An Application of Relational Dialectics Leslie Baxter and Barbara Montgomery are interested in the communication that occurs in close relationships. I am going to focus on the three relational dialects which consist of connectedness-separateness‚ certainty-uncertainty‚ and openness-closedness. These three dialects are central to Baxter’s and Montgomery’s theory but they want to go more in depth than previous theorists have on these specific dialects. I will discuss this theory in the context
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Tensions in Relationships: The Dialectical Perspective Name Fundamentals of Speech Professor Date The relational dialectics perspective is useful for understanding the ups and downs and sometimes illogical nature of interpersonal relationships. Developed by communication scholars Leslie Baxter‚ Barbara Montgomery and their colleagues‚ the dialectical perspective assumes that relationships keep changing. They are not maintained‚ but rather sustained through changing statuses. There are
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Symbolic Interaction Symbolic Interactionism originated with two key theorists‚ George Herbert Mead and Charles Horton Cooley. George Herbert Mead was a proponent of this theory and believed that the true test of any theory was that "It was useful in solving complex social problems" The term "symbolic interactionism" has come into use as a label for a relatively distinctive approach to the study of human life and human conduct. The symbolic interaction perspective‚ also called symbolic interactionism
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critical approach. Understanding the basic assumptions and main theories of these approaches helps you to understand the relationship between culture and communication. The dialectic approach to studying intercultural communication. You will realise that in studying the approaches‚ they may seem contradictory in nature. The way this problem is addressed is by using the dialectic approach. The different types of histories‚ that is the mainstream and nonmainstream histories. After understanding what
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self-consciousness. The Dialectic (Thesis‚ antithesis‚ and synthesis) In classical philosophy‚ dialectic is an exchange of propositions (theses) and counter-propositions (antitheses) resulting in a synthesis of the opposing assertions‚ or at least a qualitative transformation in the direction of the dialogue. It is one of the three original liberal arts (the other members are rhetoric and grammar) in Western culture. In ancient and medieval times‚ both rhetoric and dialectic were understood to aim
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Dialectical Journal Instructions The term “dialectic” means “the art or practice of arriving at the truth by using conversation involving question and answer.” The “dialectic” was the method Socrates used to teach his students how to be actively engaged in the struggle to derive meaning from an unfamiliar and challenging work. The purpose of a dialectical journal is to identify significant pieces of text and explain their significance. It is another form of annotating text and should be used
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Plato’s method of dialectic. Plato’s method involves making the distinction between information and knowledge. By examining Plato’s dialectic in The Republic we can begin to define what constitutes ‘real knowing’ and how that differs from the knowledge professed by instructors at educational institutions. Individuals who attend educational institutions where knowledge is viewed as merely applied information cannot gain genuine knowledge because they are too far removed from the dialectic procedures. They
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have to choose between cultural desituationism and Marxist socialism. Marxist capitalism states that sexuality is used to exploit the proletariat. Thus‚ Foucault uses the term ‘neodialectic libertarianism’ to denote the genre‚ and eventually the dialectic‚ of patriarchialist culture. Many theories concerning the common ground between sexual identity and society may be revealed. 2. Gaiman and postsemantic materialism In the works of Gaiman‚ a predominant concept is the distinction between creation
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Unit 5 – Develop Positive Relationship With Children‚ Young People and Others Involved in Their Care 5.2 (2.1. 2.2) •Explain why positive relationships with people involved in care of children and young people are important. It is important that children and young people are able to have a wide network support‚ building and maintaining positive relationships. Children learn to be strong and independent acquiring skills such as assertiveness and are able to resolve conflict more positively from
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