COM 4930 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Interpersonal Communication, Homophobia, Heterosexism
6 Oct 2015
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Not preference: preference suggests choice, and it is not a choice it is biological: sexual orientation: pertains to whom one is sexually attracted or with whom one has sexual relations, heterosexism: a belief that heterosexuality is superior to other sexual orientations; discriminatory attitudes and behavior that accompany such a belief, heterosexism by omission (what you don"t say or leave out; an assumption of heterosexuality) or by commission (what you say, homophobia (3 usages) Values to guide your choices: value 1: equalizing power, value 2: talking to make it better, value 3: believing in freedom of choice, value 4: being open minded and willing to change, value 5: treating another person as an individual, personal effectiveness begins with knowledge and a perception of yourself and your own tendencies, extends to your understanding of the rules of society and the communication process, and includes judgments other people make about you, 4 elements:
