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Hello Vanessa Gordon,
In your post, you have efficiently expounded on the aspects of communication in relation
to health, culture, and tradition. Your post especially seems to concentrate on the matter of
HIV/AIDS awareness creation in different settings that have varying cultures and traditions.
With reference to the various course readings, you have pointed out other cultural regions. This
aspects helps explore how communication is applied in different cultures to increase awareness
regarding the spread of the disease. In your post, you have highlighted how health
communication has been impactful in informing the population regarding various health issues
that affect modern society. These aspects include habits such as smoking and diet and how they
affect people. Health communication is a necessary provision, and the use of practical
communication tools ensures that the intended outcomes of health messages are achieved
(Littlehojn, et al., 2017). These include reducing smoking habits among people and sensitizing
them to healthy eating. Furthermore, your discussion post identifies how communication has
been used to discuss contemporary issues in different cultures, and a relevant issue that exists is
regarding the LGBTQ society in various countries. The cultural norms in different societies
allow or shun LGBTQ, and discussing the issue may result in different reactions. Moreover, you
have pointed out how communication has been used in academic research to conduct various
studies that are of relevance to the community. Academic research is an essential part of the
creation of awareness since it identifies the changing dynamics in society. Hence, your
discussion posts have efficiently addressed the essence of communication in health, culture, and
community.
References
Littlejohn, S.W., Foss, K.A., Oetzel, J.G. (2017). Theories of human communication (11th ed.).
Waveland Press Inc.
Hello Cynthia Mullinax,
Your discussion post has provided an intricate ideology of communication, which is the
narrative theory. In your discussion, you have identified narrative as an integrative part of human
interaction since it provides people with an identity. Your discussion seems to specify on the
importance of narration in tracing people’s family trees in order to identify their lineage. Identity
is an essential provision in identity since people gain a sense of belonging and are able to take
pride in their culture (Littlejohn et al., 2017). Within the narrative theory, storytelling is a crucial
aspect since, through it, people are able to pass information from one individual to another, and
most importantly, from one generation to another (Liu and László 2007). Storytelling has for
many centuries been an imperative cultural aspect since it was a dependable sense of information
about family tree heritage before the development of DNA, genealogy, and other methods of
tracking people’s heritage. In your discussion, you relate this theory to the family tree of Jesus
Christ, which has been efficiently narrated from Jesus up to his heavenly father through Joseph.
Despite the revealing aspect your discussion provides regarding the narration theory, you have
not outlined how communication influences health, culture, or society. Still, your discussion has
provided a unique insight on how narration as a communication element plays an essential role
in self-identity, which is a human cultural element.
References
Liu, J. H., & László, J. (2007). A narrative theory of history and identity. In Social
representations and identity (pp. 85-107). Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
Littlejohn, S.W., Foss, K.A., Oetzel, J.G. (2017). Theories of human
communication (11th ed.). Waveland Press Inc.
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