Martin Buber 's Scale of Interaction is a concept that interprets communication between two individuals. Buber wrote that there are levels of how people treat one another based on how they converse. When a person speaks with an attitude that the other is considered an object or a thing it is labeled as “I-It”. For example when a person purchases a drink many of the time there isn 't a drive to get to know the person or have a meaningful conversation. If a person speaks to someone with somewhat of an equal relationship, they may not be friends but are acquaintances would be “I-You”. The last one, “I-Thou” is when you and the person are friends and have a strong mutual relationship. On Thursday September 1st, I started my face to face log for my interpersonal communication class. …show more content…
During the day I like to keep to myself and when I 'm not needed to speak. When I am with people I know well I feel comfortable to have a meaningful conversation. Many of my friends that see daily and my superiors are the people I use “I-Thou”. For example, on Thursday after class I came back to my room and had about a two hour conversation with my roommates about how their classes were going. They all were involved and seemed to want to talk about their problems and concerns. My roommates and I are all close friends and use “I Thou” on a daily basis. My head coach and I have a strong relationship that when he speaks to me I pay full attention to him and care about what is being told. When my coach and I met Thursday we spent a great amount of time speaking about the courses I am enrolled in and that I need to do well. When it comes to someone that is a superior to me and takes time out of their day to make sure I am on the right track it is almost an immediate “I-Thou” relationship. There are other interactions throughout the 48 hours that were logged when I had a personal relationship. The total about of hours of “I-Thou” communication for the two days was 535
Interpersonal interaction is a result of “verbal and non-verbal communication, expressed emotions and attitudes, and behavior between or among persons” (Kirst-Ashman, 2007, p. 67).
One important issue in studying communication is to learn how individuals manage to open conversations or how people may address one another in a given language (Aliakbari & Toni, 2008). Oyetade (1995) defines address terms as words or expressions used in interactive and face-to-face situations to designate the person being talked to. Address terms in different speech communities are worthy of study, address terms seem to be influenced by culture (Fitch, 1991; Morford, 1997).
Interpersonal communication is everywhere in society, both in the past, present, and the future. “Marty,” a love story, and a movie made in the fifties, shows many examples of interpersonal communication. In this movie, the main character, Marty, is a decent, socially awkward man who is pressured by his peers and family to find love and get married. He then gets fed up and goes to a club in town and meets a woman named Claire, who is in similar circumstances to him. Marty and Claire then interact and spend time together and Marty experiences companionship for the first time.
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As social beings, people are expected to be capable of managing their relationships with others. To maintain their relationships, people can use language as a means of communication
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This theory has been subject to many articles and studies in the communication and social departments. Indeed, studying this theory can help us understanding human relations in interpersonal communication. Each of us has been one day confronted to uncertainty, whereas in initial encounters, or moving to a new a new place, or beginning a new work.
For all relationships to work, one must have good interpersonal communication skills. Interpersonal communication is when two or more people exchange information, this exchange come from the speaker, and goes to the listener. The most common place one can find interpersonal communication is in a relationship between two partners. If one wants to keep a good relationship between them and their partner, they must always listen, communicate their feeling and be able to be there for their partner whenever they need them.
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There are four things that should be consider when interpreting interpersonal communication which is face to face , communication made by two or more person 3)using a particular medium and finally the purpose of communication itself where is it through personal or public
In interpersonal communication there are many theories that are similar yet different in many ways. The theories can be combined to describe people and how those people interact and communicate with each other. Many of these theories help explain how people in society form impressions of others, how they maintain these impressions, why people interact with certain people in society, and how people will use these impressions that they have formed later on in life. These theories also help people to better understand themselves, to better understand interpersonal communication, and to better understand people in general. There are two theories in interpersonal communication that, despite their differences, can go hand in hand. The first is interaction adaptation theory and the second is emotional contagion theory. These two theories’ similarities and differences and their relevance to my everyday life will be discussed in this paper. These two theories are very important in understanding how people interact with others and why people do the things they do sometimes.
My professional attitude is similar. I find that I try to communicate well with others and express my interest through body language such as smiling, eye contact, nodding of my head, etc. I do to show that I can be personable and hope to build good relationships on that. Based on my scores, I also show higher scores for Conventional, Dependant, and/or Avoidance. This is true in the sense that sometimes, if I find myself too comfortable in a situation; I tend to become withdrawn in order to protect my well being. I don’t want people to take advantage of me, so I become distant after a certain point. This does cause conflict for me both at work and in my personal affairs.
Dialogue is more than talking. It is not the straightforwardness of talking to or at, rather it is communicating with or between. It is "a relation between persons that is characterized in more or less degree by the element of inclusion" (Buber, 97). Inclusiveness is an acknowledgment of the other person, an event experienced between two persons, mutual respect for both views and a willingness to listen to the views of the other. These elements are the heart of dialogical relations. In this paper I will examine Martin Buber’s theory of communication, its relevance to my life and the critiques of the theory.