CMN 3144 Chapter Notes - Chapter 0: Normative Social Influence, Social Stigma, Sensemaking
24 Jan 2017
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Cmn3144 article summary (cid:498)i just say i"m in advertising(cid:499) The major pr associations: canadian public relations society (cprs, international association of business communicators (iabc, public relations society of america (prsa) Pr is seen in the public eye as spin doctoring, manipulation and flack. Organization theory has a methodology of critical sensemaking. Women outnumber men in the field of pr by 20% but men still hold all the senior positions (managerial positions) and have better access to organizational decision-makers whereas women are in technician roles. Sensemaking, critical sensemaking and identity offers insight as to the process of this. Trying to find how individuals construct their identities and sensemaking. Weick"s framework says individuals make sense of their environments: 1) grounded in identity construction through a process that is: You learn about yourself by throwing them into an environment and observing the consequences.
