Book Concept

One concept from our book that I wish would have been further elaborated was Chapter 11 on mass media.  The internet part of mass media I would have liked to be further discuss. I liked when we discussed the difference between cyber and face to face conversations. I think that would have been a great section to cover so that we could find out the percentages of people who actually carry on friendships or relationships via the internet. Not only do I think that could have come in and handy, but also the topic of discussions. I would love to know what a lot of people speak about that they felt they couldn't talk to their friends face to face about. I really enjoyed speaking about the differences of mass media. My favorite topic and chapter in the book.

I think this could also deal with our chapter 13 where we have discussed the differences in the research methods. Finding out what people actually speak about could be a type of research as well that most definitely has a lot to do with communication. 

Interesting Concept

The concept I found the most interesting in this class was the concept of that attracting is the process of elimination. I really enjoyed the blog we had to do on our potential romantic partner because it gave me a real thinking process where I had to think about characteristics and behaviors that could turn me off from someone. I feel like when it comes to the process of elimination you may just look at someone and feel attraction, but after that it is like you start getting to know them and certain things about them start to become unattractive you.

The reason I felt that this was very interesting to me is because I really enjoyed this concept. I felt like I learned something new and never felt like I could look at attraction as a process of elimination. After reading the section on this I looked at this concept something to consider when having an attraction to someone. 

Research Method

The most interesting research method in my opinion is the survey research.  “To survey groups of people, researchers use either written questionnaires or face-to-face interviews to question subjects and record and code their responses. Researchers question a representative sample so that findings will be generational ” (Page 355) I feel like survey research gives the questioner a better chance to explain. They get to elaborate more on their answer and it doesn't generalize anyone into one category. The person taking the questioner has the opportunity to be in other.

If I were studying an aspect of deception, my number one question would be “When it comes to deviance who engages in the act of deviance more?”  I definitely feel like this would be under the Ethnography.  This could be in any setting and apply to any behavior. The researcher avoids imposing his or her own values and assumptions on the data. Instead of testing an existing hypothesis, he or she allows conclusions to emerge from observations. (page 354)