Paper Instructions You are to research and write a 5-8 page paper (excluding title page and reference pages) on one of the topics listed below. The paper should incorporate references to the course material and a minimum of 6 scholarly sources.  The paper should be typed, double spaced using APA formatting, and attached as a file.  Your writing should display knowledge, analysis, evaluation, and application of the material you have studied in the course.   See the document called “Final Paper Expectations” for a breakdown of the structure and expectations.   As you consider the topic you want to write about, ask yourself what supporting materials from the course, from your personal experiences, and from your researched  resources you could bring together to bring the topic to life.   Topics to select from are: Consider how Martin Buber’s theory of communication plays out in the world.  Take into consideration each of the three types of relationships (I-It, I-You, I-Thou).  Abraham Maslow developed his theory of the “Hierarchy of Needs.”  How do people use social media to meet their needs?    Discuss your thoughts and the thoughts of the experts about the four types of attachment styles.   Discuss the impact of the media on the development of gender identity.  What are the impacts of long-distance relationships on interpersonal communication? Martin Luther King, Jr. (Quotable Quote) is quoted as saying, “It really boils down to this:  that all life is interrelated.  We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality.”  What aspects of interpersonal communication apply to this sentiment? According to Anthony Robbins (Quotable Quote), “The quality of your life is the quality of your communication.”  How so? Module 2 told us that “the self arises in communication with others.”  Discuss. Before writing this paper, observe yourself for several days, and whenever you use “you” language, try to rephrase what you said or thought into “I” language.  How does that change how you think and feel about what’s happening?  How does it affect your interactions with others?  Does it make a positive or negative impact?  Describe your experiences and then relate your personal findings to what you find in your research. What labels that you dislike have been applied to you or to groups to which you belong?  Explain how the labels affect you.  Describe how your experiences relate to what you find in your research. Who is your prototype, or model, of a listener?  Describe what the person does that makes her or him effective?  Relate your description to research on listening.  Discuss the differences between differential, assertive, and aggressive communication. Define and describe what makes a good friend.  Describe the investments that are made, how trust, acceptance, and closeness are communicated.  How does that compare to what experts say about friends and friendship?   What makes for a successful romantic relationship?  Compare your pers.

1. Paper Instructions
You are to research and write a 5-8 page paper (excluding title
page and reference pages) on one of the topics listed below. The
paper should incorporate references to the course material and a
minimum of 6 scholarly sources. The paper should be typed,
double spaced using APA formatting, and attached as a file.
Your writing should display knowledge, analysis, evaluation,
and application of the material you have studied in the course.
See the document called “Final Paper Expectations” for a
breakdown of the structure and expectations.
As you consider the topic you want to write about, ask yourself
what supporting materials from the course, from your personal
experiences, and from your researched resources you could
bring together to bring the topic to life.
Topics to select from are:
Consider how Martin Buber’s theory of communication plays
out in the world. Take into consideration each of the three
types of relationships (I-It, I-You, I-Thou).
Abraham Maslow developed his theory of the “Hierarchy of
Needs.” How do people use social media to meet their needs?
Discuss your thoughts and the thoughts of the experts about the
four types of attachment styles.
Discuss the impact of the media on the development of gender
identity.
What are the impacts of long-distance relationships on
interpersonal communication?

2. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(Quotable Quote)
is quoted as saying, “It really boils down to this: that all life is
interrelated. We are caught in an inescapable network of
mutuality.” What aspects of interpersonal communication apply
to this sentiment?
According to Anthony Robbins
(Quotable Quote),
“The quality of your life is the quality of your
communication.” How so?
Module 2 told us that “the self arises in communication with
others.” Discuss.
Before writing this paper, observe yourself for several days, and
whenever you use “you” language, try to rephrase what you said
or thought into “I” language. How does that change how you
think and feel about what’s happening? How does it affect your
interactions with others? Does it make a positive or negative
impact? Describe your experiences and then relate your
personal findings to what you find in your research.
What labels that you dislike have been applied to you or to
groups to which you belong? Explain how the labels affect
you. Describe how your experiences relate to what you find in
your research.
Who is your prototype, or model, of a listener? Describe what
the person does that makes her or him effective? Relate your
description to research on listening.
Discuss the differences between differential, assertive, and
aggressive communication.
Define and describe what makes a good friend. Describe the

3. investments that are made, how trust, acceptance, and closeness
are communicated. How does that compare to what experts say
about friends and friendship?
What makes for a successful romantic relationship? Compare
your personal experiences to your research.
Talk with three parents. Ask the following questions of each
parent: 1) What change was the least expected after your first
baby was born? How did communication with your partner and
others change after the baby was born? 3) How did having a
child affect your marriage or relationship (if the parent was in a
committed relationship at the time that the baby arrived)?
Discuss their responses in relation the research on the effects of
children on the parents.
Intercultural communication and cultural stereotypes
http://geert-hofstede.com/
Interpersonal Communication in the workplace
Attribution theory and successful relationships
Vulnerability: How, when, and why?
Conflict: The growth or death of relationships?
Gender styles of interpersonal communication: Can we all just
get along?
Media and its role in shaping Interpersonal Communication.
I look at life from both sides now: Perception and its role in
interpersonal communication.
The evolution of the family unit and the role of interpersonal

4. communication in shaping the changes.
I am who "they say I am,” or am "I who I say I am?": Self
concept, interpersonal communication, and personal growth.
Sticks and stones can break my bones but words…: The power
of verbal and nonverbal communication.
Also,
Give your definition of the word family, and then discuss with
examples and in-text citations, the most prevalent interpersonal
issues facing families.
For all responses you are required to turn in a paper in APA
format with examples to support your points. This paper should
include a reference page with a minimum of 2 academic
sources. These sources should also be used in your response as
in-text citations as further support for the points you are
making. You need to save the paper as a document in .rtf .doc
or .docx format and attach it. Check for spelling and grammar
before submitting. Consult the following links for the basics on
the reference page and in-text citations.
This is a 500 word essay.
Links for the second essay below:
1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjDFbJ7D_2E
2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKpJWT5GC8s