Constitutive Dialogue is communication that creates, sustains, and alters relationships and the social world. The information on this idea can be found on pages 161-2 in chapter 12 of our book.
The idea that conversations, and communication in general, can change relationships and situations (the social world) may seem to be a straight-forward idea, and yet with the examples in the book, Griffin explains an idea that seemed rhetorical in a way that makes more situations make sense in my social world. I've noticed that when two people both have some kind of negative (the scars on Jess' legs so she wouldn't wear shorts, and Joe explaining he had some bad scars too), and they communicate with each other about it, they realize that they aren't the only one in their situation and tend to be far less self-conscious about that "negative."
~Tornn
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I agree. I think that this is why we choose the people that are around us. It's why we're friends, boyfriends or girlfriends, etc with who we choose. We relate to these people because of our similarities and our lack of self-consciousness. We understand and accept each others flaws which in turn make us more comfortable and confident around that particular person. It's a good feeling to know that no matter what you've been through or are going through those people love you and are able to make you feel accepted for just being you. It also helps when you ‘re making new friends if those people or that person can share a “negative” with you so that you feel at ease and it begins the process of building a relationship with that person.
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