I’m working on a communications writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
This unit delves into gender communication research and practical suggestions for optimal gender communication encounters. I have posed 3 different interactional episodes between a female interactant and a male interactant — for each episode, you are asked a series of questions for a full analysis of each episode.
Answer ALL of the following questions in this journal entry:
1)
Episode #1:
Male:Hey.How’s everything
Female:Okay.Work was so so.
Male:Oh.Me too
Female:I can’t believe you.(Frustrated; leaves)
Analyze the episode above by answering these questions:
**What are the perspectives of the female and the male? What are the attention bids? What communication options should we suggest for each gendered interactant (female, male) to redo this and remake this encounter?
2)
Episode #2:
Female:Did you plan the trip we are going to take yet?You promised last time.
Male:No, I haven’t gotten around to it.I’ll do it though.(Looks away reading the paper)
Female:When?Next year?If you don’t want to go, then let’s not.I keep telling you and you just don’t do it
Male:I never said I didn’t want to go.You always do that – jump to conclusions.(They don’t speak to each other the rest of the night.)
Analyze the episode above by answering these questions:
***What are the perspectives of the female and the male? What are the attention bids? What communication options should we suggest for each gendered interactant (female, male) to redo this and remake this encounter?
3)
Episode #3:
(This couple just got into a heated argument about a mutual friend.)
Female:I don’t understand why you can’t see why I don’t like your friend.He is so unfriendly to me.
Male:I don’t know what you are talking about.
Female:Like the time. . .(male interrupts)
Male:I don’t want to talk about it right now.
Female:What do you mean?You don’t have the say here.We are going to talk about it NOW!
(M walks out).
Analyze the episode above by answering these questions:
***What are the perspectives of the female and the male? What are the attention bids? What communication options should we suggest for each gendered interactant (female, male) to redo this and remake this encounter?
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