Floyd discusses the many ways that gender affects interpersonal communication. Pick 2 interpersonal relationships (one with a man and one with a woman) – describe how you communicate differently based on the gender of the other person and your gender as well. In this chapter‚ Floyd (2011) discusses the many ways that gender affects interpersonal relationships. He describes is as a “defining feature of our identity‚ shaping the way we think‚ look‚ and communicate” (p. 51). It is explained that each
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Communications Informative Presentation: How Colors Affect Moods Purpose Statement: After my presentation the audience will have knowledge of how the colors around us can affect our moods and our appearances. INTRODUCTION A. Story about my mom picking out clothes to wear B. Thesis Statement: Constantly experience color in our everyday lives‚ however‚ we don’t always realize how much a simple color can affect us by simply looking at it or by wearing it. C. So in this presentation I will discuss
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factors‚ and I’m currently interested on how alcohol affects how people communicate nonverbally. I read that alcohol can cause “…decoding accuracy [to be] impaired‚ especially men’s ability to identify anger‚ disgust‚ and contempt” (Knapp‚ Hall and Horgan‚ 2013). This started me thinking about different ways alcohol could affect nonverbal communication‚ and in turn‚ how that could affect interpersonal relationships. My uncle is an alcoholic and it affects his family. His wife (my aunt) and his children
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international communication. Within the past 20 years there has been a rapid change and update in technology. In comparison to how machinery‚ computers and other functions were in 1990 to now 2014 is completely different. Along with this there are many pros and cons in terms of the affects new technology can have on the future. One main thing is also the development and involvement of the public sphere and how that can play an integral role when dealing with international communication globally. One
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toys their children are allowed to play with. Some people believe it can even affect their children’s sexuality if they play with a toy that isn’t for their gender. For example some people believe a young boy playing with Barbie’s can make him gay or feminine. And new “groundbreaking” commercials like the Moschino Barbie commercial with a young boy who is acting stereotypically feminine‚ can reinforce these stereotypes and scare people more. While there is nothing wrong with a boy being “feminine”
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A stereotype often affects a way a group of people are seen as a whole. Misconceptions and stereotypes can sometimes be misunderstood or overused‚ and be used in an invalid manner. Many people are being stereotyped because of a small portion of the larger group of people. A misconception occurs when an untrue stereotype is brought upon them. From teachers to rappers‚ every group of people have their own stereotypes. Stereotypes do not necessarily portray a group of people negatively‚ such as all
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NOTES: The world is already structured for us when we arrive... We are expected to blend in and conform to ideas and thoughts of others‚ and call them norms rather than create the world anew for our individual selves. Before the digital age of information‚ most information could be manipulated‚ exaggerated to influence the thoughts of the average person. There were few resources to rely on for the facts‚ and this scarcity played into the hands of the so called rulers‚ much like the single television
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in certain situations. This topic leaves me with a few questions that I would like to figure out through research and study. First I would like to know what triggers human reactions to social encounters. Then I would like to find out how peoples stereotype influences these interactions to social encounters with other human beings. Finally I would like to see if there is a way to change how humans react to different social encounters. For my research I would be more inclined to obtain qualitative
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whom others are‚ why some things are one way‚ or what some people do. Many of these statements can be considered stereotypes or misconceptions. The only reason people may believe such words can be because of the unreasonable number of times the statements have been repeated. While some of what is said is true‚ or stereotypes‚ others are actually misconceptions which are considered stereotypes‚ but they are in fact incorrect statements. For example‚ when an individual thinks about cancer‚ often times
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The Internet was created to allow fast communication‚ cars were designed to offer a faster form of transportation‚ and even something so simple as the wheel was utilized to help design tools to help man in their day-to-day living. Humans desire‚ and have the tendency to accomplish their tasks with as little output as possible. While history‚ and simple observances on human behavior may lead one to believe that mankind is lazy by nature‚ this generalization made by humans themselves is simply a label
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