The Interactional View 1. Systems theorists compare the family system to a mobile. What part of themobile represents metacommunication? If […]
Category: Communications
Petronio states that ownership and control of private information don’t always go together. Can you imagine a situation where you are the sole owner of a secret yet have no control over its disclosure or discovery?
Communication Privacy Management Theory 1. In Principle 2, Petronio cites ive foundational criteria that affect our personalprivacy rules. Which factor […]
How many different synonyms and equivalent phrases can you list that come close to capturing what Baxter and Montgomery mean by the word dialectic? What do these words have in common?
Relational Dialectics 1. How many different synonyms and equivalent phrases can you list thatcome close to capturing what Baxter and […]
SIP proposes that CMC conveys relational information just as well as face-to- face communication, with only one difference. What is that difference?
Social Information Processing Theory 1. SIP proposes that CMC conveys relational information just as well as face-to-face communication, with only […]
How many points for differentiation would the phrase “humorous and totally funny” score on the Role Category Questionnaire?
Constructivism 1. How many points for differentiation would the phrase “humorous andtotally funny” score on the Role Category Questionnaire?2. Look […]
What proxemic advice would you give to communicators who believe they are seen as unrewarding?
Expectancy Violations Theory 1. What proxemic advice would you give to communicators who believe theyare seen as unrewarding?2. Except for […]
What do interactionists believe are the crucial differences between human beings and animals? What would you add to or subtract from the list?
Interpersonal Communication 1. Blumer’s three core premises of symbolic interactionism deal with meaning, lan-guage, and thinking. According to Blumer, which […]
Which of the seven highlighted deinitions of communication offer the most promise of helping you achieve a stable relationship? Why?
Mapping the Territory 1. Considering the differences between objective and interpretive theory, can youmake a case that the rhetorical tradition […]
How can we decide when a rhetorical critic provides a reasonable interpretation?
Weighing the Words 1. How can we call a scientiic theory good if it is capable of being proved wrong?2. […]
Which metaphor offered to capture the meaning of theory do you ind most helpful—theory as a net, a lens, or a map? Can you think of another image that you could use to explain to a friend what this course is about?
1. Suppose you share the aircraft mechanic’s suspicion that scholars who createtheories would be all thumbs working on a plane’s […]
