CMNS 110 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - City, Amplitude Modulation, Youth Culture

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMNS 110
• Professor: Daniel Ahadi

Document Summary

Identity marker that are distinctly canadian; imposed on us by other nations, govt. E. x. canadian flag gives sense of belonging, national anthem history. Nationalism that shaped our world view of the world. Our identity is not linear, agents of socialisation x determine our identities. Our self is constantly evolving, identity not a fixed identity. Depending on the social situation were in; how we behave in the lecture different from how we behave with our friends. Masking our identities as a way of managing ourselves. Impressions that we give vs impressions that we give off. When you lose your mask in front of a situation Impression management; we lose focus when we"re worried about the impression that we"re giving off. Pop culture seen as something that always existed in our world. Culture: constantly changing; practices; relies on values that the culture holds in high regar agent of communication.