Introduction to Communication - Online - Movie Analysis

Introduction to Communication - Online - Movie Analysis movie analysis where you analyze communication that takes place between characters in a movie. (The Kite Runner (2007)) For your paper, choose two communication elements from two different areas in the following chart: Area #1 - Relationships • Stages of Relational Development • Relational Dialectics • Attraction Theory • Exchange Theory (cost/reward) • Life-cycle of relationships (beginning, maintaining, ending) • Relationship Rules Theory Area #2 - Conflict and Power • Avoiding • Accommodating • Collaborating • Compromising • Myths of Conflict • Conflict is Inevitable • Conflict Styles Have Consequences Area #3 - Language and Culture • Connotation/Denotation • Saphir-Whorf Theory • Polarized language • Low/High Context culture • Jargon • Specific/concrete, precise words in dialogue Area #4 - Nonverbal Communication • Eye Contact • Facial Expressions/Gestures • Touch • Proxemics/Territory • Artifacts Time or chronemics