[COMMSTUD 102] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (27 pages long)

• School: Bloomsburg University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMMSTUD 102
• Professor: Mary King

Document Summary

Interpersonal communication : referring to dyadic (any two people) communication in which two individual, sharing the roles of sender ( encodes ) and receiver ( decodes) , become connected through the mutual activity of creating meaning. Cognitive constructs - idea of what a relationship is/ should be. Collection of contradictory forces - i wanna be with you / give me space. Once in a lifetime ( mom & dad ) Particular, individualistic,sentimental, intrinsic awards ( things you get out of being in a relationship : affection, comfort ) public relationships. Substitutable, autonomous ( separate lives ) , universal, normative ( have unstated social rules ) ,practical, extrinsic rewards ( tangible things money, degrees, coffee from sheets ) Are influenced by outside sources : cultural norms & media models , involvement of family and friends, economic and environmental conditions. Can control us as much as we control them.