Your response to two students. Choose two other students to respond to. Remember to address the comment to that person’s name in your post. You may agree or disagree with the post. What do you think of the position they posted? Did they present an objective viewpoint? Which side of the argument are you on?
*Remember, when responding to others do not judge. Simply state your position, backed by the evidence you have found. It can be difficult not to judge those with whom you disagree but begin practicing within our class. **Learn to disagree in a respectful way. A wise person once told me that the mark of a truly intelligent person is one who can consider and respect the opinions of others without necessarily changing his or her view.
this is the student paper i need a respone to:
So far the readings for this week have been so good I cant seem to stop reading which is a good thing. As soon as I read this weeks discussion I instantly knew I would enjoy this so much. After reading the chapters and thinking about my own personal experiences so far in life I can 100% agree that men and women both have different communication styles. I didnt know that there were four different styles of communication including assertive, aggressive, passive and passive aggressive. It was very interesting to me how passive-aggressive combines both aggressive and passive together and the examples given on how those individuals react. I used to work with a manager who definitely communicated aggressively. According to the text Judith A. Boss writes, The aggressive communication style involves the attempt to make other people do what we want or meet ur needs through manipulation and control tactics (Boss, Pg.81). This was exactly how he communicated, to me it always felt as if he was playing the victim and trying to manipulate everyone into thinking it was him way or the high way. He could never just say something straightforwardly and always had to beat around the bush about it. It always seemed as if we were playing a guessing game to see what we did wrong this time. As far as nonverbal communication, I also believe that they differ between men and women. To me it seems as if men tend to be more cold shouldered when it comes to addressing a situation whereas women, in my opinion women tend to be more emotional (at least this is how it is for me). I experienced this while I was also working with my old manager, every time there was an issue where he thought every one around him was wrong he would completely shut down and not communicate with us at all after the fact. Throughout my life I have always witnessed my parents and their communication styles in their marriage and I always wanted to have that. Once I got into my relationship I saw quickly that their style didnt work for us and that as a couple we had to learn what worked in our relationship. My father has always had the mentality of Happy wife happy life and my mother has always communicated to him when things were wrong. They have always sat down and talked things through until things were resolved no matter how long it took. As for me and my relationship, we found that if things are heated it is better for us too fully cool down before addressing. I saw a post once saying that when water is boiling you cannot see the bottom of the pot, but once the water cool down the clarity comes and that is something that has stuck with me. My parents have been married for 25 years but what worked for them would never work for me and thats okay.
Boss, J. A. (n.d.). In THiNK Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life (14th ed., p. 81). McGraw Hill Education.
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