Case study assessment is given.

These areas are emphasized: 1) Write a case study about an organization where you used to work. Describe what is produced by this organization, the organizational hierarchy, whether this type of structure is effective, and a specific problem this organization needed to resolve. Also include how this agency went about solving this problem, who was involved in solving the problem, and what the final outcome was. 2)Attend a community meeting that you are not regularly a part of - city council, transit board, school board, etc. Take notes about the process of the meeting paying particular attention to the kinds of things that tend to make you feel excluded from this meeting. For example, ... click for more

Conversational ideas are expressed.

How can you as a receiver in a conversation manage to eliminate derogatory statements that are designed to enhance the dialogue?

This piece examines why ethnic slurs harm communications.

This posting examines why the claim that no harm is meant by the use of ethnic slang terms is erroneous.

This posting talks about culture as a structure.

This posting also examines communication as a process.

Society's perception of color may reveal a poignant cultural filter, why do you think so?

Society's perception of color may reveal a poignant cultural filter, why do you think so? a) For example: A simple glance through the dictionary tells us that our language uncovers a prescribed set of assumptions. The following are among the definitions in Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary of "black," "white," "man," and "woman." b)"Black: soiled; dirty; evil; wicked; gloomy; sullen; hostile." c)"White: fairness; free from blemish; innocent; pure." d)"Man: a human being; the human race: mankind; individual person; anyone." e)"Woman: an adult female person; womankind; distinctively feminine nature; a female servant or personal attendant (can be traced to the combining... click for more