Create a thesis and an outline on Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication in Action. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required.

I need help creating a thesis and an outline on Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication in Action. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide. An abstract is required. The way one communicates and receives information matters much in the quality of relationships he or she has with others. Effective communication takes practice and hard work especially for those who are not skilled in interpersonal relations. Several factors need to be considered when communicating: age, gender, relationship to the person, nature of the communication exchange, temperament and personality and even culture.

In personal relationships, communication plays a bigger role in maintaining harmony and peace. Research on marriage and close relationships points to varying communication patterns shared by couples. “One salient pattern of communication in the marital interaction literature is the demand–withdraw pattern, in which one member (the demander) criticizes, nags, and makes demands of the other, while the partner (the withdrawer) avoids confrontation, withdraws, and becomes silent.” (Eldridge, Sevier, Jones, Atkins & Christensen, 2007, p.218) The demand-withdraw pattern is usually associated with relationship dissatisfaction, power differences, differences in desire for closeness and independence, femininity–masculinity, gender roles, and division of labor (Eldridge & Christensen, 2002). Although both genders may play both roles of demander and withdrawer, research on this topic consistently demonstrates that women are more often in the demanding role and men more often in the withdrawing role. This may be explained by the finding that the person who wants to initiate changes in the relationship mostly imposes the demands and usually, it is the woman who is more open to change (Kluwer, Helsinki, & Van de Vliert, 2000. Margolin, Talovic, & Weinstein, 1983). Hence, she must rely on her partner’s compliance to induce change, must engage in behaviors to elicit change from the partner, and therefore may complain about demand, and pressure. Conversely, the man who has the burden of making a change may find the woman’s demanding behavior as aversive and may resort to withdrawal and avoidance to reduce conflict and avoid change.