COMM ST 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Connect Four, Condom, Communication Studies

• School: UCLA
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM ST 10
• Professor: Professor Suman

Document Summary

Social science : helps us in explaining & understanding human behavior. Communications borrows from many other disciplines, most heavily from sociology. Influence of sociology with stuff of everyday life. Communication studies follows social rules / . Norms (does not work at random) > deals. The dating world > norms guide our communication decisions. Phone calls / texting plans for herself. Middle ground between seeming too eager or too disinterested. 3 day norm to contact person after getting number. Need to convey a personality of yourself. How long to communicate? > sustained communication. How often to communicate? / how long to wait to communicate after date? > all. Listening = very important in carrying a conversation (also remembering information. Good idea to provide choice in making plans. No, giving excuses > not interested dictated by social norms / rules for later, as well) Normative to be nice and gracious towards one another, as asking someone out can be a nerve-wracking experience.