"Communication theory is a proposed description of communication phenomena, the relationships among them, a storyline describing these relationships, and an argument for these three elements."
This topic includes the various theoretical perspectives and models used to study communication, such as the transmission model, social constructionist model, and some communicative paradigm.
Communication Models: Different models of communication and how they explain the process of communication.
Linear and Interactive Models: How to differentiate between linear and interactive models of communication, their features and limitations.
Shannon and Weaver Model: The communication model proposed by Shannon and Weaver, its elements and their functions.
Transactional Model of Communication: A communication model that emphasizes the exchange of messages between individuals.
Social Constructionism: A theory that considers communication as a social construct influenced by one's experiences and social environment.
Uses and Gratification Theory: A theory that focuses on why people consume media and how they use it to satisfy their needs.
Cultivation Theory: A theory that suggests that television shapes viewers' perceptions and attitudes towards the world.
Social Learning Theory: A theory that emphasizes the role of observation and modeling in behavior.
Agenda-Setting Theory: A theory that outlines how the media influences the topics that people consider important.
Media Effects: Different types of media effects, including cognitive, attitudinal, and behavioral effects.
Framing: How media organizations select specific aspects of events or issues and how they present them to the audience.
Gatekeeping: The role of media gatekeepers in filtering and selecting news stories.
Propaganda: The use of media to influence people's opinions or actions.
Persuasion: The process by which people are influenced by messages to change their attitudes or behaviors.
Advertising: How advertising uses communication to promote goods and services.
Public Relations: The role of public relations in shaping public perception and maintaining a positive image for organizations.
Intercultural Communication: Communication between people from different cultural backgrounds.
Group Communication: How communication functions in groups, including leadership, decision-making, and conflict resolution.
Nonverbal Communication: How people communicate through body language, gestures, and other nonverbal cues.
Communication Technologies: The impact of new technologies on communication, including social media, mobile devices, and digital communication platforms.
Communication Ethics: Ethical issues in communication research, including the use of deception, privacy, and free speech.
Linear model of communication: A simple model of communication that involves a sender, message, and receiver.
Interactive model of communication: A model of communication that includes feedback from the receiver.
Transactional model of communication: A model of communication that emphasizes the two-way nature of communication and the ongoing nature of the communication process.
Constitutive model of communication: A model of communication that focuses on the role of communication in creating and maintaining relationships and social structures.
Social penetration theory: A theory that explains how relationships develop over time through the sharing of personal information.
Social exchange theory: A theory that explains how people make decisions about whether to enter into or maintain relationships based on the costs and benefits of those relationships.
Symbolic interactionism: A theory that argues that meaning is created through social interaction and that communication is a key part of that interaction.
Cognitive dissonance theory: A theory that explains the psychological discomfort people experience when their beliefs or behaviors conflict with one another.
Uses and gratifications theory: A theory that explains how people use different media to satisfy different needs.
Cultivation theory: A theory that explains how exposure to media over time can shape people's perceptions of the world and their beliefs and attitudes.
Agenda-setting theory: A theory that explains how media can set an agenda for public discussion and shape what people think about.
Framing theory: A theory that explains how media can frame issues in certain ways to shape people's perceptions of them.
Diffusion of innovations theory: A theory that explains how new ideas and technologies spread through a population.
Social learning theory: A theory that explains how people learn from observing and imitating others.
Communication accommodation theory: A theory that explains how people adjust their communication style to match the style of others they are communicating with.
Speech act theory: A theory that explains how language can be used to perform actions, not just convey information.
Uncertainty reduction theory: A theory that explains how people use communication to reduce uncertainty in new social situations.
"Theory can be seen as a way to map the world and make it navigable; communication theory gives us tools to answer empirical, conceptual, or practical communication questions."
"Communication theory emphasizes its symbolic and social process aspects as seen from two perspectives—as exchange of information (the transmission perspective), and as work done to connect and thus enable that exchange (the ritual perspective)."
"Sociolinguistic research in the 1950s and 1960s demonstrated that the level to which people change their formality of their language depends on the social context that they are in."
"Social norms dictate language use and explain the way that we use language differs from person to person."
"Communication theories have emerged from multiple historical points of origin, including classical traditions of oratory and rhetoric, Enlightenment-era conceptions of society and the mind, and post-World War II efforts to understand propaganda and relationships between media and society."
"Prominent historical and modern foundational communication theorists include Kurt Lewin, Harold Lasswell, Paul Lazarsfeld, Carl Hovland, James Carey, Elihu Katz, Kenneth Burke, John Dewey, Jurgen Habermas, Marshall McLuhan, Theodor Adorno, Antonio Gramsci, Robert E. Park, George Herbert Mead, Joseph Walther, Claude Shannon, and Stuart Hall."
"Some of these theorists may not explicitly associate themselves with communication as a discipline or field of study." Note: For the remaining questions, there are no specific quotes that directly answer them. However, the information is derived from the paragraph as a whole.
- Proposed description of communication phenomena. - Relationships among communication phenomena. - Storyline describing these relationships.
"Theory can be seen as a way to map the world and make it navigable."
- Exchange of information (the transmission perspective). - Work done to connect and enable that exchange (the ritual perspective).
Sociolinguistic research demonstrates that people change their language formality depending on the social context they are in.
Classical traditions of oratory and rhetoric, Enlightenment-era conceptions of society and the mind, and post-World War II efforts to understand propaganda and media-society relationships.
Communication theorists provide tools to answer empirical, conceptual, or practical communication questions.
Communication theory emphasizes the symbolic and social process aspects of communication.
Language use differs from person to person and is influenced by social norms.
Kurt Lewin, Harold Lasswell, Paul Lazarsfeld, Carl Hovland, James Carey, Elihu Katz, Kenneth Burke, John Dewey, Jurgen Habermas, Marshall McLuhan, Theodor Adorno, Antonio Gramsci, Robert E. Park, George Herbert Mead, Joseph Walther, Claude Shannon, and Stuart Hall.
Communication theory provides a way to describe and analyze communication phenomena, their relationships, and offers arguments for these elements.
Communication theory offers tools and approaches to answer various communication questions, be they empirical, conceptual, or practical.
Some of the mentioned theorists may not explicitly identify themselves within the discipline or field of communication.