My self-concept has definitely affected my communication. I went through a time where I didn’t find myself to be very knowledgeable and when I felt that way it showed in how I communicated. When I would talk to people I would never correct the person even when I knew they were wrong because I didn’t find myself to be that smart and so it was my belief that if someone got a different answer than me then they must be correct because they are much smarter than me.
To me one of the biggest stereotypes that I have gotten from TV or other media is about girls that come from wealthier backgrounds. Media portrays these girls to be very cold hearted and quite witchy in their ways. It shows them as not being satisfied unless they are receiving everything they need and want. These girls are supposed to be the big “party” girls that are always sleeping around with different guys other than their boyfriend. These are the ones that can’t wait till the weekend to party and see how drunk they can get. They are the ones that can’t go to target to shop but instead their whole wardrobe must be from Hollister or some ritzy boutique.
In my daily life I will use perception checking with my boyfriend and my parents. I can use this with my boyfriend to tell whether he had a good day at work or not and then with that information I can decide how I want to approach him and what kind of conversation I want to have with him. With my parents, I can use perception checking to figure out if they are mad about a decision I’ve made or whether they are having a bad day. I know that if they have had a bad day I need to be careful with what I do and say to keep from further aggravating them.
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Good. We can also use it go gage our current communication with people. The media gets it wrong quite often, and we need to be critical consumers of the materials they give us.
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