Martin Buber was an early 20th century Jewish theologian

Martin Buber was an early 20th century Jewish theologian

I-Thou Communication

Martin Buber was an early 20th century Jewish theologian, famous for the distinction between \\\”I-It\\\” relationships and \\\”I-Thou\\\” relationships. \\\”I-It\\\” and \\\”I-Thou\\\” are two distinct ways of relating.

• In the I-It encounter, we relate to another as an object, completely outside of ourselves.
  • In other words, I meet you and interact with you in your social role.
• In the I-Thou encounter, we relate to each other as authentic beings, without judgement, qualification or objectification. 
  • In other words, I meet you as you are, and you meet me as I am; we see each other as unique individuals – more than our social roles.

Shifting your communication from I-It to I-Thou

For this discussion board assignment, think of someone you have to interact with regularly, but with whom you have an I-It relationship.

1. Using a pseudonym, describe a recent encounter/experience or interaction.
2. Identify the qualities that cause you to see this person as different from, or inferior to you.
3. Identify similarities you have with this person.
4. Share one way you can change your communication with this person in ways that accept and respect differences while appreciating and emphasizing similarities.

Create

In no more than six slides (total), or 300 words (per item) create a presentation (which can be done as a slide deck – PPT or Google Slides, a brief essay, or even an infographic) to share your responses to the questions numbered 1-4 above. 

Incorporate all you can from the learning resources for this week (readings and video), but you can also draw in information found from credible websites and library resources. 

Remember to incorporate appropriate citations for material you quote or paraphrase in your work.

• Clearly respond to each question.
• Give examples to support your ideas.
• Make connections with the course concepts in this week\\\’s readings

Readings:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MgoPsDlZreDYooOKQ0-sbppRYGfZJ-TJ/view

Chapter 6: Interpersonal Communication Processes

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