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Essay Instructions: ARTICLE SUMMARY AND PRESENTATION

Procedure: I will leading a small group discussion on a topic not covered in class. I will be responsible for reading two articles about the topic, summarizing the articles. As the moderator of the group, I will lead the discussion with your group members.
Possible Topics: There are a number of topics that we were unable to cover in class. The following list provides a variety of topics that are appropriate for this assignment.
(a) Interracial relationships (romantic, friend, or family)
(b) Cross-sex friendships
(c) Adult and elderly relationships (romantic or friend)
(d) Gay and lesbian relationships (romantic or family)
(e) Family relationships (siblings, grandparent-grandchild, parent-child, step-families)
(f) Similarities and differences between white heterosexual romantic relationships and any minority heterosexual relationships.
(g) Computer-mediated interpersonal communication
(h) Decision-making in interpersonal relationships (often related to a health context)
(i) Social support in specific types of relationships
(j) Taboo topics, topic avoidance

Requirements:
(a) Extend or highlight one concept related to interpersonal communication. . Make sure that you focus on the communication aspect of the topic.
(b) Choose TWO empirical studies related to the topic. The studies must come from scholarly journals or publications in or closely related to the field of interpersonal communication. Explained Below
(c) Prepare a written summary of the articles. The summary should be approximately be 1000 words and follow the guidelines for written work outlined in the course syllabus. Consider the following when summarizing the articles:
a. Why did the researchers explore this topic?
b. How did they approach the topic (what did they do)?
c. What did they find in their study?
d. What are your thoughts on the topic? This should be more than just agreeing or disagreeing with the findings. You should form an opinion and substantiate it with the research presented.
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Research: The two empirical studies should come from such journals as Communication Monographs, Human Communication Research, Health Communication, Western Journal of Communication, Personal Relationships, or Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. Moreover, there may be Communication books that are helpful such as The Handbook of Interpersonal Communication, Close Relationships, or Interpersonal Communication and Human Relationships, etc. If you find a journal or book that is not listed here, please check with your instructor to determine if it is appropriate for the assignment.




*Examples of APA style
Journal article, one author:
Last name, first initial. (year). Name of journal article. Name of Journal, volume, page numbers.
Book, one author:
Last name, first initial. (year). Name of book. Name of Publisher: City where published.
More than one author:
Last name, first initial., last name, first initial., & last name, first initial. (year)…
An actual example of a journal article, two authors:
Afifi, T., & Steuber, K. (2009). The revelation risk model (RRM): Factors that predict the revelation of secrets
and the strategies used to reveal them. Communication Monographs, 76, 144-176.

Essay Instructions: Identify one benefit and one challenge of intercultural and/or interracial relationships.Give an example of each. What could be for overcoming the challenge identified?

Compare and contrast the indirect conflict style with the emotionally expressive conflict style. Give at least two examples of how these styles may vary according to culture.

Resources that can be used:
Martin, J. & Nakyama, T. (2011). Experiencing intercultural communication: An introduction (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Publishing. ISBN: 0-07-340668-6

Orbe, M. & Harris, T. (2008). Interracial communication: Theory into practice (2nd ed.). Sage Publishing. ISBN: 1-4129-5458-4

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Essay Instructions: Question 1)Discuss how Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner was both, in the words of Levine, “phony,” and “revealing” as a film about interracial relationships.

Question 2)How does Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner reveal dreams about America’s racial future? Reveal in the film where the characters dreamt about what “could be” in American society then compare those elements to what has actually happened in our country since 1967. Make sure to compare you comments to those expressed in Andrea Levine’s article.
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Essay Instructions: Please answer the following question after reviewing the writings:
1)One interpretation of Spike Lee’s film is that Jungle Fever is simply the result of people from different races succumbing to curiosity, but that the end result will always be problematic. Can you offer a different interpretation?

2)Jungle Fever focuses on the problems of interracial relationships and dating. But according to one of the required articles it is suggested that Jungle Fever actually explores the “liminal space that connects, rather than divides, Black America with White.”< span> What are your thoughts about this suggestion and support them with examples from both the film and the readings. Be sure you read the article and get a good understanding what is meant by “liminal Space.” HINT: look up Liminality in Wikipedia