Everyone communicates in some way or another everyday. Whether
deaf, blind, or mute, they still have some way they can
Communication is the social process by which people in a
specific way, construct meaning using symbolic behavior. As social
beings, we use the communication process to establish the
connections with others on which our very survival depends. Human
beings communicate through art, music, dance, and many other
means, but our primary ways of communication are reading,
There are three different kinds of communication. Small group
communication occurs when three or more people gather in a crowd
where every person can participate actively with the others. Some
examples are: your family, your co-workers, or a group of
classmates working on a project. Public communication occurs when
people gather in a group that is too large for everyone to be able to
talk and contribute. Mass communication happens when a message
is created and spread so that many people, in many different
places, and often at different times, can receive the same message.
Some examples are: television and radio.
We may spend as much as 60% of our waking hours engaged
in some form of communication. Communication allows us to
inform, to express feelings, to express imagination, and to
Physically, we need to communicate just to stay healthy.
Socially isolated people are 2-3 time more likely to die prematurely
than are people with strong social ties. Socially, we need to
communicate in order to feel included, to feel affection, and to feel
some sense of control over our lives. Psychologically, we need to
communicate in order to develop a sense of identity as a human
being, and of who we are as related to other human beings.
It is important for teenagers to know how to communicate
effectively. They will use communication throughout their lives. If
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