Observing Communication

Observing Communication

  • Submitted By: BledsoeK
  • Date Submitted: 02/24/2014 2:16 PM
  • Category: English
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I decided for my Observing Communication assignment I chose to go to the Four Seasons Mall, located in Greensboro, NC I thought it would be a good place to start. I went there on a Wednesday evening, when there should be plenty of people to watch. I also sat in the Ruby Tuesday’s restaurant, which is also located in the mall after that to observe. The overall environment inside the mall was noisy and busy where as outside the mall was quiet and calm. I expected to see a lot of people shopping and conversing. A few things did stand out to me within the few hours I was there. Some things I didn’t expect to see. We are expected to behave a certain way in public determined by our culture as to what is acceptable. Some people stay well within the lines while some might stray outside the norms but never too far typically. Usually the ones to travel to the extremes are adolescents and teenagers. This is what I observed while in the mall:

As I sat on the stairs located on the bottom or first floor across from the water fountain I noticed a couple groups of kids, they looked like they were probably in 8th grade or near there. I also noticed many teenagers and college students, and some small families. One particular group caught my attention; it was a group of female college students that looked like they were buying outfits for the club the next night. Although I could not hear their conversation, their body language seemed as though they were in a great mood overall, excited body language for whatever they had planned. They all looked happy or had a positive facial expression. Many of the girls were dancing in excitement as well. When I initially saw this group of girls my first thought was that they were just in the mall just to hang out with each other, as me and my female friends do, but it seemed as though they were planning out an evening out together. The group seemed playful and was very pushy towards one another. While the leaders looked like they came out...

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