Equivocal Communication
Author | : Janet Beavin Bavelas |
Publisher | : SAGE Publications, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1990-04 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015018820954 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Equivocal Communication written by Janet Beavin Bavelas and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1990-04 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equivocation, non-straightforward communication which includes messages that are ambiguous, indirect, contradictory or evasive, is highlighted as an important phenomenon in this volume. The authors show how equivocation can be measured with a scaling method that offers an objective assessment of the amount and kind of equivocation that exist in a message and which can be used in a variety of research programmes. Several hundred experiments, with a wide range of subjects - from children to politicians - support the theory that equivocations occur only in situations where all direct messages would lead to negative consequences, and that communication is dependent more on situations than on individuals.