Chapter 1 Key Concepts Flashcards
globalization
the process of our world becoming more connected in economic, political, organizational, and personal terms as transportation and telecommunication systems improve
outsourcing
moving manufacturing services to countries where labor is cheap
terrorism
a set of strategies that involves the use of unpredictable violence against individuals that instills continuous fear and suspicion among large groups of people
war on terror
military actions and bureaucratic processes that seek to prevent and fight terrorism
homeland security
communication systems that enhance border security, improve tracking of possible terrorist activities, and develop the ability of first-response organizations to act quickly in the case of a terrorist threat or attack
climate change
the upward shift in overall global temperature, rising sea level, and extreme weather events
“green” companies
businesses that want to raise their level of environmental responsibility and make decisions while considering environmental impacts
demographics
statistical descriptions of characteristics of a population including age, race, income, education, etc.
generational cohorts
divisions of populations based on similarities in birth year and associated similarities in experience
requisite variety
the need for organizations and groups to be as complicated as their problems
transmission model of communication
view of communication as a process of moving information from one source to another
constitutive model of communication
view of communication as a process that produces and reproduces meaning
domains of communication theory
seven different ways of thinking about how communication works in the world; rhetorical, semiotic, phenomenological, cybernetic, socio-psychological, sociocultural, critical
