Chapter 1 Flashcards
Define communication age
The age in which communication, technology, and media converge and deeply permeate daily life.
Define convergence
The ways in which technologically mediated and face to face communication overlap and intersect.
Example: I streamed netflix, texted Rachel about the episode, then when I ran into her at the store we continued that conversation.
Define digital native
Someone for whom digital technology’s such as computers, cell phones, video games, etc. already existed when they were born.
Define digital immigrants
Someone who adopted and learned digital technologies later in life. I.e. Not a digital native
Define communication
The collaborative process of using message to create and participate in social reality.
Define social reality
The set of social judgements members of a group agree upon. These emerge through social interaction.
Sarah sent her roommate Mark the link to a funny YouTube video during school. Later at home, they talked about the video and watched it again together. This is an example of:
Convergence
Define face-to-face communication
Situations in which physically or bodily copresent participants speak directly to one another during interaction.
Define mediated communication
Refers to communication or messages that are transmitted through some type of medium.
Ex: writing, cell phone, email, text messaging, Snapchat, FaceTime, etc.
Define interpersonal communication
Communication with or between persons
Define small group communication
Communication among the members of a small group of people working together to achieve a common goal or purpose.
Define public communication
Situations in which a person delivers a message to an audience.
Define mass communication
Messages transmitted by electronic and print media to large audiences that are distant and undifferentiated. Example: newspaper, magazine, tv show, websites.
Define masspersonal communication with examples
When a person uses a mass communication context for interpersonal communication OR when a person uses an interpersonal communication context for mass communication.
Example 1: making a public Facebook post (mass, because everyone can see it) for a Happy Birthday message to a friend (interpersonal, because you are referring to your one on one relationship).
Example 2: spam telephone calls. Your cellphone (interpersonal, because it’s your phone) is getting an automated message (mass, because it is used for a large group)
Describe the transition metaphor
Communication is a transmitter like radio and telephone because it has a source, transmittal, channel, and receiver.
Describe the interaction metaphor
Describes communication as a two way process of reciprocal action aka a back and forth. Takes the transmission metaphor and adds feedback (receivers response to the message) and fields of experience (the unique backgrounds of each communicator involved).
Describe the transaction metaphor
Acknowledges that people accomplish something in communication beyond just relaying messages back and forth. Our messages IMPACT those involved through content and relationship. Content is the surface level meaning (what is said) and relationship is how a message is said (politely, with attitude, sarcastically)
Describe the social construction metaphor
Stresses the ways communication shapes and creates the larger social realities in which we operate. This goes beyond sender/receiver and into the social world.
Define communication competence
The ability to communicate in a personally effective and socially appropriate manner.
Define ethics
A code of conduct based on respect for yourself, others, and your surroundings. Right vs wrong conduct.
Define ethical communication
It promotes autonomy and responsibility.
Autonomy: individuals right to make choices and self determine
Responsibility: being accountable for the welfare of others and the consequences of ones actions
What are some examples of communication that violate ethical communication?
Manipulation, propaganda, and extreme censorship. They all violate someone’s chance to make their own informed decisions.
Define connecting
The power of communication to link and relate us to people, groups, communities, social institutions, and cultures.
Define engagement
The act of sharing in the activities of the group aka participating
Define communication activism
Direct energetic action in support of needed social change for individuals, groups, organizations, and communities.
