‘Meet The Parents’ Reflections Every relationship is based on the foundation of its underlying communication. Besides on a verbal level, the smallest of non-verbal cues, pauses, movements or gestures also determine the construction or destruction of a relationship between two or more people. In the film, Meet The Parents, interpersonal communication is one of the subtly placed themes that revolve around the story. Interpersonal communication can be defined as the reciprocal message processing, when two or more individuals mutually take account of and adjust to one another’s verbal or non-verbal behaviors. The relationship between Greg Focker and Jack Byrnes is one that develops at a gradual pace, though not necessarily always in a Even his previously alien jokes are found funny and he is acknowledged as a part of the Byrne family Porecha 3 “Circle of Trust”. But upon returning home, when everyone sees the destruction caused by ‘Jynx’ and realizes it is actually an impostor that Greg passed off as Jynx by spray painting its tail, they once again shun him from the group and treat him like they want nothing to do with him. So you can see that non-verbal cues in interpersonal communication have an adverse effect on the social penetration, the moving of a relationship from superficial to intimate, and social depenetration, the deterioration of a relationship, between two or more individuals. In Greg’s case, even though his intentions were good, initially his non-verbal gestures were misperceived which led to the various awkward situations between him and Pam’s family and friends. But towards the end of the film when he makes his intentions clear to Jack and they communicate without any misperceptions, everything works out in the end. I have read and understand the University’s Academic Integrity Policy and I am submitting this assignment in full compliance with this policy. Name: _________Yash Porecha________ RU ID: ________149002873___________ Signature: _____yashporecha__________ Date: ________10/31/13______________ Cited Works Gatica-Perez, Daniel. "Automatic nonverbal analysis of
Uncertainty Reduction Theory “The Vow” and “Meet the Parents” Uncertainty reduction theory is “the point of view that uncertainty motivates communication and that certainty reduces the motivation to communicate” (Wood, definition). This theory was first developed by Charles Berger. He believed that when people are to meet for the first time they have a high level of uncertainty and the only way for them to reduce it is to communicate with one another. “They don’t know what each other likes…
effectiveness of these services. Parents can have an influence on play and learning because some parents will constantly be protecting their child or children. These children are also known as “cotton wool kids” because their parents are so protective that the children do not get to play with anything or they don’t get to play outside and therefore they will hardly learn because they are not allowed to do anything and make their own choices. Some parents get called “helicopter-parents” which means they are…
together. (Shouldn’t you mention your parents?) Also, My parents have passed away, that Is how I came to be in possession of such a large fortune. I miss you so much and I hope you come back soon. Lots of Love Elizabeth. xx Dearest Elizabeth I am sorry to hear about the tragic news of your parents, I hope you are alright, I too have come into some money and I have brought my ticket back. It is the 1st of June. I will be back on the 30th so meet me in the park just as the clock strikes…
me to have a good partnership with all parents and carers. Parents and primary carers are the most important people in every child’s life. These are the people who children will learn their values, culture and religious beliefs and they will the most influence on a child’s attitude and development. These are the people who a child feels the most secure with and who know the child best. In fact current legislation such as the Children Act 1989 gives parents and carers definite rights when it comes…
children have a right to experience and develop alongside their peers no matter what their individual needs. Each child’s needs are unique, therefore any attempt to categorise children is inappropriate. The nursery is committed to working alongside parents in the provision for their child’s individual needs to enable us to help the child to develop to their full potential. The nursery is committed to working with any child who has a specific need and/or disability to enable every child to make full…
cultures hold some very different values, beliefs and attitudes, and it is these values, beliefs and attitudes that guide the ‘way of life’ of these people. Exchanging information When parents ask questions about their child’s progress or development, they need information answers…. You may hear from parents: “is she doing as well as other children her age” “he loves coming here, but shouldn’t he be starting to read, or something?” “what has my child done today” “why is my child still in the…
positive and productive relationship with the families. I meet with at least one of the parents whether it is the morning drop off or the afternoon pick up. Even if I haven’t physically met with a parent I still have some sort of communication with them (for example, the phone or written message). Every parent is greeted the same way every morning with a “good morning” and “have a good day”, and also every afternoon at dismissal each parent hears a friendly “have a good night”. I have a “Family…
for parents, particularly those whose children attend low-performing schools; and (5) highly qualified teachers. Strong Accountability for Results- it is important that all states develop minimum standards, or benchmark, that must be in place for all student and school. These standards or goals are used to assess all individual students and schools. These goals/standards are used to see if everyone is doing there “job” that the students are learning their academics, allowing their parents to know…
all stand at the shallow end of the pool in a circle, and the team captains would lead the cheers. We would all yell and get pumped up about winning the meet. This would get us excited and ready to swim our hardest. At home meets, our team captains made a warm up cd, that had music on it that was upbeat and would put us in a good mood before the meet. It was played really loud over the sound system so that we could hear it even when we were under the water. This was usually the same cd for every home…
student through continuous assessments and observations. Once the strengths are identified, they are challenged and the weaknesses are nurtured. To meet these challenges I must be assertive and creative in order to motivate the students and have a sense of understanding of the difficult challenges faced by today's youth. I accept the challenges of being a parent, a counselor, a friend and a confidant to these children with whom I share their educational endeavors. In today's diverse society, a teacher…
