Communication theory

society that has been in existence for that long of a time, and releasing the changes that were made, how they were made, and most importantly why they were made is paramount. In the article “Activity Theory, an introduction for the Writing classroom” Kain and Wardle give us an Idea of an activity theory which “gives us a helpful lens for understanding how people in different communities carry out their activities”.…

Entertainment Education Theory, is a strategy when the media message is purposely designed and implemented to entertain and educate to increase the audiences knowledge about an educational issue, shift social norms, create positive attitudes, and to change the behavior of individuals and communities. Another way to explain the entertainment education theory is that it contains content that is mostly educational but has incidental entertainment value, and content that is mostly entertaining but…

Introduction A theory refers to a prediction of the relationship between actions or events. Public relations officer should be aware of different theories to help them make correct decisions on the public relations programs and plans (Aldoory, 2007). An example of a theory in public relations is the situational theory. The theory states the publics are identified and categorized in a context to which they know and understand a problem and the extent to which the act about the problem. Concepts…

more effective and better t communicating as a group. Tuckman thought that the communication within a group gets affected by the different reactions and feelings everyone has. Tuckman thought that the people in the group go through four stages when communicating but then in 1977 another stage was discovered and then added. Stage 1, forming, this is when the group comes together and one person starts the communication who either has dependence or just anyway. They start by talking about…

Brown and Levinson created politeness theory, which is situated in the interpretivist paradigm (Goldsmith & Normand, 2015, p. 267). This theory is intended to explore the various ways language is used in certain social contexts, as well as how communication is affected by those word choices. The creators were curious why in some situations and relationships, people tend to be very blunt, while in others people tend to take a less direct approach. Politeness theory is based on Goffman’s concept…

Social Penetration Theory As established from empirical studies, relationships do not just become; they rather developed through stages before they mature. According to the social penetration theory, interpersonal communications in the early stages are relatively shallow and somehow restrictive. As relationships grow, relations grow to get deeper and intimate (Carpenter & Greene, 2016). For instance, in the film When Harry Met Sally, the various stages of the social penetration theory become…

Language plays an instrumental role when it comes to human communication as it ensures the accomplishment of numerous activities. Notably, language makes sure that a consensus is reached whenever people communicate as the information being relayed is comprehended in an easy manner. If language did not exist life would be cumbersome as an agreement would not be realized and this would be disastrous (Formigari, 2004). Apparently, the ultimate origin of human language has not yet been decided as a…

romantic relationships. All different relationship types serve different functions and have different benefits. The determining factor for quality of relationships is communication. The two relationships that I will be discussing within this paper are friendships and relationships. There are certain communication concepts and theories that if people were aware of the quality of their relationships would improve. Friendships are an important part of life. Friends help you through some of the…

Stephenson G. M. & Rutter, 1979) determined for a variety of measures of communication, the total number of visual cues available from visual communication, physical presence, etc. was what most important in the social interaction. Equivocal messages are harder to explain and respond to through email and over the telephone without visual social cues to help build…

Theories of Communication Nothing turns the stomach like the two words ‘group work’. Groups are a source of tension and stress for most people. The unknown in a group is the primary issue. Groups however are the foundations of all things successful, no one does it alone. Exploring group theory will help to understand their dynamics, their expectations, and finally their cognitive process. Interaction-process analysis theory specifically deals with group dynamics in terms of psychology and…