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20 Cards in this Set
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communication has _______, which are representations of people, events, and all that goes on around us and in us.
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symbols
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Language is ______, which means that verbal symbols are not intrinsically connected to what they represent.
The word apple referrs to the fruit and the computer. |
arbitrary
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Language is ______ which means that words are not concrete or tangible phenomena. They stand for ideas, people, events, objects, feelings, and so forth.
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abstract
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the communication process is ________ and _________.
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on going and dynamic
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you cannot ________ communication
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freeze
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Communication systems are _____________ & ______________.
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-interrelated parts
-embedded in larger systems |
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says "you cannot look at one thing without looking at the whole system," like a rock being thrown in the water.
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systems theory
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you have to include _______ in systems
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wholeness
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"more than one way to skin a cat"
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Equifinality
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cannot just "add" things in and expect a certain outcome
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nonsummativity
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Is a cognitive process, relies on language, self-talk, rehearsel of alternative scenarios.
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Intrapersonal communication
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continuum of communication that creates and sustains relationships and is divotal in relational developement.
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interpersonal communication
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performance of person, professions and social identities as well as every day life. Gender identites, oral traditions, Power & political performance
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performance communication
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Decision making committees and teams. Dynamics of self-managing teams. Hierarchies of power
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small groups
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comunication skills that enhance professional success. interviewing, listening, leadership, new technologies, decision making. Organizational culture and co-worker relationships.
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organizational communication
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public speaking, rhetorical studies, argumentation and political communication.
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public communication
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media representation of and influences on cultural values. Sterotypes of gender, race and ethnicity
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mass communication
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communicating faster and more widely, impact of technology on communication and community and keeping up with technology.
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communication technology
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demographic changes in the u.s., communication styles and meanings of different cultures, social communities within single society. Race, gender, and disabilities.
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intercultural
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focus of scholarship in own right, integral in study of all areas in the discipline. Enron., health South, Steroids (Mark Mcguire- Hall of Fame)
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Ethics and communication
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