Chapter 1 Outline: Part I

is a relational process of creating meaning through
interaction.
1. A
  of people interacting uses
  (including mediated communication) to convey
  from different fields of experiences (environments).
2. A
  shows both sending and
  is simultaneous. At any given moment, we are capable of receiving, decoding, responding with
  , and overcoming
  at the same time the other communicator is engaged in these behaviors.
Types of communication include intrapersonal, dyadic/interpersonal,
, organizational,
, and mass.
Over the past several decades, technological advances have altered the nature of communication dramatically, and the study of communication has evolved to reflect this rapidly changing world.
differ from mass communication in a number of ways.
1. Social media are distinguished by the variable size of the target audience, interactivity, and
  .
2. While mediated and face-to-face communication share many similarities, there are differences in richness,
  , and permanence.
3. Social media are used for information, personal relationships,
  , and entertainment.