CMN 2181 Study Guide - Gregory Bateson, Public Space, Masculinity

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 2181
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Ex: peter & paul coffee house: initial impulse: i need sugar for my coffee , situation assessment: where is the sugar? , out of reach, option overview: what are my options? , 1st decision: decided to ask paul, reflection on cmn medium: point to the sugar, ask verbally, raise his hand for server, 2nd decision: decides he will speak to paul, message delivery: tone, intensity, gestures, 3rd decision: simple tone w/hand gesture, message composition: pass me the sugar . Culture **is dynamic, it changes (some cultures rapidly, some very slow: james newliep: accumulated [*over time] pattern of values, beliefs, and behaviors shared by an identifiable group of people with a common history & a verbal + nonverbal symbol system, klyukanov: system of symbolic resources shared by a group of people, shades of grey: (11), no black/white, i. e. absolutes in communication, continuum: languages continuously changing.