Interpersonal Communication Chapter 3

The purpose of chapter three in looking out, looking in is to show how communication creates one’s identity or in other words their “personality”. To elaborate further into this, the book explains that how one is communicated to can have an impact on what they think of themselves and how they present themselves. For example, small things such as how a child is show a lot of affection while another is shown little to none can affect them as stated earlier. The two most interesting main concepts discussed in the chapter are how communication affects on how one reflects on his or herself, and how communication can affect how they present themselves as well.
Consequently, how communication can affect someone’s self esteem can be due to various reasons. How someone is spoken to whether they are complemented or criticized can affect them very much. If someone is complemented they can take the compliment very well, such as being more confident and outspoken. This often has a positive effect on their self esteem when someone is complimented. …show more content…
It’s very similar to how communication affects self esteem but rather than the self esteem that is affected, it affects how one presents themselves instead. Going further into this, it’s meaning is what they wear, own, or even how they act towards different people depending on whether they were criticized or complimented. If someone was complimented on themselves, most like they wouldn’t change much about themselves. On the other hand, if someone was criticized it would have a negative effect most likely, making them want to change how they dress or how they act in front of certain people. This is due to the fact whether we accept it or not, we care about what people think about us. For example, humans adapt to their environment, and in this case we adapt by changing how we act or what we buy in order to make a good impression on