(Par. 6) This is a very interesting finding as most people think that they understand each other better than they actually do. Especially in spousal relationships, we believe that we are on the same wave-length; therefore, to discover how common misunderstandings are because of simple communication barriers is fascinating. These miscommunications may be a large part of the rising divorce rates. When couples feel that they understand each other completely, however, are communicating on different levels, it can be very hard to understand why the communication is failing.
Actually, the language that women and girls use is to express and establish relationships of closeness and equality. For men, on the other hand, talk often serves the purpose of asserting one’s position within the hierarchy of the group. Therefore, men-only talk is of a more competitive, monologue based nature than women’s talk. Studies on gender difference indicate, for example, that minimal responses such as nods, “yes” and “mm hum” are common features of conversation. Those responses, however, usually provoke conflict as they have different meanings.
Depending on gender, we may communicate differently. However, culture can play a big role in interpersonal communication as well. According to (Sole, 2011), “People are often unaware of how culture influences their behavior and their communication, but it pervades almost every aspect of the lives of people in a society.” The way we talk reflects our culture. Culture depends on accent, morals, values, and manners. Many cultures address differently due to manners learned.
Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a behavioral model that contends that people must understand and manage the emotions of themselves and others to succeed. Effective leaders are astute interpreters of nonverbal clues most people put out about their feelings and thoughts. Research has shown that facial expressions can be interpreted to identify sadness, happiness, anger, fear, surprise, and disgust with a high degree of accuracy. Posture can reveal a person’s comfort level and degree of engagement. There are many possible interpretations of eye contact; too much of it can be viewed as a sign of aggressiveness and too little may indicate that the person is hiding something.
COMMUNICATION 1.1 People communicate for specific reasons to enable them to express emotions like, fear, pain, anger, joy and love. People also want to get information across to others for all kinds of reasons. This can be lifesaving. It also helps to improve quality of life. 1.2 Effective communication affect all aspects of our work.
People very often change their attitudes and behaviors to conform to the attitudes and behaviors of people they are around. One of the reasons for this conformity of attitude and behavior change is that we are highly concerned with what others think of us. Conforming to the normality of others is our normal human attempt to obtain information we do not have so we in essence are relying on that normality to be a reasonable strategy especially when we are uncertain about how we should be acting. The unfortunate aspect to this is we more often than not usually are misinterpreting how the typical person acts in certain situations, which in the end will contribute to other problems within our own behavior. As humans we possess an integral predisposition to imitate the actions of our family, and friends that are around us.
Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication Assignment Zakiraha Braxton COM200: Interpersonal Communication Katherine Tracy February 24, 2015 Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication Assignment The close relationships sometimes mask poor communication article was a very interesting article to read. It provided valuable insight on the communication issues among individual’s spouses, parent, children and other love ones close to them. As I read through the article I agreed completely with the assumption some have on understanding what the love one is saying or implying and vice versa. When in all they find themselves getting upset when the point is not getting across and sometimes causing conflict to spark between them. Due to the closeness in relationships between love ones they feel as if they know what the other person is thinking or feeling.
Identify different reasons people communicate People communicate to exchange and convey information with each other, express a need a view or a feeling, but the most important part of communication is the ability to actively listen to understand what is being communicated This may be one way communication or two way communication It can be conveyed in a number of ways verbal, written or non verbal Explain how communication affects all relationships in an adult social care setting. Good communication is essential in any relationship and particularly in adult social care as without this people may not understand what is being asked or said. A lot of people coming into the adult social care services may not have had experienced someone giving them their undivided attention and activity listening to them and what they have to say A good listener can be a very beneficial experience for a person trying to sort out problems or situations It can help the person come to terms with new or a unfamiliar environment, to explore their options The tone of voice for yourself is very important to make the person at ease as is body language. Compare ways to establish the communication and language needs, wishes and preferences of an individual. When communicating with clients make sure that their preferred method of communication is used and make sure that any specific aids they need are available such as hearing or seeing devices and any additional resources such as translators or signers can be organised if required.
To support effective communication in my job I need to ensure that I communicate with people in a way that is most suitable for them. There are several different needs that people have in relation to communication. These are varied and depend on factors which are sensory ability, cultural background, language, self-confidence, level of learning ability or physical ability. It is very important that when communicating with people I do it at the correct level of understanding. Effective written and verbal communication and being able to use a variety of interpersonal techniques promotes strong working relationships which will then lead to a good quality care for my service users.
The purpose of my speech is rather simple; to clear some of the most common fallacies that encircle the practice of an arranged marriage. To begin, I think it is essential that we define what an arranged marriage really is. An arranged marriage is one in which families take a leading role however, the parties have the free will and choice to accept or decline the arrangement. Since couples in arranged marriages come together as a result of their extended family and community, they certainly think of their relationship as part of something bigger than just the two of them. Now the problem is the concept of an arranged marriage is often misconstrued with the concept of a forced marriage.