04:192:200 Lecture 2: What is Communication

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Communication
• Course: 04:192:200
• Professor: Craig Scott

Document Summary

You know it when you see it, but . Process by which people interactively create, sustain, and manage meaning (conrad. Definitions have varied substantially over the years. ) and points of divergence( ) have emerged. (cid:1) Communication is a continuous and complex process not easily isolated (cid:1) Communication is transactional( ) because of simultaneous( ) influence and context (cid:1) Communication is symbolic: symbols stand for referents. Source- everything is not intentional is not communication (cid:1) vs. (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Receiver- everything i receive is a communication vs. Message-based views: outsider looking at this and judging. Maybe, but pragmatic( ) and social ideas are key. Constitutive: communication is not only about transfer information but create information. Does it have to accomplish its goal? (cid:1) Can consider domains where it is used and studied: Sub-disciplines in field based on level of analysis, process studied, or context (cid:1) Can consider competence ( ) issues (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1)