According to Wagner‚ self-concept is that image or mental picture of our invisible self‚ a feeling of being a person‚ sense of somebody or of being nobody (p. 5). There are three functional aspects of self concept: appearance‚ performance and status. It is noteworthy that our feeling of identity of being somebody is derived from feelings when rated by others (p. 13). I could identify with these three aspects of self-concept. Several years ago‚ when I left my job to be
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The “Self” concept is understanding your behavior and that of the offender. Ones self-concept is who a person is and what that person believes they are all about. The self-concept is a picture we have of ourselves about the kind of person we are. Ones self-concept is both the product and producer of your experiences. For instance‚ if you are capable of giving and receiving love‚ if you consider yourself a worthwhile person‚ if you are confident in your feelings and you behave responsibly‚ you will
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Self-Concept and Lifestyle Self-Concept Self-concept is defined as the totality of the individual’s thoughts and feelings having reference to himself or herself as an object. The self-concept can be divided into four basic parts‚ actual versus ideal‚ and private versus social. Interdependent/Independent Self-Concepts The independent self-concept emphasizes personal goals‚ characteristics‚ achievements‚ and desires. The interdependent self-concept emphasizes family‚ cultural‚ professional
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phones by relating it to Georg Simmels’ concept of the “aura of the self.” Explain what Anderson is talking about. What kinds of things are people doing or accomplishing when they talk on their cell phones in public in the Gallery Mall? Although I am not one hundred percent certain‚ I believe that Georg Simmel’s meaning of “aura of self” is in relation to one’s own self-awareness in the environment that surrounds that person. I believe that “aura of self” is just a term used to describe how we as
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Culture is influential on the concept of self‚ specifically in relation to the independent and interdependent self. The article the learner has chosen provides evidence to support this claim. Keller (2002) asserts that the formation of the independent self and interdependent self are guided by cultural contexts and socialization‚ such as warmth and contingency‚ beginning in the early stages of human development. Keller (2002) hypothesizes that warmth and contingency experienced as infants establishes
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Ethical Concepts and Self Moral Development 1.0 Introduction Ethical judgment‚ in our everyday lives‚ is acquired via a complex combination of cultural background‚ particular workplace‚ past experiences and so on. The purpose of this essay is to examine two competing ethical concepts and approaches I used to evaluate my own moral development. In addition‚ this essay also conducted to analyze how my ethical being assist me to deal with moral dilemmas in two different work context: a commercial
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How Culture Affects Communication Understanding how culture affects Communication comprehending the verbal and nonverbal meanings of a message is difficult even when communicators are from the same culture. When they come from different cultures‚ special sensitivity and skills are necessary. Every country has a unique culture or common heritage‚ joint experience‚ and shared learning that produce its culture. Their common experience gives people of that culture a complex system of shared values
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What does your critical analysis of the website reveal to you about Cindy Jackson’s sense of her social self‚ her self-concept‚ her self-esteem and her self-presentation? Based on what I have seen from the website‚ I am under the impression that Cindy Jackson had a very low self-esteem as she was growing up. It appears that she felt unattractive and when was at the age of six‚ dreamt of being like a Barbie doll and attaining Barbie’s figure and attractiveness. At some point in her childhood‚ a
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Diversity Affects Communication Paper Jermaine Smith Introduction to Communication / COM/100 Ms. Kristine O’Hare University of Phoenix Cultural diversity is having a group made up of people from various ethnicities‚ backgrounds‚ religions‚ etc. Having an appreciation of diversity is extremely important and essential for effective communication. For example‚ if you
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