Communication and Society
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Course Introduction
Communication and Society explores the fundamental role that communication plays in shaping individuals, relationships, and broader societal structures. The course examines key concepts, theories, and perspectives that explain how information is created, shared, and interpreted within various social, cultural, and technological contexts. Students analyze the impact of media and communication technologies on social norms, identity, power dynamics, and public discourse, considering ethical issues and contemporary challenges. Through critical discussions and applied assignments, learners develop a deeper understanding of how effective communication practices influence both personal interactions and collective societal change.
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Interpersonal Communication Relating to Others 8th Edition by Steven A. Beebe
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
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Q1) A relationship is a connection established when you communicate with another person.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Communication as ________ is the oldest and most simplistic of the models of human communication.
A)action
B)interaction
C)transaction
D)contraction
Answer: A
Q3) Alicia tells Zoe that "this is NOT the place to tell Fred that he failed to qualify for the interview." She is referring to A)feedback.
B)complication.
C)context.
D)decoding.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Interpersonal Communication and Self
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Q1) Explain face and facework, and how preventative facework and corrective facework apply to interpersonal communication.
Answer: Face is a person's positive perception of himself or herself in interactions with others.Facework is using communication to maintain your own positive self-image and to seek approval of your face; you are also engaged in facework when you support, reinforce, or challenge someone else's face (or self-perception).Preventative facework is an effort to maintain and enhance one's positive self-perceptions.Corrective facework is an effort to remedy what one perceives as a negative perception of oneself on the part of others.
Q2) Name and briefly describe the three components of the self that were identified by William James.
Answer: 1)the material self, consisting of all the tangible things you own: your body, your possessions, and your home; 2)the social self, reflecting that part of you that interacts with others; James said a person has as many social selves as there are people who recognize him or her; 3)the spiritual self, consisting of all your internal thoughts and introspections about your values and moral standards.
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Chapter 3: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication
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Q1) Roberta told her parents that she earned an "A" on her psychology exam because she had studied hard and knew the material.She told her parents that she only received a "C" on her history exam because, although she also knew that material, her history professor doesn't like her.This is an example of the self-serving bias.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) A construct is a bipolar quality that we use to classify people.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) Alyce knows that her classmate, Ginny, has unusually stringy hair.While this may be due to a genetic issue, Alyce assumes that Ginny doesn't wash her hair and skin regularly, and is an overall unclean person.She further assumes that Ginny isn't very smart.Alyce is engaging in the horn effect.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Interpersonal Communication and Diversity: Adapting to Others
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Q1) The factor or behavior that helps you improve the effectiveness or quality of your communication with others is called your ability.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In what way might ethnocentrism be viewed as a positive cultural characteristic?
Q3) Which of the following terms best describes a person's visible physiological attributes?
A)race
B)genotype
C)phenotype
D)sociobiology
Q4) Gender is something that is primarily learned from and socially reinforced by others.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Individualistic cultures tend to be more loosely knit socially.
A)True
B)False
Q6) What are the main differences between a low-context and a high-context culture?
Q7) What are the differences between sex and gender?
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Chapter 5: Listening and Responding Skills
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Q1) As you listen to Dr.Hegel's lecture on barriers to effective listening, you begin to see how those barriers have operated in your conversations with your spouse.Which stage of the listening process is reflected in this realization?
A)attending
B)remembering
C)understanding
D)responding
Q2) Ruth, an African American student from Chattanooga, just met her new college roommate, Francesca, for the first time.Francesca is from Mexico and is having a great deal of difficulty adjusting to American culture, and is feeling more than a little homesick as this is her first time away from home.Ruth is excited at finally being away from home, and is looking forward to a fun-filled year.Although Francesca seems nice, it is a bit of a "downer" to have such a melancholy roommate.Ruth has heard that you have taken a course in interpersonal communication, and comes to you for advice about how to interact with her new roommate.You decide that the best approach is for Ruth to try and socially decenter in an effort to get off on the right foot with her new roommate.Using the various skills associated with social decentering, what advice do you give Ruth?
Q3) What is the difference between hearing and listening?
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Chapter 6: Verbal Communication Skills
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Q1) Carly heard her communication professor use a word that she had not heard before and determined it would be a good idea to find out what the word meant.She consulted two dictionaries to be sure she had the literal meaning of the word.Carly was looking for which of the following meanings?
A)connotative
B)abstract.
C)denotative
D)onomatopoetic
Q2) Indexing your comments and remarks is a way to avoid which of the following word barriers?
A)words are arbitrary
B)allness
C)static evaluation
D)polarization
Q3) Assertiveness is self-oriented.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe an effective apology and explain when it's most appropriate to offer it.
Q5) What is the essence of linguistic determinism?
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Chapter 7: Nonverbal Communication Skills
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Q1) Alejandro was sitting by himself in the quad, leaned over, with his head resting on the heels of his hands.Joe approached and said, "Hey Alejandro, you look sad." Alejandro responded, "Huh? No, I'm just thinking." Which difficulty in interpreting nonverbal behavior does this exchange exemplify?
A)Nonverbal messages are often ambiguous.
B)Nonverbal messages are continuous.
C)Nonverbal cues are multichanneled.
D)Nonverbal interpretation is culture-based.
Q2) Interaction adaptation theory describes how people adapt to the communication behavior of others and suggests that we respond not only to what people say, but also to their nonverbal expressions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Trying to interpret what an individual is expressing through his or her nonverbal behavior is part of the perception-checking process.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Identify and explain two of the four stages of quasi-courtship behavior.
Q5) Explain interactional synchrony and give an example.
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Chapter 8: Conflict Management Skills
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Q1) Rob is extremely angry with Beth about something he heard she said about him to a mutual friend.When he approaches Beth, Rob is surprised when she starts talking about all the bad things Rob has done to her in the past.Beth is engaging in
A)gunny-sacking.
B)self-talk.
C)reflective memory.
D)information management.
Q2) "But" messages often have the effect of diminishing the positive sentiment one expresses with "I" language.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In what stage of the conflict process does self-talk about differences and growing dissatisfaction about the problem start to occur?
A)prior conditions
B)frustration awareness
C)active conflict
D)resolution
Q4) Describe three strategies to minimize misunderstandings and avoid pseudoconflict.
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Chapter 9: Understanding Interpersonal Relationships
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Q1) The reciprocal nature of self-disclosure is called the ________ effect.
A)interpersonal
B)dyadic
C)halo
D)circle
Q2) Rory has realized that she and Boothe seem to increasingly find fault with one another and engage in coercive conflict.She and Boothe are at which stage of relationship de-escalation?
A)deintensification
B)turmoil or stagnation
C)separation
D)post-separation
Q3) Being ________ means that each partner relies fairly equally on the other to meet needs.
A)physically attractive
B)interdependent
C)nearby
D)competent
Q4) Arrange the five levels of self-disclosure described by John Powell, from the LEAST to the MOST revealing.
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Chapter 10: Managing Relationship Challenges
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Q1) What did Cupach and Spitzberg describe as a repeated non-threatening invasion of a person's privacy by an acquaintance who desires or assumes a close relationship?
A)obsessive relational intrusion
B)stalking
C)surveillance behaviors
D)obsessive-compulsive stalking
Q2) Describe the difference between a reproach and an account, and define and give an example of a failure event.
Q3) Failure events can be implicit or explicit.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Obsessive relational intrusion is marked by such behaviors as unregulated self-disclosing, arranging coincidental meetings, and expressing a desire for physical contact.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe six phases of Duck's model of ending relationships.
Q6) Why do people lie to each other? Use examples to support your explanations.
Q7) Name and define the three paths by which relationships end.
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Chapter 11: Interpersonal Relationships: Friendship and Romance
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Q1) Individuals who use many affinity-seeking strategies are more likely to be perceived as likeable.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following has been identified as the most important dimension in the triangular theory of love for developing romantic relationships?
A)attraction
B)passion
C)intimacy
D)commitment
Q3) Explain the difference(s)between friendship-based intimacy and passion-based intimacy.
Q4) Compared to a ludus type of love, storge love usually develops over a longer period of time.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the four skills and strategies used primarily to initiate a relationship? Give an example.
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Q6) What is meant by relationship-specific social decentering? Provide an example.
Chapter 12: Interpersonal Relationships: Family and Workplace
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Q1) According to leader-member exchange theory (LMX), which of the following relationship types is less formal and is characterized by free-flowing information?
A)supervisory relationships
B)competitor relationships
C)upward relationships
D)leadership relationships
Q2) Homosexual couples do not meet the definition of a family provided by your textbook.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Regardless of the current status of your family, you have only one family of origin.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Leader-member exchange theory suggests that relationships between supervisors and subordinates vary in type and quality, but are quite different from those outside work.
A)True
B)False
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