COMM 335 1st Edition Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture I Communication II Culture values III Value orientation IV Value orientation and cultural conflict Outline of Current Lecture I How communication reinforces culture II Communication as resistance to the dominant cultural system III The relationship between communication and context IV The relationship between communication and power Current Lecture I II III How communication reinforces culture Culture not only influences communication but also is enacted through and so is influenced by communication Cultural values can be used to show how culture influences communication or to explain how communication reinforces cultural values Communication as resistance to the dominant cultural system Context typically is created by the physical or social aspects of the situation in which communication occurs For example communication may occur in a classroom a bar or a church in each case the physical characteristics of the setting influence the communication People communicate differently depending on the context The relationship between communication and power Power is pervasive in communication interactions although it is not always evident or obvious how power influences communication or what kinds of meaning are constructed These 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 People in power consciously or unconsciously create and maintain communication systems that reflect reinforce and promote their own ways of thinking and communicating Power is dynamic It is not a simple one way proposition For example students may leave a classroom at any time during a class period or they may carry on a conversation while the professor is speaking thus weakening the professor s power over them
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