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Crafting Society - Ethnicity, Class, and Communication Theory (Paperback)
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Crafting Society - Ethnicity, Class, and Communication Theory (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Communication Series
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The study of communication, language, and discourse is at once
simple, elegant, and complex. Each of these areas is informed by
"micro" subjective experiences of individuals and the "macro"
processes of a culture. Communication itself is thoroughly modern
yet it seeks anchorage in the traditions of the humanities and
social sciences. All of this creates a significant challenge. In
this monograph, Ellis considers the study of communication as he
discusses three key issues in communication theory: (1) the growing
emphasis on meaning, (2) the importance of a mediated culture, and
(3) the links between micro communication activities and macro
social categories such as ethnicity and social class. In response
to these three issues, this book deals with the way people use
language and communication to construct their world; this world is
not constructed purely but is influenced by attitudes, ideologies,
and biases. In the modern world the medium of communication has an
impact on consciousness and society, and Ellis shows how the media
are responsible for some of the fault lines in society. The book
also explores principles of medium theory and documents the impact
of media on psychological and sociological phenomena. Finally, work
of Goffman, Giddens, and Randall Collins is extended to show how
micro communication behaviors are implicated in and by social
conditions. ADDITIONAL COPY FOR MAILER Expanded features: * The
chapters work out a logic connecting real communication patterns
with the broad principles upon which societies are explored. Thus
the title "Crafting" Society--the crafting is purposefully active
to indicate the dynamic processes involved in creating what we call
society. Society and culture have their roots and empirical bases
in communication; that is, in the daily struggles of interaction. *
Two chapters on two of the most important and controversial issues
of the day--ethnicity and class. These two chapters are clear
illustrations of the new theoretical principles discussed
throughout the book. * A chapter on social class is very unique for
a book devoted to communication processes. Communication theorists
do not usually write about class, even though it is a highly
symbolic process and rooted in communication patterns. Class is a
difficult concept in America since so few people, other than
sociologists, care to talk about it. * A chapter on medium theory
takes the bold step of experimenting a little by summarizing basic
causal statements and propositions. This device underscores the
goal of a theory which is to come to grips with testable
statements. The focus is on medium theory and how the media
influence consciousness and social structure. * A unique chapter
takes up the issue of how communication processes are constitutive
of social structures. It draws on work by Giddens and others to
return to a concept of structure based on actions that produce and
reproduce structure.
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