Advanced Interpersonal Communication
Griffin, E. (1987). Making friends and making them count.
Walter Fisher suggests we are moving or have moved from a Rational World Paradigm to a Narrative Paradigm. How do the two axioms in this week’s reading — “Without identification there is no communication” and “To reveal oneself openly and honestly takes the rawest kind of courage” — play a role in a Narrative Paradigm? Speak to the issues of fidelity and coherence. Are you convinced more in a Rational World Paradigm or a Narrative Paradigm? Why? Respond with your initial thoughts and then respond to the posts of at least two classmates in a way that will help all of us think more critically about our responses as they relate to the reading.
