B.A. - Communication 1.What are the key elements of effective communication? 2.Sketch a picture illustrating what you defined as effective communication.

Focus Questions How does communication influence the development of culture? How does the concept of culture serve as a social function in society? What sociological theories apply to the emergence of cultural variance?

The Unwritten Language of the Body Kinesics is the study of nonlinguistic bodily movements, such as gestures and facial expressions, as a systematic mode of communication.

"Reading" People Expressions Gestures Posture Eye Movement

Forms of Communication Affect displays reveal context through facial movements. Artifact or Communication by Artifact tells a story with body decoration, clothing, hair, etc. Chronemics waits for time. Emblems are agreed upon gestures. Haptics demonstrate through touch. Paralanguage speaks the voice minus words. Proxemics bubbles your space.

“Seinology” Close Talker Soup Nazi Elaine Dance George’s Answering Machine

Culture: Our social Heritage Material vs. Non-Material Cultural Diffusion: Melting Pot vs. Salad Bowl Theories Sociologists ask: Does a culture invent more than it borrows, or does it borrow more than it invents? Culture Forms a tapestry of life events Distance Decay Transculturation Acculturation

Culture: The Tapestry of Life Life Status POV Systemic POV