Reaction Paper A reaction paper that is between 5 to 7 pages long (typed and double spaced) will be required as a final assessment for each section of the “Interpersonal Communication: A Goals-Based Approach. (4th Ed.) Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s. Canary, D.J., Cody, M.J., & Manusov, V. L. (2008) book. For the reaction paper, you should assess the relationship you have chosen based on the content from the book. (For example when writing on Perception, examine both sides of the relationship, your perception of the person in the relationship and then what you think their perception is. Then discuss how those perceptions affect your communication together). You must choose a relationship between you and one other person, and this relationship can be a work relationship, friendship, romantic or familial relationship. Using the book; assess the relationship based on what you’ve learned. Be sure to use the vocabulary used in the book when referring to the relationship, but do not make this paper a duplicate of the text just citing vocabulary. The main focus of this paper is how you are able to apply the concepts you’ve learned from the book to your chosen relationship. The best way to approach this is to discuss it from both perspectives using the terminology from the text and to give specific examples. This paper is meant for you to see the differences and similarities in your relationships based on your communication styles. Understanding that others may communicate differently than you usually helps develop more meaningful relationships with less conflict. Choose a relationship you are interested in analyzing or perhaps strengthening. Be sureto begin with an introduction that describes the relationship with any background information. Then include an analysis of at least 8 of thefollowing aspects of communication inthe relationship: (Everychapter does not haveto be represented, you only need to choose 8 concepts out of the15 we covered). § pursuing personal goals § verbal communication § nonverbal communication § listening § social cognitions § Presenting yourself and how theotherperson in your relationship presents themselves § Disclosure – how you and your partner disclose to each other and to others § Defending yourself – how you and your partner defend yourselves to each other and to others § Escalating relationships § Maintaining relationships § De-Escalating relationships § Managing Conflict § Self and Society–Thefactors affecting individual differences (locus of control, Machiavellian behavior, etc.) § Family and Life-Span Issues – Discuss your attachment styles, and any turningpoints each of you may have had with your families. § Interpersonal Communication Competence – Criteria for assessing competence (adaptability, empathy, etc.) § Concludewith predicting the future foryou relationship in terms of communication and goals. Summarize area.

1. Reaction
Paper
A reaction paper that is between 5 to 7 pages long (typed and
double spaced) will be required as a final assessment for each
section of the “Interpersonal Communication: A Goals-Based
Approach. (4th Ed.) Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s. Canary, D.J.,
Cody, M.J., & Manusov, V. L. (2008) book.
For the reaction paper, you should assess the relationship you
have chosen based on the content from the book. (For example
when writing on Perception, examine both sides of the
relationship, your perception of the person in the relationship
and then what you think their perception is. Then discuss how
those perceptions affect your communication together). You
must choose a relationship between you and one other person,
and this relationship can be a work relationship, friendship,
romantic or familial relationship. Using the book; assess the
relationship based on what you’ve learned. Be sure to use the
vocabulary used in the book when referring to the relationship,
but do not make this paper a duplicate of the text just citing
vocabulary. The main focus of this paper is how you are able to
apply the concepts you’ve learned from the book to your chosen
relationship. The best way to approach this is to discuss it from
both perspectives using the terminology from the text and to
give specific examples. This paper is meant for you to see the
differences and similarities in your relationships based on your
communication styles. Understanding that others may
communicate differently than you usually helps develop more
meaningful relationships with less conflict. Choose a
relationship you are interested in analyzing or perhaps
strengthening.
Be

2. sureto
begin
with
an
introduction
that
describes
the
relationship
with
any
background
information.
Then
include
an
analysis
of
at
least
8
of thefollowing
aspects
of
communication
inthe
relationship:
(Everychapter
does
not haveto
be
represented,
you

3. only
need to
choose
8
concepts
out of the15 we
covered).
§
pursuing
personal
goals
§
verbal
communication
§
nonverbal
communication
§
listening
§
social
cognitions
§
Presenting
yourself

4. and
how theotherperson in
your
relationship
presents
themselves
§
Disclosure
– how
you
and
your
partner
disclose to
each
other
and
to
others
§
Defending
yourself
– how
you
and
your
partner
defend
yourselves

5. to
each
other
and
to
others
§
Escalating
relationships
§
Maintaining
relationships
§
De-Escalating
relationships
§
Managing
Conflict
§
Self
and
Society–Thefactors
affecting
individual
differences
(locus of control,
Machiavellian
behavior,
etc.)

6. §
Family
and
Life-Span
Issues
–
Discuss
your
attachment
styles,
and
any
turningpoints
each
of
you
may
have
had
with
your
families.
§
Interpersonal
Communication
Competence
–
Criteria

7. for assessing
competence
(adaptability,
empathy,
etc.)
§
Concludewith
predicting
the
future
foryou
relationship
in
terms
of
communication
and goals.
Summarize
areas that you find
strengths
and
weaknesses
sinceyou’ve
begun
analyzing
this
relationship.
*Add anyother
information
that
you
have
found

8. relevant
to
your
relationship
after
readingthetext.
Be
sureto cite
as
many
as
specific examples
from
your
relationship
as possible to support
your
assessments.
Grammar
and
spelling
willbe
included
inthe
grading
of
this
paper,

9. so please
proofread.
Also, besure to
cover
all
of the concepts
required
and
be
thorough
in
your
answers.
The
spacingfor this paper is to have
margins
of 1inch
and
double
spacing
withthe
font
beingno
larger
than
12 points and a
typical
sized
font
such
as

10. Times
New
Roman.