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What is Coordinated Management of Meaning (CMM)?
CMM is a communication theory that explains how individuals establish rules for creating and interpreting meaning, and how these rules are involved in conversations where meaning is constantly coordinated.
What are the assumptions of CMM?
The assumptions of CMM are that human beings live in communication, co-create social reality, and that information transactions depend on personal and interpersonal meaning.
What is social constructionism in the context of CMM?
Social constructionism is the belief that people co-construct their social reality in conversations, creating shared realities through interaction.
What is the difference between personal and interpersonal meaning in CMM?
Personal meaning is achieved when an individual brings their unique experiences into an interaction, while interpersonal meaning occurs when two people agree on each other’s interpretations.
How do people co-create social reality in CMM?
People co-create social reality by engaging in conversations from different vantage points and arriving at a shared understanding or interpretation of meaning.
What is the hierarchy of organized meaning?
The hierarchy of organized meaning is a model that explains how meanings are categorized in a hierarchical manner, with six levels: content, speech acts, episodes, relationships, life scripts, and cultural patterns.
What are speech acts in the hierarchy of organized meaning?
peech acts are actions performed by speaking, which communicate the speaker’s intention and are defined by both the sender and the response to what others have said, taking relational history into account.
What are episodes in the hierarchy of organized meaning?
Episodes are communication routines with definable beginnings, middles, and endings, which can be culturally based and influenced by expectations for how they should be executed.
What are life scripts in the hierarchy of organized meaning?
Life scripts are clusters of past and present episodes that help people understand and deal with future plans, co-creating social reality and life scripts simultaneously.
What are life scripts in the hierarchy of organized meaning?
Life scripts are clusters of past and present episodes that help people understand and deal with future plans, co-creating social reality and life scripts simultaneously.
What are cultural patterns in the hierarchy of organized meaning?
Cultural patterns are the values, beliefs, and archetypes of particular groups or cultures that influence how people process and interpret meaning in the larger context of society.
What is coordination of meaning in communication?
Coordination of meaning occurs when two people attempt to make sense of the sequencing of messages in their conversation, achieving coherence and understanding.
What are the influences on the coordination process?
Influences on the coordination process include a sense of morality, ethical stances, and the availability of resources such as stories, images, symbols, and institutions used to create meaningful social realities.
What is the difference between constitutive and regulative rules?
Constitutive rules define how behavior should be interpreted within a given context, while regulative rules provide guidelines for people’s behavior in specific situations.
What are unwanted repetitive patterns (URPs)?
URPs are sequential and recurring conflictual episodes that are considered unwanted by the individuals involved, often perpetuated by factors such as a lack of alternative options or exhaustion.
