Lecture 1Three PerspectivesSingle contingency: sending and receiving messages; person AB & BA Double contingency: Interacting and doing things together, how you get things done w/others using communication Triple contingency: interacting and doing things together in a pluralistic world; ppl talking to each other in the context of large scale societyIntergroup contact, ex., between ethnicities and genders“Zooming out”: we’re starting little and getting more specificMore contexts, more interaction as we progressThe triple contingency of communication Chris Russil: humans cannot think the same things- how can we still manage to communicate and get things done together?We can communicate, we can talk, use gestures, words, symbols, to get ppl to do what we wantIt’s success is contingent upon three things1. Sending effective messages (single contingency)2. managing interaction aka keeping a convo going (double contingency)3. managing interaction in a pluralistic social world (triple contingency)ppl are complex and different from one to the nextpluralistic social world: The public context of communication marked by the diversity of interests, thoughts, beliefs, and moralitiesImportant ConceptsScholarly monograph:Translational scholarship: tries to put exists comm scholarship into a language that others can understandoriginal researchtrade bookAPAMessages Messages is a trade book (designed to inform members of a large audience about a topic that is significant to them)Easy to read, you only need basic knowledge/life experienceLow on theory, evidence, high on immediately applicable and practical informationOriginal communication scholarshipVery hard to readTarget audience is assumed to have specialized knowledge and basic life experienceWritten for academic audiences who are seeking specialized knowledge in com, by academicsHigh on theory, evidence, low on immediately practical infoCOMM 1210 1st EditionThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Lecture 1 Three Perspectives Single contingency: sending and receiving messages; person AB & BA Double contingency: Interacting and doing things together, how you get things done w/others using communication Triple contingency: interacting and doing things together in a pluralistic world; ppl talking to each other in the context of large scale society- Intergroup contact, ex., between ethnicities and genders “Zooming out”: we’re starting little and getting more specific- More contexts, more interaction as we progressThe triple contingency of communication Chris Russil: humans cannot think the same things- how can we still manage to communicate and get things done together?- We can communicate, we can talk, use gestures, words, symbols, toget ppl to do what we want It’s success is contingent upon three things 1. Sending effective messages (single contingency) 2. managing interaction aka keeping a convo going (double contingency) 3. managing interaction in a pluralistic social world (triple contingency)- ppl are complex and different from one to the next pluralistic social world: The public context of communication marked by the diversity of interests, thoughts, beliefs, and moralities Important Concepts Scholarly monograph: Translational scholarship: tries to put exists comm scholarship into a language that others can understand original research trade bookAPA Messages Messages is a trade book (designed to inform members of a large audience about a topic that is significant to them) - Easy to read, you only need basic knowledge/life experience- Low on theory, evidence, high on immediately applicable and practical information Original communication scholarship- Very hard to read- Target audience is assumed to have specialized knowledge and basic life experience - Written for academic audiences who are seeking specialized knowledge in com, by academics - High on theory, evidence, low on immediately practical info
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