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Modern Media and Changing the Functions of Family /19

Emotional bonds are formed and spread for various
reasons. One of the best grounds for the cultivation of
family bonds is proper and effective communication
between members of the group. The emotional bond will
not be created firmly unless group members interact with
each other with mutual understanding and knowledge.
One of the reasons that increases emotional bond is
verbal communication. Verbal communication is to have
conversation as a medium of communication between two
or more people. In communication environments,
conversation is not just a normal habit but a pattern that
forms the dominant emotional and spiritual conditions of
social situations.
As a form of verbal communication that meets the
needs of communication and interaction, conversation has
two certain characteristics or better to say two
requirements:
- The ability to listen, the ability to show empathy.
By making proper use of these skills, one can use
verbal communication to increase mutual
understanding and find common ground in a
relationship.
Hearing is entirely different from listening. Hearing is a
biological function of human beings that includes
receiving an audio message from the channel of ears.
Hearing is but a minor part of listening process.
Listening is a process that has diverse elements such as
receiving a message, understanding, paying attention,
meaning assignment and a response to the message.
Another point worth mentioning is that listening is
always accompanied by visual contact.