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Muted Group Theory (MGT) is a communication theory developed by cultural anthropologist Edwin Ardener and feminist scholar Shirley Ardener in 1975, that exposes the sociolinguistic power imbalances that can suppress social groups' voices. [1] Mutedness refers to inequitable barriers that disallow a social group from expressing themselves. [1]
Co-cultural communication theory. Co-cultural communication theory was built upon the frameworks of muted group theory and standpoint theory. The cornerstone of co-cultural communication theory is muted group theory as proposed in the mid 1970s by Shirley and Edwin Ardener. The Ardeners were cultural anthropologists who made the observation ...
Cheris Kramarae is a scholar in the area of women's studies and communication, with her research primarily focusing on gender, language and communication, technology, and education. She is mostly known for her contributions to muted group theory, as well as A Feminist Dictionary, in which she was a co-author. [1]
Julia T. Wood. Julia T. Wood is a professor of Communication Studies and Humanities, with a focus on personal relationships, intimate partner violence, feminist theory, and the intersections of gender, communication, and culture. She has written or edited over 20 books and 70 articles on these topics.
Frank Dance's helical model of communication was initially published in his 1967 book Human Communication Theory. [ 163 ] [ 164 ] [ 165 ] It is intended as a response to and an improvement over linear and circular models by stressing the dynamic nature of communication and how it changes the participants.
Communication theory is a proposed description of communication phenomena, the relationships among them, a storyline describing these relationships, and an argument for these three elements. Communication theory provides a way of talking about and analyzing key events, processes, and commitments that together form communication.
Media multiplexity theory; Mediated quasi-interaction; Medium theory; Message design logic; Miller's law; Miscommunication; Models of communication; Monopolies of knowledge; Mood management theory; Multimodality; Muted group theory
This course provides students with an overview of important theories in communication. The course will examine interpersonal, organizational, mass communication, and mediated theories for explaining the content and form of messages and the role of communicators as individuals, participants, and members of communities.