COURSE

SPH205: Interpersonal Communication

Instructions

Greeting cards represent a large industry and have become an integral part of U.S. culture. Describe if you send greeting cards and under what circumstances. Why, or why not?  Then, think about the use of electronic greeting cards, or e-Cards (e.g., www.bluemountain.com). Describe if you send e-Cards and under what circumstances. Why, or why not? How can e-Cards be used as a relational tool that fosters a particular interpersonal climate? Are there differences between sending a “snail-mail” greeting card and an e-Card? How do social norms like the sending of cards contribute to a positive interpersonal climate?

SOLUTION

Yes, I embrace the culture of sending greeting cards on special occasions such as graduation, anniversaries, and birthdays. Further, when I want to thank someone for a favor done to me, I tend to send greeting cards. Previously, I have also sent greeting cards with apologetic messages for failure to invite some of my relatives to my special occasions. In my opinion, greeting cards express human emotions such as humor, sympathy, gratefulness, joy, admiration, and love, among others. They enable people to connect on emotional levels with others who have touched their lives.……Please click the icon below to access entire solution at $5