CMST 1150 Chapter Notes -Public Space
Document Summary
Chapter 1: an overview of communication: most interactions of romantic partners are of the new everyday, the relational perspective is based on the belief that communication and relationships are interconnected. Communication: the transactional use of symbols, influenced, guided and understood in the context of relationships: ex: server & customer. 7 key characteristics of communication: communication is symbolic, communication requires meaning, communication is culture, communication is relational, communication involves frames, communication is presentational & representational, communication is a transaction, symbols => verbal & nonverbal (language) (all other symbols) Ex: a word, movement, sound, picture, logo, gesture, mark, or anything else that represents something other than itself. Have no direct connection with that which they represent; an arbitrary representation. Relational context or the relationship shared by the people interacting. Situational context will impact the meaning of a symbol. Short & sharp or long & lingering. With a frown or smile; questioning or hesitant. Cell phones, text, e-mail, social networking, etc.
