The Concept of Meaning Is in People

1. The concept of Meaning is in people, not in words means that it is people who give the significance of a message.
Different people can understand the same words differently. The meaning of a message depends on the receivers experience, values, and beliefs. For example, if two persons were asked to close their eyes for a while, they would have their eyes closed for a different amount of time. 2. I believe that people work at their full on things they enjoy to do, this is why they have to believe in themselves and pursue their true vocation. Since middle school, I knew I wanted to be an artist, I enjoyed music and painting to a higher level than my classmates, but the idea of going to art school didnt seem right to my parents. So I started my college education in Chihuahua, Mexico at engineering school. I was not motivated to be there, I didnt fail a class during my time there but I was doing poorly. I took the decision to leave it and apply to art school against my family will, three years later I auditioned for UTEP and Berklee School of Music in Boston and got accepted in both with good scholarships. Now I am proudly finishing my bachelors this summer, I am currently making about the same money as a graduate engineer in Mexico and my possibilities are bigger since I am not attached to a company or place. I believe in myself and Ive been working hard to be a better musician, so I get called more often to do shows and gigs. If people pursue what they really want to do, we would have better professionals working at their full capacity and fulfilled personally. 3. Individualists would use first person language, while collectivists would use plural, we language. An individualist concept of success depends on how high he/she is on the ladder of his or her community. Collectivist success concept depends on the contribution for the whole community and doesnt need to excel over other people. Collectivist families are majority in Latin America, and they strongly believe in the union of family, children are not expected to leave home once they reach adulthood and sometimes this is a devastating issue for the core of the family. In Individualist families, more common in the United States and Canada, children are expected to leave home to go to college, and it is not well seen if they dont. 4. a. I would check his efficiency and mood during these past four days, if he is doing his job fine and has a positive attitude, I would call him to an office and ask him what is going on and how can we fix the problem, maybe we could work out a different schedule. If his efficiency dropped,
and he was stressed out or in a bad mood, I would approach him either on his workspace or during lunch and ask the same thing. If his job is not essential to the company, and we cannot set a different schedule for any reason, I would give him the rest of the day so he can solve his own problems but Id expect him to be early the next day and to catch up with his work. b. I would say something like and you should see me angry, so the employee know that I heard it, but also that I wont make a big deal out of it, I just need him to do his job efficiently. 5. Masculine communication is more direct, the communication goes straight to the point, while feminine tend to use more details and set a bigger picture. Women use different nonverbal languages, they are more comfortable with physical contact (kissing, hugging, touching of arms and back) between them. Mens physical contact is very often limited to just a handshake before and after a conversation. The subjects discussed for men are more technical and they dont involve deep personal feelings to their conversations for most of the time. Womens subjects are usually about their community (family, work) and how they feel about it. Possible problems: Misunderstanding between genders because our patterns are different. 6. Examples: Last week, I saw a friend that I had not seen for the last 3 semesters. We shake our hands and I asked how was he doing, he asked back (both of us were fine, thanks!). We talked about our lives for about a minute each one and said goodbye politely hoping to stay in touch. It was nice to see him and I know he was glad to see me too, but our conversation was very short and straight to the point. The only physical contact we had was a handshake. My girlfriend reaction to this kind of events is totally different, she and her friends hug emotively and their voice usually gets louder and higher in pitch. 7. Implicit personality: Chris categorized Stan as totally incompetent just because he could not start the fryers, but he doesnt consider any good quality Stan may have.
Stereotype: Chris assumed that Kimmy got divorced and drives a piece of garbage because she looks like a drug addict, but she could be a single mom working two full-time jobs to support her children, so she looks tired but works OK. Attribution: Molly may act somehow similar to Chris; this is why Chris believes that she feels the same way as him about her co-workers. Halo effect: Chris assumes that Molly is a good mother just because she does her job satisfactorily. 8. I learned about the perceptual processes and how important they are for communication and social life. It is valuable to me because I can understand more the differences in the relationships I have with people, I am more aware of how I am being perceived and I try to monitor my nonverbal language through the day and when performing on stage. Ive been taught that music is also perceived with our eyes, and this means that we can perceive the performers feelings and attached them to what were listening, if we perceive nervousness, his or her performance would not be as pleasing as if we perceive security. Now that I know more about perception I try to project a positive stance with my posture and gestures.

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1. The concept of Meaning is in people, not in words means that it is people who give the significance of a message.

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