Communication, Regulative, and Constitutive Rules

I decided to talk about communication, regulative, and constitutive rules when using language because this topic was interesting to me. I wanted to find out more about the subject by doing more research. First off communication rules are shared understandings of what communication means and what behaviors are appropriate in various situations. For example, we understand that people take turns speaking, that we should whisper in libraries, and that we shouldn’t go around cursing in public. Regulative rules regulate interaction by specifying when, how, where, and with whom to talk about certain things. For instance, we understand that wearing just basketball shorts and a t shirt to class is acceptable but when in the workplace different clothes are more appropriate. The next is constitutive rules which define what communication means by specifying how certain communicative acts are to be counted.  For example giving a hug shows affection, smiling can show friendliness, paying attention counts as respect, and etc.

Hate Speech

A hate speech can be defined in this country as a principally racist and anti-Semitic speech. The actual definition is a speech intended to degrade, intimidate, or provoke violence or prejudicial action against someone based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. It is also recognized by the first amendment which has to do with freedom of speech unless it has some sort of violent or obscene words in it. Usually hate groups or individuals against a certain genre engage in these acts of hate. Hate speech on the web is a huge epidemic these days. I believe the outlawing of hate speech is the correct thing to do for this country. It just causes problems and nothing good comes from it. I consider hate speeches a heinous act that should be punished by law and should be censored off the internet. In a way our rights would be violated by eliminating hate speech but I think this country a better place. A more practical way of reducing hate speech is unprotecting it under the first amendment. 

American Society Metaphors

First of all both of the metaphors can describe this countries diversity very well. So it’s kind of hard just to choose one of them but if I had to choose then i would go with the melting pot reference. I just feel referring to the United States as both a rainbow and a family quilt is misleading in a way. For the reason that it sounds like reverend Jackson is saying everyone is close and together in America and that is not the case at all. We are all different in some way whether it is culture, looks, or preference. Now melting pot works for me as a metaphor for our American society. It is simple and to the point. It's a concept of many cultures being blended into one, single identity. As Americans we have a duty to our country no matter what race or background you come from to stand together. Whenever the country is in need we all seem to go into a melting pot to become one.

Then and Now

For this post I talked to my parents and grandparents to get their input on the topic. They both basically had the same thing to say. Not much was different in their responses. Back then the young adults were expected to at least graduate from high school and to get good jobs that lasted for twenty years and then to retire. Girls were expected to marry in their 20's and to make being mothers and home makers their primary focus, while careers were allowable if they did not interfere with the womanly duties. Boys were expected to work and to provide for their families. Having a stable lifestyle was a big thing they emphasized. They said it was inappropriate and irresponsible to not have a job back then at that age.  Now, 20 year olds like me are expected to have some college, to delay marriage and childbirth, and to have solid skills that can move with them as jobs come and go. 

Johari Window

For chapter two i decided to talk about the Johari window. This subject was very appealing to me for some reason. The window was created be Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham as a model of different sorts of knowledge that affect self-development. Johari is a combination of both of their first names. A four paned "window," divides personal awareness into four different types, as represented by its four quadrants: open, hidden, blind, and unknown. The open quadrant represents things that both I know about myself, and that you know about me. Examples of this are your name, height, and major. The blind quadrant represents things that you know about me, but that I am unaware of. For example others may see that we are insecure even though we think we’ve hidden it well. The hidden quadrant represents things that I know about myself, which you do not know. An example of this is not telling people about your vulnerabilities because it’s considered private. The unknown quadrant represents things that neither I know about myself, nor you know about me. Examples include untried talents and unused resources. Those are all of the four windows and their descriptions. The end.

Race

Race is a classification system used to categorize humans into large and distinct populations or groups by heritable characteristics, geographic ancestry, physical appearance, and ethnicity. It is considered a primary aspect of personal identity. In my eyes race is an appropriate way to classify people just not in a negative way. Race is useful for telling people apart from their cultures to their specific region in the world. I believe it can be used as a learning tool for individuals. Those who stereotype certain races are incorrigible in the way that they think. Everyone is different and their own individual just because they may be the same race as someone doing a certain thing doesn’t mean that they will follow. I do believe that the Census Bureau should allow people to check multiple races to define themselves because not everyone is just one race. Americans especially are made up of multiple races not just a single one. Citizens have the right to express themselves through their race.

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

I decided to discuss Maslow’s hierarchy of needs for this portion on the reading because it was really interesting to me. It is a Hierarchy of five human motivational needs arranged by ascending order of importance, developed by Abraham Maslow. The five ascending needs are (1) physiological, (2) safety, (3) belonging, (4) self-esteem, and (5) self-actualization. Only unsatisfied needs are motivators. Once a need is satisfied, the next level emerges as a motivator. Then you continue so on and so forth. Physiological needs include the most basic needs that are vital to survival, such as the need for water, air, food and sleep. Safety needs include needs for safety and security. Belonging needs include friendship, love, and affection. Self-esteem needs include the need for things that reflect on self-esteem, personal worth, social recognition and accomplishment. Finally self-actualization needs, the highest on the hierarchy, people are self-aware, concerned with personal growth, less concerned with the opinions of others and are more interested fulfilling their potential. Below is the hierarchy: