Relational Communication Journal #3
Question Description
Required Textbook: Adler, Rosenfeld & Proctor. Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication (14th Ed.)
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Chapter 5 Prompt:
- Identify two recent/specific personal examples of times when choice of language led to positive and negative results in your own interpersonal relationships. [Each example should illustrate a different issue with language.]
- For each situation, cite the person(s) involved, the place of the occurrence, the situation, and the language used.
- Then identify the type of language (sexist, racist, powerful or powerless, ambiguous, abstract, euphemism, relative words, evaluative language, etc.) and note the results of each incident.
- How did language play a pivotal role in these experiences?
Chapter 6 Prompt: “We cool”
Watch this clip from Modern Family, where father, Phil Dunphy tries unsuccessfully to intimidate his daughter’s boyfriend with his nonverbal behavior (1:57)
We Cool Moment 9-23 – Modern Family
After you watch the short video, answer the following questions:
- Which types of nonverbal (see textbook) behavior was Phil using?
- Why was Phil unsuccessful in conveying his message to Dylan? What should he have done differently?
- What are potential problems with relying on body language to convey one’s message?
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