CMST 1A03 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: 2015 Fifa Women'S World Cup, Numeris, Nuclear Family

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: CMST 1A03
• Professor: Christine Quail

Document Summary

To look analytically at the ways media are implicated in our knowledge and understanding of the world (p8) Ask whose or what interests do media serve and what role do they play in creating and maintaining relationships, particularly in relationships of wealth and power (p8) Considers how language culture media -the social contextsframe and determine not only the meaning . But the kinds of messages we create (p10) The act of making a message common to one or more people. The act of transmitting and exchanging information and meaning through any form language. Media are integral to our cultural lives. Stories in the media tell larger stories about people, values. The act of making a message common to one or more people (pg9) The act of transmitting and exchanging: harold lasswell"s model: chain of communication. Who says = what = to whom = in what channel = with what effect.