Chapter 14 - Communication Flashcards
sport communication
a process by which people in sport, in a sport setting, or through a sport endeavour share symbols as they create meaning through interactions
theoretical framework of sport communication
- genre
- context
- process
- elements
- effects
genres
- Different ways of studying sport communication
- Look at individuals - how the communicate what they know and how they know the information
- Look at society - how social system works and how you network or communicate with those people
- Interpret - how you create messages or absorb the messages
context
- Interpersonal - one on one
- Group - more than 3 people
- Organizational - within a company
- Mass media - frail information to predispose to the way they want viewers to see society
process
multiple participants
elements
- Sender
- Message
- Channel
- Receiver
sender
codes of message (encode meaning sent by the sender)
receiver
decode of message
communication as a 2-way process
for communication to exist, the sender and receiver must share something; a common language, vocabulary, interesting in or understanding of the subject
theories of mass media effects
- uses and gratification
- agenda setting
- innovation
- diffusion of information
- modeling and cultivation
uses and gratification
- People who specifically choose messages based on their preferences and reject messages due to the same preferences
- Advertising that could send positive messages but offset others
agenda setting
- media influences how people think and why to think that way
- Ex. Women’s sports: society think men’s sports are more important than women’s
- Ex. Golden bear hockey: if they versed oil kings, society will like oil kings due to their exposure
innovation
- Innovation itself
- Communication channels
- Time
- Social system
diffusion of information
- Ways information gets sent to people
- Ex. Viral videos
modeling
have role models that influence you to change your behaviour and actions