Gordon Rule Research Paper Communication Topics

Please choose one of the following topics. Spend at least 4 pages explaining the topic. Then view movie related to the topic and use at least 2 pages of your paper explaining how the movie embodied the topic. These topics will be the only topics you will be allowed to choose from to write your paper.

Topic/Theory of Communication                                  Related Movie
Symbolic Interactionism                                                  My Fair Lady or Nell
Coordinated Management of Meaning                      Chocolat or Don Juan DeMarco
Expectancy Violation Theory            How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days or
Catch me if you Can
Social Penetration Theory                                            Shrek or Sleepless on Seattle
Symbolic Convergence Theory                      Dead Poet Society or Paper Clips
Cognitive Dissonance Theory                  10 Things I hate about you or Swing Kids
Cultural Approach                                          Good Morning, Vietnam or The Firm
Narrative Paradigm                                                       Big Fish or Forrest Gump
Agenda-setting Theory                            Wag the Dog or All th President’s Men
Spiral of Silence                                                                Mississippi Burning
Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory                Witness or The Chosen
The Rhetoric (Neo-Aristotelian)                         The Apostle or My Cousin Vinny
Face-negotiation Theory                                                          Joy Luck Club or Antz
Speech Codes Theory                                  Dances with Wolves or Billy Elliot
Genderlect Styles                                When Harry Met Sally or Steel Magnolias
Standpoint Theory                                                    Waiting to Exhale or Beloved

•All papers must be cited with both in-paper (in-text) and end paper (reference) citations in proper format for the paper. Any paper not cited properly, or found to be plagiarized without citation will receive an automatic failing grade.

•Please note that cover pages and reference pages are not part of the 6 page count of the research paper