Communication is the process by which individuals, groups, and institutions create, exchange, and interpret meaning through verbal, written, nonverbal, and mediated channels. In language and social research it is studied as a system of encoding and decoding messages shaped by shared symbols, context, relationships, …
Communication is the process by which individuals, groups, and institutions create, exchange, and interpret meaning through verbal, written, nonverbal, and mediated channels. In language and social research it is studied as a system of encoding and decoding messages shaped by shared symbols, context, relationships, and cultural norms, with attention to how meaning is negotiated rather than simply transmitted. Core dimensions include the sender, message, channel, receiver, feedback, and the noise or barriers that distort understanding, alongside levels of analysis spanning interpersonal, group, organizational, and mass communication. A substantial strand of applied scholarship examines health and family communication: how parents and adolescents discuss sensitive topics such as sexual and reproductive health, how dialogue shapes knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour, and how empowerment programmes alter perceptions of gender equity and aspirations. Closely related is mediated communication, including the use of mobile telephony to extend reach and improve the uptake of services such as antenatal care, and emerging forms of online interaction in digital environments. Research methods range from discourse and content analysis to surveys and intervention studies, and findings inform practice in education, public health, counselling, and intercultural settings where effective, context-sensitive communication is central to understanding and behaviour change.
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