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Steve and I would like to wish everyone a happy Non-Traditional Student Week.
Check out the Association for Non-Traditional Students in Higher Education (ANTSHE) website for more information: http://www.antshe.org/

David McMahan
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Chapter ten discusses the portrayal of families on television and the socialization impact of media. Check out episodes of Modern Family using the link below.
How might this program inform viewers about families?
What is a family according to this program?
How should families communicate according to t...his program?
Are you as happy about the return of Ed O'Neill to television as we are?
http://www.hulu.com/search?query=modern+ family&st=Read More
Chapter ten discusses the portrayal of families on television and the socialization impact of media. Check out episodes of Modern Family using the link below.
How might this program inform viewers about families?
What is a family according to this program?
How should families communicate according to t...his program?
Are you as happy about the return of Ed O'Neill to television as we are?
http://www.hulu.com/search?query=modern+

Steve Duck
If you want to see how Facebook can screw up your relationship life then watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTwwuIn9i nE It goes well with Chapters 6 and 10 of the book

David McMahan
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Chapter two discusses verbal communication. Check out the following links to learn more about language.
The first link provides a discussion of how the word "curate" is starting to be used outside of museums and is being applied to the work of designers, club promoters, disk jockeys, and thrift store emplo...yees.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/fashio n/04curate.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=curate&st= cse
The second link provides the results of a recent Marist Poll to determine the words or phrases people find most annoying. If you don't agree with the results, all we have to say is: Whatever!
http://maristpoll.marist.edu/107-whateve r-takes-top-honors-as-most-annoying/Read More
Chapter two discusses verbal communication. Check out the following links to learn more about language.
The first link provides a discussion of how the word "curate" is starting to be used outside of museums and is being applied to the work of designers, club promoters, disk jockeys, and thrift store emplo...yees.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/fashio
The second link provides the results of a recent Marist Poll to determine the words or phrases people find most annoying. If you don't agree with the results, all we have to say is: Whatever!
http://maristpoll.marist.edu/107-whateve

Suzann Ledford This question/topic came up in class discussion: Do you think Jung would agree that all symbols are arbitrary (in relation to archetypes)?

Steve Duck
These are really good examples of iconic signs/symbols. People seem to be perpetually inventive in finding euphemistic representatoins of ths part of human life.
We have found a really good sign/symbol match that also illustrates Taken-For-Granted elements of symbol usage: It is a picture of the intersection of Church ...St and State St. To unpick the TFG you have to know a) that Americans do not add the word "Street" when talking about intersections and b) that the separation of Church and State is a HUGE concept in the Constitution. Perhaps other fans and students (I suppose it is possible to be both!) can come up with other examples for class discussion.Read More
We have found a really good sign/symbol match that also illustrates Taken-For-Granted elements of symbol usage: It is a picture of the intersection of Church ...St and State St. To unpick the TFG you have to know a) that Americans do not add the word "Street" when talking about intersections and b) that the separation of Church and State is a HUGE concept in the Constitution. Perhaps other fans and students (I suppose it is possible to be both!) can come up with other examples for class discussion.Read More

Suzann Ledford
Bathroom Signs from around the world:
link: http://easystreetd.posterous.com/restroo m-signs-around-the-world-0

David McMahan
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Media generations are discussed in chapter nine (Technology and Everyday Life). Check out the following link for the latest data on this topic from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Gene rations_2009.pdf
Younger generations still dominate the Internet, but the p...resence of older generations is growing. Additionally, generations appear to be using the Internet for different reasons. What does this tell us about media generations? What future changes in Internet use do you anticipate? Feel free to comment or ask questions about what you find.
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Media generations are discussed in chapter nine (Technology and Everyday Life). Check out the following link for the latest data on this topic from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Gene
Younger generations still dominate the Internet, but the p...resence of older generations is growing. Additionally, generations appear to be using the Internet for different reasons. What does this tell us about media generations? What future changes in Internet use do you anticipate? Feel free to comment or ask questions about what you find.
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Patrick Woodward Fair enough! I thought it might be "facing". I think the use of the word "acing" in this way may be common in the US, but it would not be common British usage, hence my conclusion that it was a typo. I'll have to watch out for "railroad" and missing out the "u" in "colour"!

David McMahan
We appreciate your interest in the book and are glad you are enjoying it. I looked for the typo where you mentioned, but could not find one. If you mean "acing an interview," that's no typo for "pacing an interview." This book tells you how to ace an interview!! If there is something we did not catch, though, pleas...e be sure to let us know.
If anyone has any comments about the book, we would appreciate receiving them! Thanks and enjoy The Basics of Communication!!
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If anyone has any comments about the book, we would appreciate receiving them! Thanks and enjoy The Basics of Communication!!
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Patrick Woodward Ironically, I just started reading the book and came across a misprint, or typo. Its on the first line of p 2. Are there any others? Its a great book by the way!

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Steve and I would like to welcome everyone to The Basics of Communication: A Relational Perspective fan page. We will use this page as a link between ourselves, students, instructors, and other people interested in the book and the relational perspective to studying communication.
Feel free to use the wall to comment ...on the book. Also, the discussion board presents a prime opportunity to discuss issues addressed in the book with students and instructors from around the world. Check out the photos/video section for images from book events and other related material. Finally, the events section will keep you updated about activities featuring The Basics of Communication.
We will also gladly respond to your comments and questions (and we will gladly accept invitations to talk your classes) so use this page the way we intended: as a relational tool to understand the basics of communication.
Thank you for visiting the page! Don’t forget to sign up as a fan!
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Feel free to use the wall to comment ...on the book. Also, the discussion board presents a prime opportunity to discuss issues addressed in the book with students and instructors from around the world. Check out the photos/video section for images from book events and other related material. Finally, the events section will keep you updated about activities featuring The Basics of Communication.
We will also gladly respond to your comments and questions (and we will gladly accept invitations to talk your classes) so use this page the way we intended: as a relational tool to understand the basics of communication.
Thank you for visiting the page! Don’t forget to sign up as a fan!
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