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Analyze the communication and interpersonal interaction in the movie Coach Carter using these two theories Expectancy Violations Theory Social Exchange Theory and Social Penetration Theory. Write a 1800 word essay.
Introduction – What will the reader find in your paper?
Body – Concise and coherent application of chosen theory to the communication found in the film.
- Analysis 1
- Brief summary of the chosen theory that includes theorist, year, and key points
Analysis - Important tenets of the first theory applied appropriately to interaction between characters in the movie. Any quotes included from the movie are properly cited.
- Analysis 2
Brief summary of the chosen theory that includes theorist, year, and key points
- Analysis - Important tenets of the second theory applied appropriately to interaction between characters in the movie. Any quotes included from the movie are properly cited.
- Conclusion – Advocacy for your work
- Summary of your thoughts
Support for the position created in your analysis
- Paper Specs
- Create a cover page with your name, course number, assignment title, and word count.
Do not include cover page, headings, quotes, or references in your word count.
All required sources in this module, including textbooks, provided pdfs, and course videos should be used to support your thoughts, ideas, conclusions, etc., that you present throughout this paper. Sources from previous modules and courses should also be used when appropriate.
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Film Analysis- Coach Carter
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Film Analysis- Coach Carter
Introduction
Communication plays a vital role in human interaction. Whether in societal contexts,
professional settings, or personal relationships, effective communication remains essential in
fostering understanding, building relationships, and conveying ideas. There is a list of theories
behind the art of communication. These theories are meant to provide a better understanding of
communication and its intricacies. Communication theories are both important and interesting.
They play a valuable role in understanding people. This paper will focus on an analysis of the
film Coach Carter. The analysis will explore how the film's characters communicate and behave
using two communication theories, i.e., expectancy violations theory and social penetration
theory. Throughout this film, expectancy violations theory and social penetration theory emerged
as two consistently relevant theories worth analyzing. In this paper, I will also summarize my
thoughts on those two theories.
Analysis 1: Social penetration theory
The social penetration theory is attributed to Erwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor. They
developed this theory in 1973. The objective behind this theory's development was to get a better
understanding of the way relationships between people develop and progress (West & Turner,
2010). According to this theory, communication in a relationship starts superficially and builds
more intimacy as time goes on. The theory is based on the penetration process, which has four
phases. These four phases are orientation, exploratory affective exchange, affective exchange,
and stable exchange.
According to the film, Coach Carter was a former student at Richmond High School. It
was at this school that he got an opportunity to become a head coach. By the time Carter started
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his job at the school, a significant number of students on the basketball team were facing
academic challenges. More precisely, these students were struggling. Coach Carter saw the need
to increase accountability in the group. He introduced immediate boundaries and structure for his
players. This action by Carter had a drastic impact. For example, some of the players left the
basketball team, but some stayed behind. Those who remained had no option but to adjust to this
new relationship. When the coach's relationship with the basketball team began, there was
apparent shallow depth and narrow breadth. An analysis of the communication between the
coach and his team indicates limited communication t...
