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Connecting Concepts In The Movie Crash

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Crash: Connecting Concepts with Film
Rubi Garza
Texas A&M International University

Under the ontology concept, the primary question, “What is real?” Involves an in depth view of the differences between the positivist and the interpretive perspective. Under the positivist/objective view, the nature of reality can be seen as having only one single reality, which brings about only one single “Truth” (Griffin, Ledbetter, & Sparks, 2014). On the other hand, under the interpretive view, reality is socially constructed, therefore, there are multiple “truths” to what is real (Griffin, 2014). In other words, reality is seen differently by everyone. The movie Crash (2004) is filmed in a very diverse city, where race relations are very …show more content…

If the individual’s expectations have been violated, it can cause a positive or negative perception about the situation and the person they are interacting with (Griffin, 2014). An individual will implement a positive or negative value on the behavior of the person that has violated their expectation. Furthermore, they will evaluate the person in order to conclude weather they will bring either more rewards or punishments into their lives in the future (Griffin, 2014). The theory helps us understand interactions and their complexities because it takes into account that people’s expectations and behaviors towards situations are different due to cultural values and their personal experiences (Burgoon, 1993). Therefore, the place and the way they grow up strongly influences the expectations they have within their interactions/relationships. This can also be linked to the interpretive view of multiple “truths”. Everyone has different influences, experiences, and beliefs that make their reality and expectations different from the …show more content…

The concept of tug-of –of-war in a relationship shows the constant opposition and tension there is. In other words, relationships are far from simplistic, rather complex, and full of opposing differences. This is not to say that if there is tension in a relationship, it is a sign of trouble. On the contrary, having a tug-a-war is a normal interplay that happens when interacting with one another (Griffin, 2014). It doesn’t have to necessarily wear people out. Having differences is normal and will not always break the relationship, rather strengthen it by finding the balance needed within the

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