Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication

3 Hours

Examine recent and noteworthy scholarship in the social scientific literature regarding the often-stigmatized processes of interpersonal/relational communication. Distinguish aspects of communication that are typically seen as dysfunctional, problematic, and destructive; aspects of communication that appear to be negative but also serve a function or produce desirable outcomes; and aspects of communication that are poorly understood or hidden in the shadows of other scholarly work. Communication Studies 367I (Topic: Dark Side of Interpersonal) and 367I (Topic 3) may not both be counted.