Coordinated Management of Meaning

by Brian Gittinger


SUMMARY

This page will give you some other sources to look at about Coordinated Management of Meaning. Most of the sources I will make applicable to you are just a short overview of the theory. These other links are from some other universities that have researched this theory. Please feel free to browse any of these sources and hopefully you will find what you are looking for.

This site deals with some main points that Pearce and Cronen have established from their research. It concentrates on the sources of information such as; raw sensory data, content, speech acts, and episode. This is a good site if you just want some surface material about CMM. If you think this is what you need click here.

This next site compiles some surface information as well about CMM. If you are into something new on the web check this one out. The creator of this page has a slide show about the theory. A quick hint, for quick and easy access to the information use the view graphic version link. For more information about this click here.

Another link of CMM isn't even about CMM. Don't stop reading here. This page deals with information theories and what they consist of. In a text A first look at communication theory by Em Griffin, CMM(social construction theory) is contrasted with information theories. This will give you an example of what CMM isn't and the different qualities of the contrasted information theory. Just to warn you, this page doesn't talk about CMM. But for comparison of CMM and information theories I thought it would be helpful. If you want to see more click here.

This page discusses social constructionism, the main concept behind CMM. It states social constructionism as the way people produce through discourse the social conditions by which their thoughts, feelings, and actions are determined. This corresponds with CMM in the way meaning is made in social contexts. For further info about this click here.

This final website also deals with social constructionism but in a different manner. This site is full of threads sent back and forth between people from the United Kingdom discussing the facts behind social constructionism. Many different contexts are used and you just have to search around for what you are looking for. If you are interested in something like this to help you feel free to click here.

This is a related page on the theory of Symbolic Interactionism that has many helpful links to this theory. To visit this page click here.


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