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Absence May Make the Heart Grow Fonder, But...
The adage 'absence makes the heart grow fonder' may hold true. Many people in long-distance relationships say that the being away from their partner makes the time they are together special; every day they are together is like Valentine's Day. The absence, they say, helps them to appreciate their partner more and makes the relationship stronger. In fact, people in long-distance relationships tend to maintain their relationships longer, be less likely to break up, and be more in love and satisfied than people in geographically close relationships. Long-distance partners think fond thoughts and some even report they enjoy the anticipation of the reunion and the excitement of being together. People in long-distance relationships tend to be more idealized and romanticized.
Stafford, Laura. Communication Currents (2007). Articles>Communication
#28624
Communication Currents is an online web magazine designed to translate current communication scholarship published in scholarly journals of the National Communication Association.
#28630
Conflict and Communication: The Good Will Hunting Technique
In the self-help section of bookstores, there is abundant advice for communication in everyday situations--with bosses, parents, children, lovers and even animals. Worthwhile advice is to be found, but there also exists a prominent strain of advice that offers solutions that actually worsen the problem.
Cesaratto, Todd. Communication Currents (2007). Articles>Communication>Collaboration
#28625
Cross Current: Proficient Enough?
A recent Conference Board survey of human resource officials revealed that only 25% of today's college graduates enter the world of work with well-developed speaking skills.
Mottet, Timothy P. Communication Currents (2006). Articles>Communication>Business Communication>Education
#28627
Ethics in the City: How Talk about Ethics Leads to an Ethical Culture
Democracy depends upon trust in public officials; yet, trust in government has been steadily falling as instances of local, state, and federal corruption fill the pages of our newspapers.
Jovanovic, Spoma and Roy V. Wood. Communication Currents (2006). Articles>Communication>Ethics>Civic
#28631
How Employees Fight Back Against Workplace Bullying
Adult bullying at work is a shocking, terrifying, and at times shattering experience. What's more, bullying appears to be quite common, as one in ten U.S. workers report feeling bullied at work, and one in four report working in extremely hostile environments. Workplace bullying is repetitive, enduring abuse that escalates over time and results in serious harm to those targeted, to witnessing coworkers, and to the organizations that allow it to persist. Bullying runs the gamut of hostile communication and behavior and can consist of excluding and ignoring certain workers, throwing things and destroying work, public humiliation and embarrassment, screaming and swearing, and occasionally even physical assault. What makes workplace bullying so harmful is its persistent nature. Exposed workers report that bullying goes on and on, lasting for months and--in many cases--even years.
Lutgen-Sandvik, Pamela. Communication Currents (2007). Articles>Business Communication>Collaboration
#28626
If we believe what we see on television, the typical workplace is either dry, rational, and chock full of consensus (like those cheesy, not-so-candid textbook pictures of 'strategic decision making'), dramatic and tense (think Grey's Anatomy or Law and Order) or circus-like (think Scrubs or The Office).
Scott, Clifton W., Karen K. Myers and Sarah J. Tracy. Communication Currents (2006). Articles>Communication>Business Communication
#28629
Many people use a Macintosh computer and choose to do so because of their hip, popular designs. The look of Apple's competitively priced desktop, the iMac G5, exemplifies the company's attempts to beautify digital technology with a sleek shape that inserts the computer into the monitor. Yet the tool's attractive appearance also disguises socially problematic aspects of the production and disposal of new media devices.
Schaefer, Peter D. and Meenakshi Gigi Durham. Communication Currents (2007). Articles>Computing>Aesthetics>Macintosh
