Wandering Hands Essay

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COM200: Interpersonal Communication (GSL1211B) Wandering Hands It is without doubt that throughout the whole movie of Crash, it is riddled with many examples of interpersonal conflict. It is a common factor that race, religion and sex have a major impact on the way people communicate with each other, whether it is negative or positive. It seems as though in this day in age, everyone is quick to stereotype and judge the person next to them. We may be like this because of past experiences or simply because we do not know any better. You will find that when interpersonal conflicts are handled effectively, the likeliness of a positive outcome is imminent. In the movie Crash, the particular scene in which I will be writing about shows different signs of interpersonal communication. There seems to be a lack of effective communication when a husband and wife are pulled over by two police cops, in which the driver is the husband. Particularly in this scene, the couple is African-American and the police cops are Caucasian. During the examination of the driver outside of the vehicle, the wife gets outspoken and is asked to put her hands on the vehicle. During the pat down search of the wife, the police officer violates her personal space in front of another officer and the husband. Even without being in law enforcement, it is obvious to see that the police cop in violation did not handle the communication in this situation effectively. His aggressive communication style overpowered the direction in which this specific situation had to go. Kathy Sole (2011) explains, “Aggressive communication is a style in which a person tends to dominate conversations and is forceful and demanding.” The police officer in question ineffectively communicated his demands to the couple, which led to unnecessary confrontation. The reason this situation was not

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