Today we’re taking a look at human communication: what it is, how it’s studied, and the theories that can help us analyze and improve our own practice. Let’s take this as the start of an occasional series of essays that focus on specific communication theories, and use them to explore and analyze other aspects of human life.

Communication is so ubiquitous, we probably don’t even realize how much we signal in every conscious second of every day. Not to mention how much we receive.

It’s easy to overlook how pervasive, important, and complex the process and fact of human communication is, because it intertwines with all of human life so completely. It’s as much a part of our existence as the air we breathe.

This essay introduces Symbolic Interactionism and its key terms and basic concepts.

Host: Megan J. Robinson

Linked Resources

Website: https://www.r215coaching.com/

Podcast: https://www.r215coaching.com/s/people-watching

Dr. Sandra Glahn: https://sandraglahn.com/

Communication Theory as a Field: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_Theory_as_a_Field

George Herbert Mead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Herbert_Mead#Pragmatism_and_symbolic_interactionism

Personalism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personalism

Theories of Human Communication: https://tinyurl.com/communicationtheories

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: https://tinyurl.com/surveillancecap

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