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Co-Cultural Communication Theory
Overview Originally developed by Mark Orbe, a communications professor at Western Michigan University, Co-Cultural Communication Theory (CCT), What is a Co-culture? Co-cultures...
Symbolic Interaction Theory
A Frameworks for Ethics
There are people that adamantly defend a point on principle. "People shouldn't break the law," they might say. But, I would respond, lawgivers should not make laws out of...
A Thought on Failure
Failure is a huge obstable in life. It can be detrimental, but it can be an edifying experience as well.
Interactive Societies: Introductory Terminology
So, today, I was driving on the Turnpike with my Mom, and it hit me: driving is an interactive experience. This may seem like an obvious conclusion; but, it's only my...
Choose One…
Jesus is like Morpheus, from the matrix. When we come to him, he offers us two options. "They'll both hurt like hell," he'll say, "but one leads to life, and the other to death."...
Conversations With Myself – On Fear of Rejection.
Tonight I had a conversation with myself, as I'm sure (or hope) we all do. It was on the subject of hidden abilities, and why they are and remain hidden in me. After all the...
Social Experiments on Social Status – The Missing Variable.
I think that some of these social experiments that try to compare the reactions of common street people to various characters in opposing or polarizing social status’ are...