family and gender assignment due in 18 hours

 

As you will recall from Chapter 10 and the Changing Minds article on

Genderlect (Links to an external site.)

, family and gender relationships often reflect a variety of elements that affect how communication is conducted. For this week’s assignment, you will take the opportunity to explore this by choosing from one of the two options below and preparing a two-page paper describing the impact of either family or gender on communication, as well as your own personal communication strengths and growth. For Option 1 use the

Week 4 Assignment Option One template

for formatting and for Option 2 use the

Week 4 Assignment Option Two

template.

• Option 1: Family communication:

  Watch the video, The Power of Family: Types of Families and Family Development (Links to an external site.) and reflect on your own family.
  Describe how your family has influenced your communication style.
  Explain how that communication style could influence your strengths and opportunities as a human service professional.

• Option 2: Gender communication:

  Complete the Open Sex Role Inventory test (Links to an external site.) and reflect on the results.
  Describe your own gender beliefs based on the results of the inventory.
  Explain how the results of the inventory, your gender strengths, might influence your communication and practice in human services.

The Family and Gender Communication Assignment:

• Must be two double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:

  Title of paper
  Student’s name
  Course name and number
  Instructor’s name
  Date submitted

• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

 

Required Resources

Required Text

1. DeVito, J.A. (2016).

The interpersonal communication book

(14th ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu

1. Chapter 10: Interpersonal Relationship Types (pp. 251-282)

Article

1. Burrell, T. (2018).

Don’t interru.

. New Scientist Archive, 237(3168), 34. Retrieved from https://www.newscientist.com/issues/

• The full-text version of this article is available through Ashford University’s Proquest database. This article provides information about communication skills that will assist you in your assignment and discussions this week.

Multimedia

1. Rstafffordjr. (2012, April 26). Genderlect theory by Deborah Tannen [Video file]. Retrieved from

• This 4:42 minute YouTube video clip briefly describes Linguistics professor Deborah Tannen’s Genderlect theory and examples of its application
• This video will be used to support second discussion for this week.

2. Jennings, J. (Writer & Producer), & Vandiver, P. (Director). (2008). The power of family: Types of families and family development.

• This 26 minute video can be accessed through the Films On Demand database in the Ashford University Library.
• This video discusses the power of family by presenting information on the types of families and related family development and supports the assignment for this week.

Websites

1. 

Personality Tests: Open Sex Role Inventory (Links to an external site.)

(http://personality-testing.info/tests/OSRI/)

• This website provides an interactive version of the Open Sex Role Inventory, a measure of masculinity and femininity modelled on the Bem Sex Role Inventory
• This website supports assignment Option 2 for this week.

2. Changing Minds. (n.d.). Genderlect (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from http://changingminds.org/explanations/gender/genderlect.htm

• This webpage provides a brief overview of Deborah Tannen’s concept of Genderlect, to be used in Discussion 2 for this week.

2 pages

Runninghead: WEEK FOUR PAPER OPTION ONE

1

TITLE OF PAPER 2

Week Four Paper

Option One

Your Name

Course Number & Title

Instructor’s Name

Month Day, Year

Week Four Paper

Start the first paragraph here

.

It should

introduce

your reader to the subject you are writing about, as well as your particular position or claim. Before you can create your first paragraph, check that you

Understand Your Assignment

. You can use this template to help you format your paper. For longer papers, include sub-headings or

levels of heading

.

Family Influence on Communication

How Style Influences Strengths and Opportunities

Conclusion

.

References

The following are commonly used references. Please fill in the required information, and if you need more help, see the

Formatting Your References List

page. References are listed in alphabetical order.

Ashford Textbook (Online edition): *

Author, A. (Year published). Title of book: Subtitle of book (edition, if other than the first) [Electronic version]. Retrieved from from URL

Example:

Witt, G. A., & Mossler, R. A. (2010). Adult development and life assessment [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/books/4

Online Journal Article (such as from the Ashford Library):**

Author, A. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), page range. doi:# or Retrieved from journal’s homepage URL

**When including a URL for an online journal, you must search for the journal’s home page and include this in your reference entry. You may not include the URL found through your university library, as readers will not have access to this library.

Examples:

Churchill, S. D., & Mruk, C. J. (2014). Practicing what we preach in humanistic and positive psychology. American Psychologist, 69(1), 90-92. doi:10.1037/a0034868

Santovec, M. (2008). Easing the transition improves grad retention at Trinity U. Women in Higher Education, 17(10), 32. Retrieved from http://www.trinitydc.edu/education/files/2010/09/Women_in_higher_
Ed_Trinity_Transistions_10_08

Online Magazine:*

Author, A. (Year, Month Date Published). Article title. Magazine Title. Retrieved from URL

Example:

Walk, V. (2013, April 29). Can this woman fix Europe? Time. Retrieved from http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,213969.html

YouTube Video:*

Author, A. [Screen name]. (Year, Month, Day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from URL

Example:

Apsolon, M. [markapsolon]. (2011, September 9). Real ghost girl caught on video tape 14

[Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nyGCbxD848

Web Page:*

Author, A. (Year, Month, Date Published). Article title. Retrieved from URL

Example—Corporate web page:

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2008). Police and detectives. Retrieved from http://bls.gov/oco/pdf/ocos160

Example—Article or section within web page with no author:

Presentation tools. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://web2014.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools-presentation.cfm

*Please delete the headers and notes in this document before submitting your assignment.

Runninghead: WEEK FOUR PAPER OPTION TWO

1

TITLE OF PAPER 4

Week Four Paper

Option Two

Your Name

Course Number & Title

Instructor’s Name

Month Day, Year

Week Four Paper

Start the first paragraph here

.

It should

introduce

your reader to the subject you are writing about, as well as your particular position or claim. Before you can create your first paragraph, check that you

Understand Your Assignment

. You can use this template to help you format your paper. For longer papers, include sub-headings or

levels of heading

.

Gender Beliefs Based on Inventory Results

How Gender Strengths Influence Communication

Conclusion

.

References

The following are commonly used references. Please fill in the required information, and if you need more help, see the

Formatting Your References List

page. References are listed in alphabetical order.

Ashford Textbook (Online edition): *

Author, A. (Year published). Title of book: Subtitle of book (edition, if other than the first) [Electronic version]. Retrieved from from URL

Example:

Witt, G. A., & Mossler, R. A. (2010). Adult development and life assessment [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/books/4

Online Journal Article (such as from the Ashford Library):**

Author, A. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), page range. doi:# or Retrieved from journal’s homepage URL

**When including a URL for an online journal, you must search for the journal’s home page and include this in your reference entry. You may not include the URL found through your university library, as readers will not have access to this library.

Examples:

Churchill, S. D., & Mruk, C. J. (2014). Practicing what we preach in humanistic and positive psychology. American Psychologist, 69(1), 90-92. doi:10.1037/a0034868

Santovec, M. (2008). Easing the transition improves grad retention at Trinity U. Women in Higher Education, 17(10), 32. Retrieved from http://www.trinitydc.edu/education/files/2010/09/Women_in_higher_
Ed_Trinity_Transistions_10_08

Online Magazine:*

Author, A. (Year, Month Date Published). Article title. Magazine Title. Retrieved from URL

Example:

Walk, V. (2013, April 29). Can this woman fix Europe? Time. Retrieved from http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,213969.html

YouTube Video:*

Author, A. [Screen name]. (Year, Month, Day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from URL

Example:

Apsolon, M. [markapsolon]. (2011, September 9). Real ghost girl caught on video tape 14

[Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nyGCbxD848

Web Page:*

Author, A. (Year, Month, Date Published). Article title. Retrieved from URL

Example—Corporate web page:

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2008). Police and detectives. Retrieved from http://bls.gov/oco/pdf/ocos160

Example—Article or section within web page with no author:

Presentation tools. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://web2014.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools-presentation.cfm

*Please delete the headers and notes in this document before submitting your assignment.