Unit 13
New Media and Interpersonal Communication
UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES
UNIT LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Relay pertinent key terms that help explain the emergence of masspersonal communication.
- Distinguish between mass media and new media.
- Bridge the conceptual gap between the theories presented earlier in the book, and those presented in the next module by providing some context on what a new media environment means for interpersonal communication.
- Understand the evolution of academic thought regarding interpersonal communication in the new media environment.
- Understand the concept of masspersonal communication.
- Appreciate key ways that masspersonal communication has altered our interpersonal communication practices.
- Achieve fluency with key terms related to masspersonal communication.
- Master their own uses of masspersonal communication.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MODULE 1: CMC, New Media, and Masspersonal Communication
- Early research on computer-mediated interpersonal communication
- New Media
- Masspersonal communication
MODULE 2: Masspersonal Communication in Practice
- Introduction
- Parasocial relationships
- Impression management
- Privacy
- Communication competence
- Verbal communication
- Nonverbal communication
- Summary
contributor
contributor
Tim Appignani