TEST 1 Flashcards
(16 cards)
Situations in which the participants who are physically or bodily present speak directly to one another during the interaction
Face-to-Face
People who have adopted and learned digital technologies
Digital Immigrants
A receiver’s response to a sender’s message
Feedback
When individuals and groups communicate with the goal of mutual understanding to avoid cultural tensions, misunderstandings, and conflict.
Mutual Respect
Mental structures developed from past experiences that help people respond to stimuli in the future
Schemas
The attitudes, perceptions, and backgrounds each person brings to the processes of communication.
Field of experience
A code of conduct based on self respect for yourself and others, and your surroundings.
Ethics
The dislike or hatred one has toward a particular group
Prejudice
The process of being aware and understanding the world.
The perception process
The process of giving meaning to information.
Interpretation
Example of ethnocentrism
Kicking a gay person out of the group because it “offends” someone else
Explain why the study of communication, culture diversity, and convergence is important in the communication age
One troubling example can be found in the realm of video game culture. The qualities of convergence and new media appear to empower ethnic minorities and offer hope to gay teens facing bullies face to face and online.
A person’s image of the best example of a particular category of message, person, or social situation.
Prototype
Q: Three stages of perception:
Selection, organization, interpretation
Q: ____ refers to a social group that may be joined together by factors such as shared history, shared identity, culture, etc.
Ethnicity
The interactions among underrepresented and dominant group members.
Co-culture communication
