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12 Cards in this Set
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Communication |
Systemic process of interacting with and through symbols to interpret meaning |
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Theory |
Derived from "theoria;" a way of organizing what we know and assume about some phenomenon. |
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Theories comprise... |
*Concepts *Propositions |
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Sociopsychological |
Study of individual as a social being *Science of communication *Assumes mechanisms of human processing are beyond our awareness. *Cause-effect |
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Cybernetic |
Complex systems, many interacting elements influence one another *Variables, control character of overall system, achieve balance/change |
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Rhetorical |
Human symbol use Key ideas *5 canons-invention, arrangement, style, delivery, memory |
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6 features of the rhetorical tradition |
*speech distinguishes humans from other animals *Confidence is the efficacy of public address *Setting of 1 speaker, larger audience, intention to persuade *Oratorical training as the cornerstone of a leader's education *Emphasis on power/beauty of language to move people emotionally, stir to action *Province of males |
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6 eras, Rhetorical |
*Classical-Plato/Aristotle *Medieval- Augustine/Cicero *Renaissance-Francis Bacon/Rene Descartes *Enlightenment-Belles Lettres/Elocutionists *Contemporary-20th century *Post-modern-alternative |
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Semiotic |
Host of theories; signs come to represent objects, ideas, states, situations, feelings, and conditions outside of themselves. *Sign-stimulus designating something other than itself *Semantics, syntactics, pragmatics |
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Sociocultural |
Addresses the ways our understandings, meanings, norms, roles, and rules are worked out interactively in communication *Patterns of interactions between people *Symbolic interactionism, constructionism, sociolinguists *Edward Sapir, Benjamin Lee Whorf |
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Critical |
Houses questions of privelege and power; tradition stands in opposition of the basic assumption of other traditions *Seeks to understand taken-for-granted systems, power structures, and beliefs that dominate society *Uncovering oppressive social conditions and power arrangements in order to promote a freer and more fulfilling society. *Make a conscious attempt to fuse theory and action. *Marxism, Frankfurt school, feminism |
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Phenomenological |
Concentrates on the conscious experience of the person *Come to understand the world by personal experience 3 basic principles- *Knowledge is conscious *Meaning of a thing consists of the potential of that thing in one's life *Language is the vehicle of meaning 3 schools of thought- *Classic (Husserl) *Perception (Merleau-Ponty) *Hermeneutic (Heidegger) |
