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33 Cards in this Set
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Rules theory or Coordinated Management of meaning
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- how humans construct meaning from their communication
- rules to coordinate meanings and interactions with others - hierarchy of meanings o Barnett Pearce and Vernon Cronen |
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Speech act
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Rules theory or Coordinated Management of meaning
o We do things when we speak |
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Episodes
- Strange loops (Branham) o Internal conversations |
Are large frames for interpreting speech acts
Rules Theory |
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Relationships
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The some what scripted ways we interact with a particular person
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Autobiographies
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Individuals view of himself
rules theory |
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Cultural patterns
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Rules theory
Understanding speech acts |
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Rules
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Rules Theory
Allow us to make sense of social interaction |
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Constitutive rules
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Rules Theory
o Define what counts as what |
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Regulative rules
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Rules Theory
Coordinate communication to guide interaction |
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Logical force
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Rules Theory
Felt obligation to an act |
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Strange loops (Branham)
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Rules Theory
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Constructivism
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- George Kelly
- O’Keefe - Delia - Cognitive processes which we use to create meaning. |
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Cognitive Schema
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Constructivism
o Personal constructs are the building blocks of a individuals interpretation of an experience |
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Prototypes
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Constructivism
The broadest cognitive structures. Optimal examples for categories. |
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Personal constructs
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Constructivism
Mental yard stick allow us to measure a phenomenon |
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phenomenon
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Constructivism
- Stereotypes - Scripts - Cognitive complexity How elaborate or complex a persons interpretive process is |
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Differentiation
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Constructivism
o Measures the number of distinct interpretations |
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- Abstraction
- Organization - Person centeredness |
Constructivism
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Interactional theory
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- Watzlawick, beavin Jackson
- Communication systems - General systems theory - All parts are inherited - Systems are organized wholes - the whole is more than the sum of its parts - openness - systems strive for but never achieve equilibrium - homeostasis |
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- levels of meaning
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Interactional Theory
o content meaning o relationship meaning • meta communication |
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- punctuation
- communication and power o symmetrical o complementary - parallel relationships |
Interactional Theory
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Dialectical theory
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- baxter Rawlins
- dialectic o contrary or opposing tensions o moments = equilibrium |
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- contradiction
- process - relationship dialects - integration/ separation - stability/ change - expression/ privacy |
Dialectical Theory
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response to dialects
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Dialectical Theory
o selection o separation o neutralization o reframing |
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uncertainty Reduction Theory
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Berger Bradac Calabrese
- Laws of behavior |
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- Axiom
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Uncertainty Reduction Theory
o Statement presumed to be true |
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Social exchange theory
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homans blau thibaut Kelley roloff rusbult bunk
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- coasts
- rewards - comparison level - compairison level alternatives - equality - inequality |
Social Exchange Theory
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Developmental theories
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- social penetration model
Standpoint theory Speech community theory Organizational culture |
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social penetration model
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o Altman, Taylor
- Honeycutt - Relationship trajectories - Turning points |
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Standpoint theory
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- social groups shape our experiences
- Collins haraway Harding Hartsock - Standpoint - White studies - Situated knowledge’s |
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Speech community theory
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- Langer
- Maintain community through shared symbols and meanings - Communication rules |
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Organizational culture
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- relationship between communication and culture
- Pacanowsky O’Donnell - Vocabulary - Stories o Corporate o Personal o Collegial - Rites and rituals |