TOPIC 2: Self-Concept and Relational Communication Paper – Rough Draft
Write a 1,000-1,250-word paper, applying what you have learned about the study of relational communication thus far in the class by doing the following:
1. After reviewing this topic’s assigned readings, explain the role of self-concept, identity, or self-perception in relationships (think about Goffman’s distinction between “front region” and “back region” or Identity Management Theory). How do these concepts influence communication choices in friend, work, romantic, or family relationships? (Suggestion: Only choose one or two relationship types to address; there is not enough space to give adequate attention to all of them)
2. What is the role of faith and religious or spiritual identity in relationships? How does it affect communication in relationships?
3. Use current communication research to support an argument about how new media (i.e., social networking sites/apps) influence identity construction and identity management in the relationships that were discussed in prompt 1 above.
Include a minimum of six scholarly sources.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guidelines
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.
STUDY MATERIALS
Read Chapters 2-3 in Reflect & Relate: An Introduction to Interpersonal Communication. URL:https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/bedford-freeman-and-worth/2018/reflect-and-relate_an-introduction-to-interpersonal-communication_5e.php
Read “What We’re Made of”: Personhood in Graham Swift’s Last Orders,” by De Gay, Christianity and Literature (2013). URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rfh&AN=ATLA0001961488&site=ehost-live&scope=site&custid=s8333196&groupid=main&profile=ehost
Read “Listening as Embracing the Other: Martin Buber’s Philosophy of Dialogue,” by Gordon, Educational Theory (2011). URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ehh&AN=61352335&site=ehost-live&scope=site&custid=s8333196&groupid=main&profile=ehost Read “Personhood, Personal Identity, and Christianity” by Kerry Baldwin on the Mere Liberty website. URL:https://mereliberty.com/philosophy/personhood-personal-identity-christianity/
Read “An Inventory for Assessing Interpersonal Communication Competence of College Students” by Yun-Chen Huang & Shu-Hui Lin from British Journal of Guidance & Counselling (2018). URL:https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/03069885.2016.1237614
For additional information, the following is recommended: ““Let Me Take Another Selfie”: Further Examination of The Relation Between Narcissism, Self-Perception, and Instagram Posts” by Barry, Reiter, Anderson, Schoessler, & Sidoti, from Psychology of Popular Media Culture (2019).URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=pdh&AN=2017-20839-001&site=ehost-live&scope=site&custid=s8333196&groupid=main&profile=ehost
For additional information, the following is recommended: “Adolescents’ Self-Perception of Morality, Competence, and Sociability and Their Interplay With Quality of Family, Friend, and School Relationships: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study” by Crocetti, Moscatelli, Goda Kaniušonytė, Branje, Žukauskienė, & Rubini, from Journal of Youth and Adolescence (2018). URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/docview/2055780294?accountid=7374
For additional information, the following is recommended: Religious Affiliation, Religiosity, and Spirituality in Pediatric Residents: Effects on Communication and Self-Efficacy With Adolescents in a Clinical Setting” by Woods, & Hensel, from Journal of Religion & Health (2018). URL:https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=128505645&site=ehost-live&scope=site&custid=s8333196&groupid=main&profile=ehost
For additional information, the following is recommended: “Managing Gamer Relationships to Enhance Online Gamer Loyalty: The Perspectives of Social Capital Theory and Self-Perception Theory,” by Teng, from Computers in Human Behavior (2018). URL:https://www-sciencedirect-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0747563217305976#sec4
