31-05-2012, 02:26 PM
The Cybernetic Tradition
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This tradition is of complex systems in which many interacting elements influence one another.
It focuses on the individual in social interaction with others as the definition of the communicator.
Systems: they are sets of interacting components that together form something more than the sum of the parts. In a complex system, a series of feedback loops connects the part. These feedback loops are called networks.
System Theory
Community Development is a very complex activity - there are so many elements involved that it seems almost impossible to describe development in a clear and organized manner.
Although it is indeed a very complex field, there is a method which can be used to identify many of the components and processes involved in this work.
This way of organizing information has been called System Theory.
The Critical Tradition
Reflect on your privilege and your advantages…
Reflect on other’s privileges and advantages…
What makes these privileges and why…
The Rhetorical tradition
In the West, the study journey of communication began with study of rhetoric
Rhetoric was understood the art to persuade by constructive arguments
Now rhetoric includes all the ways humans use symbols to affect those around them and to construct the worlds in which they live