CMST 2010 : Exam 1 Notes
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Social emotional support- we fulfill this through communication. Phatic communication- never think about again- holding door open for someone saying good morning. Theory- organized framework that attempts to provide in depth understanding by explaining how and why things work. Table 1. 5: formal theory- you leave because of data collected about the traffic, scientific theory- cause and effect. Describe, explain, predict, control generalization: interpretive- seek to understand what is happening at the individual level. Intent how do individuals create a world with interaction. Interested in particulars of a particular relationship and how each person world in the relationship was constructed description, discover, explanation, understanding: critical- create change, very active, emancipation. When we communicate with someone we have a goal or something we want to accomplish: this goal can be well defined or we may not know that it even exists, but it does. Communication between two people in all types of relationships (friendships, romantic relationship, work relationship, etc. )
