Identity Theory Was Developed Within

question 25

Multiple Choice

Identity theory was developed within:

• A)the Chicago school of SI
• B)the Iowa/Indiana school of SI
• C)ethnomethodology
• D)psychological social psychology
• E)the dramaturgical framework

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Definitions:

Encoding/Decoding Model

A framework for understanding how media messages are produced, disseminated, and interpreted by audiences, emphasizing the active role of the recipient in decoding messages.

Polysemy

The characteristic of having multiple meanings or interpretations, typically referring to words, symbols, or texts.

Interpretive Community

A concept in literary theory referring to a group of individuals who share common interpretative strategies in reading texts, thus sharing a particular understanding or interpretation.

Stanley Fish

An American literary theorist and legal scholar known for his work on interpretive communities and the role of audience in the meaning of texts.