Social Interaction: The Real Slumdogs

Communications between individuals is known as an interaction and as you spend time communicating with

Communication embodies the ability for one to convey a message through the use of verbals (words) and non-verbals (behaviours) in a process to compare, transmit and interpret messages. Garside and Kleiner (2007) portrays communication as sharing thoughts and feelings with other people. For this process to be effective the message should be transmitted with "maximum accuracy and minimum effort" (Garside and Kleiner 2007) with "mindfulness" (Burgoon, Bieger and Waldron 2002) from both parties. Mindfulness requires the sender and receiver to be alert to "the content, situation and sequence of verbal messages, as well as the paralinguistic cues, gestures, facial expression, body movements and cues produced by the physical environment that

[Describe in a short paragraph how, in a recent conversation, your communication behavior contributed to your physical, relational, identity, spiritual, and instrumental needs. Which need or need took precedence? Why? Page 9]

28. ________, talking about communication assists in improving relationships by distinguishing the message from the metamessage and being clear about which one you are reacting

3.1 – Explain how people from different backgrounds may use and/or interpret communication methods in different ways.

Assignment 1.71.Communication changes us in many ways, for example, if you work an important or dangerous job. Employees need to be able to communicate in order to get the job done and safely. My father is a helicopter lineman and they need to communicate with the pilot as well as other linemen. Another example would be if you were in a relationship. In a relationship you have to communicate with one another for multiple reasons, such as, if something is bothering you, you need to tell the other person otherwise it’s going to start toaffect the relationship. Relationships tend to fail due to lack of communication. Communication is needed in our everyday lives to be productive and maintain a better lifestyle. If people were to stop communicating

Q 2.4 Explain why it is important to respond to an individual’s reactions when communicating?

“Communication is a process of passing information and understanding from one person to another”Keith Davis)

Poverty and oppression is a serious condition that is prevalent even in today’s modern society. Women and children are exposed to poverty and subjected to a life of injustice. One of the countries where such problems still occur is in India. Despite the country’s modernization, there lies an undercity where the disparity of wealth is transparent. These social problems are thoroughly described in movies and literature such as Slumdog Millionaire and Behind the Beautiful Forevers. In the book Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Catherine Boo, the author describes slum life for a set of individuals and the hardship that their social conditions confined them to. Another movie that gave insight to slum life in India is Slumdog Millionaire

Lastly is Public distance, which is 10 feet and beyond. The Public distance can be described as the public distance, giving you plenty of space between the message sender and receiver. In this distance, effective communicators adjust their nonverbal behavior to conform to the communicative rules of their

The most effective way thus far is to visit the people and record the daily life of families or people in their society. Research method is defined as one of seven procedures that sociologists use to collect data; surveys, participant observation, case studies, secondary analysis, documents, experiments, and unobtrusive measures. In the case of The Real Slumdogs, the procedure that was used was participant observation. The director took the people Lakshmi, Babu, Birubi, and Shailesh and followed them around for a certain period of time to see what goes on in their daily lives. In doing so they unveiled many different things about the cultures shared values and way of life. Interviewing these people in this way, they found that they all have a value of getting ahead in life in some way or shape. Take Shailesh and Lakshmi for example. While their goals are different, such as Lakshmi wanting her daughter to get a good education and Shailesh wanting to become a Bollywood star, they both aspire to better some part of their lives. Shailesh wants and has to provide for his family still, but wants to become a big movie star in his own right. While Lakshmi has done better for herself in her own business, she is really trying to improve the life of her daughter. Birubi has the same aspirations for his son. He works tirelessly so that his son can receive a

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Slums are hindrance to the achievement of economic growth and development. It is the duty of the government to plan effectively towards the achievement of quality life within the cities. Slums contribute towards the presence of criminal activities within the cities and unemployment hence a significant force towards the overall economic development. Upgrading of slums is vital in the process of offering economic, social, institutional, and cultural services to the city dwellers like other citizens.

Social interaction is a key concept and necessity each individual experiences. Throughout the lifespan there are different engagements he or she will interact with. There are many different aspects on how one’s social life can be affected, positively or negatively. Social interaction is one of the most important determinants in foreseeing how one is going to develop physically, emotionally, and mentally. This can include milestones that are passed successfully and others that were thwarted in the process.