COM 225 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Active Listening, Empathic Concern, Social Comparison Theory
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20 questions from chapter 7 meeting social expectations: (pp. They understand what they expect out of life and what life expects out of them. : (p. 161) there is a yellow box at the bottom of this page titled guys can"t say that to. Guys. what is that discussion all about: it suggests that both men and women rate person-centered messages as more effective than di- rect messages that simply give advice. Person-centered messages are those in which feelings are considered and talking is encouraged. But men avoid using it as it is considered inappropri- ate for the male role: so the studies prove that sometimes our communication is effected due to our roles in the soci- ety, (pp. 162-163) what four features of roles do the authors identify. Provide a description for each role: roles are learned - we aren"t born with a prior knowledge of our roles in society.
