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A 5 page paper discussing research in conflict in interpersonal communication using the film "The Birdcage" as a setting in which to discuss the issue. The film used as the basis for discussion here is a comedy, and it is quite easy to look in at the scenes being played before us and laugh at the turns that they make. Along with the laughs and chuckles, however, the film also presents conflict resolution in keeping with current research. Since conflict is a given in our lives, these researchers and observers make valuable contributions to working for speedy and agreeable resolution. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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File: CC6_KScommBirdcage.rtf
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including sociology and psychology maintain divisions in which the family is the primary focus. These disciplines operate within the framework provided by several family theories, most of which are
well developed (Friedman, 1998). Not all families face the same situation as does that in "The Birdcage," but the movie exemplifies many of the common difficulties seen in various
settings. The purpose here is to assess a movie-featured family unit in the context of interpersonal conflict. The movie providing the family
for study is Mike Nichols 1996 "The Birdcage." The Film Taken only for its entertainment value, "The Birdcage" is a delightful and tasteful
1996 comedy dealing with topics that could be addressed crudely and uncomfortably if not for the great care of those involved in its production. Armand Goldman (Robin Williams) and
Albert (Nathan Lane) are gay men involved in a committed and extremely long-term relationship. Armand has a son by a brief excursion into heterosexuality twenty years earlier, who Armand
and Albert raised. Son Val (Dan Futterman) does not share Armand and Alberts homosexuality; he has just become engaged to Barbara (Calista Flockhart), the daughter of extremely conservative Senator
Keeley (Gene Hackman). Armand owns a drag club by the name of The Birdcage, where Albert is a star performer. The pair
lives in a luxurious apartment above the club. The time has come for Val and Barbaras families to meet, and the film chronicles a comedy of errors as Val
desperately tries to present to the Senator an image of a family that the Senator can see as being "normal." Alberts efforts to be manly evoke chuckles; the results
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