Post 3

The one concept that i feel like should have been more clarified was the listening process. Listening had so many elements listed in the book. You also posted an online link to a webpage we were supposed to read and respond to as well. Listening process had six steps. The first step of the listening process was being mindful. The second step of the listening process is physically receiving messages. The third step of the listening process is organizing material. The fourth step of the listening process is interpreting communication. The fifth and final step of the listening process is responding. The sixth and final step of the listening process is remembering. The one step that confused me the most is interpreting communication. I really enjoyed this class and felt as if the student blogs did a good job of clarifying some points that i was at times confused about.Overall i enjoyed this class.

Post 2

My favorite thing about this class was how simple it was to communicate with others. Using the online blog was an effective way to facilitate weekly chapter discussions and learn more about the weekly topics. Whether it was the discussion of relationships, or the discussion of family communication, it was simple to get points across. Sometimes it was hard to remember to post but I tried my hardest to make sure i posted every week. The papers that were assigned were outlined really well and made it simple to write the papers. Everything was very clear and with the easy online communication it made it simple to learn more. One thing that i did not like about the class was having to post twelve hours a part. The twelve hour limit made it hard to remember and post online. One way i remembered was setting reminders on my phone. But overall I really enjoyed this class as my first online class.

POst 1

      One thing that i have learned over the course of the semester is the development of friendship.The development of friendship can be broken down into a six stage model that was created by interpersonal communication researcher Bill Rawlins. The six stages include role-limited interaction, friendly relations  moving toward friendship  nascent friendship, stabilized friendship, and waning friendship. Role limited interaction refers to the stereotype you have of that person before really getting to know them. It also refers to the uncertainties we have about them. Friendly relations refers to the common ground and interests that you may have with that person. Moving toward friendship is the actions you make with that person to hang out outside of the normal routine. This would be asking that person to hang out after class or something like that. Nascent friendship is the act of sharing personal information, values, and emotions with another. Stabilized friendship refers to the stabilized state of a friendship. The final step is waning friendship  This occurs when the friendship has become betrayed and the trust of a  friendship slowly slips away.

Post 3

The most interesting thing that I read this week in chapter 12 was the family life cycle. The development of a family goes through 7 stages. The stages are as follows: establishing a family, enlarging a family, developing a family, encouraging independence, launching children, post-launching of children, and retirement. The first stage,establishing a family, is when the two partners get comfortable in their new environment  The labels of  "husband" and "wife" are accustomed and no longer considered "new". The second stage, enlarging a family is when the partners decide they are ready to have children. The third stage, developing a family is when a families children are in elementary school or high school. The fourth stage is encouraging independence. This is when the children in the family because adults are developing who they are and their interests and social circles. The fifth stage is launching children; this is when children go into college or learn hoe to live on their own. The sixth step is post launching children  This is when the children have left the home and the couple is again the primary unit. The final stage is retirement. This is when couples no longer work full time jobs.

Post 2

Marriage is something that is very influential on someones life. Dedicating your love, support and honesty to a single person is something that not many people can do. The troubles that come with marriage are with honesty and staying true. The different types of marriages include vital marriage, total marriage, passive-congenial marriage, devitalized marriage, and conflict-habituated marriage. The types of marriages that i have seen in my life include a mixture of the listed above. The marriage that my parents participate in include a total marriage. A total marriage is a relationship where the partners are not always together but are committed to staying together for the rest of their lives. There are many times where they fight, but what find of marriages don't have a few disputes. I see marriage slowly losing its value in 50 years. In today's society, people are easily falling in and out of love. I believe the divorce rate is going to increase in the next 50 years.

Post 1

I define family as a unit of people who normally form through a marriage . The family that you gain from a marriage can be extensive or small. A family can be those who are blood related but also those who may not be. Some people do not have the blessing of growing up with a supportive, or happy, family. Therefore, some people who have, in their opinion, no "family" look to role models in their life. People that support you are the people who are very valuable people in anyone's life.Families participate in your life immensely  They raise you, take care of you, feed you, support you, and help you grow into a person. The type of marriage that my parents participate in is a Total marriage. My parents are very much in love and from their marriage had me and my older brother Chris. I do not have an unsupportive family or a family that is judgmental. Family is something that is very important to me in my life.

Post 3

The one thing that i really enjoyed reading about this week were the primary style of love. The primary styles of love include those that are eros, storge, and ludus. Eros are defined as "a powerful passionate style of love that blazes to life suddenly and dramatically"(p276). Eros is a kind of love that is very intense and may include spiritual, intellectual and sexual attractions. The second type of love is storge. Storge is a "comfortable, even-keeled kind of love based on friendship and compatibility. This type tends to develop gradually and tends to remain stable. I think this is the best type of love because it is such a stable type of love. The last type of love is ludus. Ludus is a very playful type of love. This type of love is full of challenges and games for lovers. From these three "primary" style of love there are also secondary styles which include oragma, mania, and agape.