Concept information
Preferred term
human communication
Definition
- Communication is difficult to define as it can be understood from a variety of perspectives. Dominic Infante, Andrew Rancer, and Deanna Womack suggest that communication occurs between humans when the meaning of symbols is manipulated to stimulate meaning. [Source: Encyclopedia of Counseling; Communication]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- access to information
- advertising
- answering services
- communication barriers
- computer literacy
- cybernetics
- diffusion of innovation
- disclosure
- health communication
- hotlines
- information dissemination
- information literacy
- information seeking behavior
- interdisciplinary communication
- language
- negotiating
- nonverbal communication
- persuasive communication
- propaganda
- reminder systems
- social networking
- verbal behavior
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/human_communication
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