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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communication theory > social-interactional orientations > constitutive view of communication
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communication theory > semiotic, linguistic, and discursive orientations > constitutive view of communication
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > communication studies > communication theory > paradigms, traditions, and schools > constitutive view of communication

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constitutive view of communication  

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  • To take a constitutive view of communication means to presume that communication, or interaction, is a process of meaning creation or social construction. The fundamental idea of constitution has had enormous influence on the field of communication, especially in the areas of interpersonal communication and organizational communication. [Source: Encyclopedia of Communication Theory; Constitutive View of Communication]

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