Buffering,summarizing,and Omitting Are Ways To

question 39

Multiple Choice

Buffering,summarizing,and omitting are ways to:

• A)reduce information overload.
• B)avoid active listening.
• C)avoid the risk of flaming.
• D)improve communication between men and women.
• E)increase media richness.

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Definitions:

Pluralist Model

A theory in political science and sociology that views power as distributed among many competing interest groups in society, promoting diversity and equality.

Functionalist

A perspective in sociology that emphasizes the importance of each part of society and its necessary role in maintaining the whole.

Conflict Theory

is a sociological perspective that views social life as a competition and focuses on the distribution of resources, power, and inequality.

Congress Representation

The process by which citizens are represented in Congress, the legislative body of the United States, typically through elected officials.