How Does Our Current Age of Internet Communication Complicate Goffman's

question 16

Multiple Choice

How does our current age of Internet communication complicate Goffman's concepts of focused and unfocused interaction?

• A) In online interactions,people generally have more control over how they are perceived than people engaging in face-to-face interactions.
• B) In online interactions,people are constantly sharing their feelings and have less control over how they are perceived than those engaging in face-to-face interactions.
• C) Online interactions allow for more focused interactions than face-to-face social encounters.
• D) The clever and funny use of emojis makes it much easier to express one's feelings online than in face-to-face interactions.

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Definitions:

Worldview

Individual perceptions or perceptions by a culture or group of people about key beliefs and issues, such as death, God, and the meaning of life, which influence interaction with others.

Triangle Of Meaning

A model that illustrates the indirect relationship between words, the objects they represent, and the thoughts or concepts those words evoke in the mind of the communicator.

Referents

Objects, events, or entities to which words or symbols refer, enabling communication and understanding.

Ogden And Richards

Refers to Charles Ogden and Ivor Richards, two scholars who contributed significantly to the field of semantics and the study of meaning in language.