Welcome to Week Three Jan 31 - Feb 6

Self-Concept Thought for the Week: I am not who you think I am. I

am not who I think I am. I am who I think you think I am.

Week Three Objectives:

Understand how you talk to yourself impacts communication Understand your own communication style and how it's perceived

by others

Understand the only person you can change is you

Week Three Readings:

Chapter 9 Self-Concept Lecture

A good movie that illustrates some of the elements that form our self-

concept is Garden State. It tells the story of a depressed actor who

returns home after being away for ten years. When he returns home he must confront his domineering father. Watch the film for examples of

particular other and generalized other and the ways that Largeman (the

actor returning home) achieves personal growth

Click here for a clip of Garden State