COM final review

Question 1

rites

Answer 1

planned special events

Question 2

rites of passage

Answer 2

ceremony marking an important stage in life (birth, marriage, puberty)

Question 3

rites of integration

Answer 3

language, gestures, symbols, setting

Question 4

blaming rites

Answer 4

firings, demotions, reprimands

Question 5

enhancement rites

Answer 5

praising one publicly

Question 6

rituals

Answer 6

regular, familiar, routine

Question 7

social rituals

Answer 7

festive events (wedding, funeral rituals)

Question 8

task rituals

Answer 8

routines associated with a particular job in the workplace (issuing tickets, collecting tolls)

Question 9

roles of organizational structures

Answer 9

formally defined position within organization

Question 10

rules of organizational structures

Answer 10

specify when, where, + with whom communication should occur

Question 10

upward dissent

Answer 10

voicing dissatisfaction with workplace situations to managers

Question 11

latent dissent

Answer 11

voicing dissatisfaction with co-workers

Question 12

displaced dissent

Answer 12

voicing dissatisfaction with people outside of work (friends + family)

Question 13

oral communication tradition/ages

Answer 13

orally transmitted of info from one generation to the next

Question 14

written/print communication tradition/ages

Answer 14

info transmitted through readings from one generation to another

Question 15

significance of advertising

Answer 15

product placement

Question 16

significance of photography

Answer 16

civil war photos

Question 17

significance of film

Answer 17

1st film in 1889 by Edison, 1st hit film “The Kiss”

Question 18

significance of radio

Answer 18

Guglielmo Marconi, 1890s-1900s, sends signals + morse code without wires

Question 19

significance of television

Answer 19

1920s development, mainstreaming: Will & Grace, Amy Schneider