Thursday, January 21, 2010

Unit 1

This post explores the dynamics of " Social constructionist perspective" and "Psychological perspective".Couched in the theory of the "social constructionist perspective" the idea of this insight defines that things such as money , newspapers, the economy, etc would have not existed if there wasnt any society.Since in " social constructionist perspective"- Communication creates individual, this further accentuates that the idea is to expose the way a particular kind of belief has been shaped by the society.For example the movie "Invictus" by Clint Eastwood which released on the 11th Decembr 2009 is an aspiring true story of how Newly Elected President Nelson Mandela played by Matt Damon knows that his nation is in the midst of a racial and economic crisis. In reference to this movie this is the particular kind of belief that has been shaped by society. Believing that he can bring his people together by joining forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match. Nelson Mandela in the movie ignores the social context in which communication occurs so instead of solving the conflict of the movie with the clique soliloquy filled with words, the movie uses the tool of rugby which is the national sport of South Africa symbolizing the culture and roots of the country to create a collective representation of reality. So here we see how individuals create communication, Nelson uses sport to communicate with the mass media . What makes this movie unique and complex is that it shows spoken words with the aim of communication isnt everything , there's always clarity in the frankness and framework of the cultural aspect which holds the movie together.

Eventhough life isnt as easy as a rugby match but it is an obligation for everyone to look for hope and ways in which conflicts can be solved either by communicating in the human mind or by communicating socially.