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INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE FAMILY

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

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1. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Music can be a way of finding common ground or understanding a perspective of another person or culture. Discuss the music linked below. Do you think the music is typical? Do you think this music might be popular with a particular group? What does the music suggest about interpersonal communication? If a link doesn’t work, search the Internet to find your own example for discussion.

Music from Myanmar

Myanmar Music Videos: Yin Khone Bat Thoe Tan Ta Chin By Han Tun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFGrxhtyGyU

Myanmar Music Video: Chit Kwint Ya Chin Be By Kaung Myat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyHrg9fGxPc

Pan Ta Pwint By Bambino http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL9_ujd8jv0

2. MUSIC

Many popular songs discuss principles of interpersonal communication. Listen to this music—or view the video—and discuss how this music supports or negates principles of interpersonal communication discussed in the textbook. If a link doesn’t work, search the Internet to find your own example.

Sister Sledge - We are family (Live '79) http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1dgnm_sister-sledge-we-are-family_music Jordan Pruitt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRV782OeJE8

Pink - Family Portrait http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6xcr_pink-family-portrait

3. PORTFOLIO

Write your answer to these questions in your own words. Add them to your course portfolio as part of the course's core assessment. You will need to synthesize each segment together into a coherent whole before the end of the course.

a. Explain the influence of the social context on relationships.

4. Jerry Seinfeld convinces Bill Gates to try and connect with everyday people the old fashioned way. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRV782OeJE8

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