Comm Theory Final 420

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interpersonal relationships are similar to

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economic exchanges

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people evaluate their relationships in terms of ___ and ___

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costs and rewards

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rewards

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meeting NEEDS, GOALS and DESIRES

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costs

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INHIBIT NEEDS, DESIRES GOALS. lots of TIME AND ENERGY spent in this relationship

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value of the relationship =

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rewards- costs

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____ indicates whether something is a REWARD or COST

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context

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outcome

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whether people CONTINUE or TERMINATE the relationship

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assumptions of SET

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1. SEEK REWARDS and PUNISHMENT
2. RATIONAL Beings
3. standards used to evaluate vary with TIME AND DIFF PEOPLE

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Outcomes (__):
_______ (CL):
_______ (CLalt)

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O : rewards minus costs
Comparison level: MINIMUM EXPECTATION of what is satisfactory outcome in a particular relationship
Comparison Level for Alternatives: COMPARE OUTCOMES from relationship to ALTERNATIVE relationships

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if O>CL and >CLalt =

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happy and stable

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if O < CL and <CLalt =

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unhappy and unstable

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if O> CL but <CLalt =

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happy and unstable

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if O <CL but >CLalt =

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unhappy but stable

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RELATIONAL DIALECTICS THEORY:
relational life is in

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constant motion

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RELATIONAL DIALECTIcS THEORY: partners in relationships have

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CONFLICTING DESIRES throughout their relationship

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partners try to ____ their conflicting desires

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RECONCILE

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relationships are not ___

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LINEAR

- individuals swing back and forth between CONTRADICTORY desires
- relationships are viewed in terms of COMPLEXITY, NOT PROGRESS.

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relational life is characterized by ___

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change
- as people have NEW EXPERIENCE their relationships CHANGE

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______ is a fundamental fact of relational life

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CONTRADICTION
- the pushes and pulls are ongoing

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communication is central to ______ and ________ relational contradictions

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organizing and negotiating
- communication has a central role

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monologic approach

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either or. either the relationships is CLOSE or DISTANT: extremes

A _________ B

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dualistic approach

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two separate people, two unrelated contradictions.

A I B I

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dialectic approach

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focuses on the messier, less consistent, less logical unfolding on the moment. MULTIPLE points of VIEW act off each other.

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elements of dialectics

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TCMP

take courtneys man Paul

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TCMP

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totality
contradiction
motion
praxis

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totality

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if something happens to one person if will effect the total of te two of them. peoples moods are dependent.

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contradiction

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there are opposites always in play. eleanor wants to tell jeff she loves him but she also still want to with hold that information

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motion

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refers to the process of relationships and their change over time

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praxis:

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humans are choice makers. eleanor chooses to be with jeff which keep her from making choices she would otherwise make. she must get along with jeffs family, etc.

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three major types of interactional dialectics:

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AON

autonomy and connection
openness and protection
novelty and predictability

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autonomy and connection

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to want to be CLOSE and SEPARATE

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openness and protection

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desires to be OPEN but also maintain PRIVACY

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novelty and predictability

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experience comfort of STABILITY and the EXCITEMENT of CHANGE

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MANAGE DIALECTICAL TENSION

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CSSI

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CSSI

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cyclic alternation
segmentation
selection
integreation

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cyclic alternation

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choosing a different extreme at DIFFERENT TIMES:
close when young
distant with age

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segmentation

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different Poles for different CONTEXTS

close at home
distant at work

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selection

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choosing ONE POLE and act as if the other DOES NOT EXIST

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integrating + 3 TYPES (NDR)

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synthesizing opposites

neutralizing: choosing a compromise. being "moderately" close
disqualifying: exempting certain issues from the general pattern. being open on all topics EXCEPT RELIGION
reframing: transforming oppositions so they no longer seem to oppose each other. closeness can be achieved with some distance.

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organizational culture

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE THEORY

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organizational life

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ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE THEORY: organizations culture is composed of

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shared symbols

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symbols generate

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unique meanings

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examples include:

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organizational stories
rituals
rites of passage

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values

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standards and principles. inform organizational members about what is important.

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symbols: at disneyland the importance of a ____

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smile

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organizations and its members ____ over time

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EVOLVE

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researchers can make sense out of a organization by examining the ______

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COMMUNICATION

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organizational life includes

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emotional and psychological atmosphere

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cultural metaphor

cultures are like intricate ____ _____

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spider webs which need constant maintenance

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in a spider web each strand represents a _____ _____ of the organization

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DISCRETE ASPECT

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people are critical to the ORGANIZATION just like :

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the spider is to its' web

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assumptions:
members create a -

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SHARED SENSE of organizational REALITY resulting in a better understanding of the VALUES

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assumptions
the use of symbols are

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CRITICAL to an ORGANIZATIONS culture

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SYMBOLS PBV

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physical
behavioral
verbal

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physical symbols

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art design logo
building
dress
appearance
material

EXTERIOR MATERIAL

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behavioral

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rituals, traditions, rewards, punishment

CONSISTENT ACTION

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verbal

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anecdotes, joke, jargon, explanations, explanations, stories, metaphors

CULTURES COMMUNICATION for TEACHING CULTURE

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ETHNOGRAPHY

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QUALITATIVE method that uses STORIES, RITUALS and ARTIFACTS to reveal meaning within the culture

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field journal

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personal log to record feelings about different cultural communications

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GREEK
ethno =
graphos =

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tribe, group
written down

investigation of what is meaningful to a particular culture

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thick description

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explanation of the layers of meaning in a culture
HIDDEN MEANINGS behind the action

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insider versus outsider

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insider: researcher who is NATIVE, group under investigation
outsider: researcher who is NOT NATIVE

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fuzion of horizons

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relationship between the researcher and the one being researched. your horizon as a researcher and theirs as members of a community.

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performance:

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organizational life is like a theatrical presentation

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ritual performance:

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regular and recurring presentations in the workplace

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personal rituals

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routines done at the workplace each day: check voicemail, email.

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task rituals

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routines associated with that one job

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social rituals

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routines with other people in the workplace
happy hour friday

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organizational rituals

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routines that pertain to the organization overall
- faculty meetings

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passion performance

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organizational stories that employees share with one another to get members enthusiastic

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social performance

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organizational behavior that is supposed to demonstrate cooperation and politeness with others. "a little goes a long way"

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political performance

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behaviors that demonstrate power or control

"nurses speaking out about being second class"

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enculturation performances

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behaviors that assist employees in discovering what it means to be a member of an organization

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cultural approach to communicative action

definition of culture:

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socially/historically constructed system of SYMBOLIC actions that function to create some sense of SHARED PURPOSE and identity

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assumptions:

culture TRANSCENDS ____ or _____ conceptions

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individual interpretations of MEANING

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assumptions:

culture suggests a _____ ____

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meaningful order. they are deeply felt, commonly intelligible and widely accessible

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cultural analysis

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ascertain meanings as they relate to a particular community but also how they RELATE to UNIVERSAL themes that are fundamental to the human tradition. (tradition vs. change, conformity vs resistance, power, gender relationships, etc)

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culture is embedded in and sustained through

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Symbols is SOCIAL ENCOUNTERS

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culture is _____ constructed and contested (contested meaning)

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SYMBOLICALLY
- alternative and competing meanings are negotiated between members

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symbolic resources PRAD

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practices
artifacts
rules: forms of adress, how one makes decisions
discourse: conversation, written texts

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CULTURAL STUDIES
media represents:

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ideologies of the dominant class

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media is controlled by ____

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corporations (targeted with profit in mind)

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medias ______ must be considered when interpreting a culture

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influence

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media shapes

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public opinion of certain populations

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media serves to :

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communicate dominant ways of thinking

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media keep the

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powerful in control

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marxist legacy

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powerful exploit the powerless
powerlessness can lead to alienation

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alienation

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perception that one has little control over their future

99percent versus 1 percent

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frankfurt school theorists

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group of scholars who believed that the media were more concerned with making money than with presenting news

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neo- marxist

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LIMITED embrace of MARX

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ideology

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framework used to make sense of our existence

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culture wars

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cultural struggles over meaning, identity and influence

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hegemony

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the influence, power or dominance of one social group over another
( people WILLINGLY/ UNKNOWINGLY accept practices that contribute to their own oppression )

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base on false consciousness:

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people are unaware/ deny oppressive practices

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theater of struggle:

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competing ideolgies. competition of VARIOUs cultural identities.

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counter hegemony

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the use of the same strategies and resources as the dominant group to challenge that domination
- audiences are not always compliant
-allows understanding of history and social practices from other lenses. TV challenges how the dominant people create the media. for example: how the cosby show is about a richer black man - normally does not happen.