Chapter 1

Question 1

Define communication age

Answer 1

The age in which communication, technology, and media converge and deeply permeate daily life.

Question 2

Define convergence

Answer 2

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.

Question 3

Define digital native

Answer 3

Someone for whom digital technology’s such as computers, cell phones, video games, etc. already existed when they were born.

Question 4

Define digital immigrants

Answer 4

Someone who adopted and learned digital technologies later in life. I.e. Not a digital native

Question 5

Define communication

Answer 5

The collaborative process of using message to create and participate in social reality.

Question 6

Define social reality

Answer 6

The set of social judgements members of a group agree upon. These emerge through social interaction.

Question 7

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:

Answer 7

Convergence

Question 8

Define face-to-face communication

Answer 8

Situations in which physically or bodily copresent participants speak directly to one another during interaction.

Question 9

Define mediated communication

Answer 9

Refers to communication or messages that are transmitted through some type of medium.
Ex: writing, cell phone, email, text messaging, Snapchat, FaceTime, etc.

Question 10

Define interpersonal communication

Answer 10

Communication with or between persons

Question 11

Define small group communication

Answer 11

Communication among the members of a small group of people working together to achieve a common goal or purpose.

Question 12

Define public communication

Answer 12

Situations in which a person delivers a message to an audience.

Question 13

Define mass communication

Answer 13

Messages transmitted by electronic and print media to large audiences that are distant and undifferentiated. Example: newspaper, magazine, tv show, websites.

Question 14

Define masspersonal communication with examples

Answer 14

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)

Question 15

Describe the transition metaphor

Answer 15

Communication is a transmitter like radio and telephone because it has a source, transmittal, channel, and receiver.

Question 16

Describe the interaction metaphor

Answer 16

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).

Question 17

Describe the transaction metaphor

Answer 17

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)

Question 18

Describe the social construction metaphor

Answer 18

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.

Question 19

Define communication competence

Answer 19

The ability to communicate in a personally effective and socially appropriate manner.

Question 20

Define ethics

Answer 20

A code of conduct based on respect for yourself, others, and your surroundings. Right vs wrong conduct.

Question 21

Define ethical communication

Answer 21

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

Question 22

What are some examples of communication that violate ethical communication?

Answer 22

Manipulation, propaganda, and extreme censorship. They all violate someone’s chance to make their own informed decisions.

Question 23

Define connecting

Answer 23

The power of communication to link and relate us to people, groups, communities, social institutions, and cultures.

Question 24

Define engagement

Answer 24

The act of sharing in the activities of the group aka participating

Question 25

Define communication activism

Answer 25

Direct energetic action in support of needed social change for individuals, groups, organizations, and communities.