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COM101 Seminar 3 - JT (Pre-Session Deck)
COM101 Seminar 3 - JT (Pre-Session Deck)
COMMUNICATION
Face to Face Seminars – ALL ZOOM SESSIONS
27 July 2021, Tues 7pm to 10pm
17 August 2021, Tues 7pm to 10pm
31 August 2021, Tues 7pm to 10pm
PCQs (10%)
PCQ01: 27 Jul, 0000hrs to 26 Jan, 1900hrs
PCQ02: 17 Aug, 0000hrs to 16 Feb, 1900hrs
PCQ03: 24 Aug, 0000hrs to 2 Mar, 1900hrs
TMAs (40%)
TMA01 (20%): 16 Aug, (Mon 11.55pm)
TMA02 (20%): 30 Aug, (Mon, 11.55pm)
Exam (50%)
Re-sit Revision Lecture: TO BE CONFIRMED
Timed Online Assignment (TOA) (50%):
Seminar 1 - Human Seminar 2 - Individual Seminar 3 - Group
Social
Identity
Cultural
Identity
Allness – 1 single aspect of our identity to represent
or regard a person’s entire identity (without regard for
other qualities).
Stereotypes – Specific kinds of labels that
characterize people based on the assumed traits of
others in their group.
Identity Tags – Identifying people based on group
membership
1. Presenting Ourselves to Others
Facework
Confirmation
Rejection
Disconfirmation
2. Communicating the Self in Different Contexts
Front context
Back context
3. Communicating the Self to Achieve Goals
Self-monitoring
Role-taking – understand others
in your communication to better
understand the motives;
showing interests and actions to
others while adopting those
actions (eg. like an actor) to
understand others and
themselves
Self-esteem – who we are and
how we communicate
Presenting ourselves to others –
Facework, confirmation
rejection, disconfirmation
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3. Attractiveness Bias:
For instance, suppose that Drew and Kane are co-workers who
frequently take lunch breaks together. Kane might like Drew and
assume that he would find the same joke to be funny. But Drew
might consider the joke to be offensive.
Perceptio
n
Personality Culture
Physical
PHYSICAL Perceptio
n
PERSONALITY Perceptio
n
Personality Culture
Inborn traits may determine one’s degree
of comfort about communication. Closely
related to needs and desire – affects what
is perceived in a given situation
Physical
CULTURE Perceptio
n
Personality Culture
Culture – values, beliefs, etc.
Sub-culture
MEDIA Perceptio
n
Personality Culture
1. Individualism–Collectivism
2. Power Distance
3. Uncertainty Avoidance
4. Masculinity–Femininity
5. Low-and High-Context
Individualism–Collectivism
Individualistic Culture – Culture in which the needs and wishes of the
individual predominate over the needs of the group.
Collectivist Culture – A culture in which the needs and wishes of the
group predominate over the needs of any one individual.
Power Distance
The degree to which a culture emphasises status and power
differences among members of the culture; status differences are
minimised in low power-distance cultures and emphasised in high
power-distance cultures.
Uncertainty Avoidance
Uncertainty avoidance refers to how well people in a particular culture
tolerate ambiguity and uncertainty.
Masculinity–Femininity
Masculinity refers to cultures that value stereotypical masculine
behaviours such as assertiveness and dominance. Masculine cultures
include Japan, Austria and Mexico.
Feminine cultures value interpersonal relationships, nurturing, service
to and caring for others, particularly the poor and unfortunate.
Feminine cultures include the Scandinavian countries, The
Netherlands, and Thailand. The United States is a moderately
masculine culture.
5.Referent
6. Information
1. Legitimate Power (influence based on member’s title or position in group) –
elected or appointed; has title