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What interrupted higher education in mainland China for more than a decade?
What interrupted higher education in mainland China for more than a decade?
- Cultural Revolution (correct)
- Founding of the PRC
- Mao Zedong
- Sociological studies
Who was Mao Zedong also known as?
Who was Mao Zedong also known as?
- Deng Xiaoping
- Chairman Mao (correct)
- Confucius
- Sun Yat-sen
When was the field of communication studies first introduced into Taiwan?
When was the field of communication studies first introduced into Taiwan?
- Mid-1960s
- Mid-1950s (correct)
- Late 1990s
- Early 1980s
What is one of the major aspects of Chineseness in communication research that involves having face or losing face?
What is one of the major aspects of Chineseness in communication research that involves having face or losing face?
Which country had the field of communication studies introduced into it in the early 1980s?
Which country had the field of communication studies introduced into it in the early 1980s?
Which of the following is NOT listed as a distinctive approach to communication research in the mentioned places?
Which of the following is NOT listed as a distinctive approach to communication research in the mentioned places?
Who founded the People's Republic of China?
Who founded the People's Republic of China?
Which approach to communication research focuses on Marxist and Maoist views?
Which approach to communication research focuses on Marxist and Maoist views?
'Harmonious, semantic meticulousness, bright side' are associated with which aspect of Chineseness in communication research?
'Harmonious, semantic meticulousness, bright side' are associated with which aspect of Chineseness in communication research?
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Introduction to Mass Communication Theory: A Chinese Perspective
- The field of communication studies was introduced into Taiwan in the mid-1950s, Hong Kong in the mid-1960s, and mainland China in the early 1980s.
Mainland China
- Higher education was disrupted for over a decade due to the Cultural Revolution.
- Sociological studies were interrupted for more than 30 years.
- The concept of "communication" as a field of academic interest is relatively recent in mainland China.
Mao Zedong
- Also known as Chairman Mao.
- He was a Chinese communist revolutionary and founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
- He led the Chinese Communist Party from the establishment of the PRC in 1949 until his death in 1976.
Approaches to Communication Research
- Traditional historical research focusing on the birth and development of communication.
- Traditional attention to journalistic practices.
- The "imported" empirical approach to communication and journalism.
- Marxist and Maoist examination of communication problems and journalistic practices.
Aspects of Chineseness in Communication Research
Interpersonal Communication
- Having face or losing face.
- Harmonious relationships.
- Semantic meticulousness.
- Focusing on the bright side.
Communication and Change
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Persuasive Communication
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The Chinese Ideograph as a Unique Communication Medium
- The Chinese ideograph is a unique communication medium.
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