CYC 301 Chapter 1: Interpersonal Chapter One Text Notes

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Child and Youth Care
• Course: CYC 301
• Professor: Calvin Langton

Document Summary

* communication is the process of acting on information. * human communication is making sense out of the world and sharing that sense with others by creating meaning verbally and non-verbally. Interpersonal communication is a distinctive form of communication. * interpersonal communication is not simply communication but when you treat the other person as unique; impersonal is when you treat the person like an object. * philosopher martin buber presented the concept of true dialogue as the essence of communication, 2 different qualities of relationship were i-it or impersonal and i-thou or involving true dialogue, honesty, without judgment, etc. * meaning that all partners are affected by the transaction, dramatically or in a small way. * long lasting interpersonal relationships are maintained by mutual equality in communication, true dialogue involves collaboration. * must be fully present or giving your full attention to the other person.