Communicative power is meaningful only in the network of

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UGC NET Paper 1: Held on 11 Oct 2022 Shift 2

Answer 1

The correct answer is social relations.

Key Points

Communication Theory/Network Society
- Castells defines communication as the exchange of meaning through sharing information.
- Meanings can be understood only in the context of social relations in which sharing of information takes place.
- He defined network society as a social structure that is characterized by networked communications technologies and information processing.
- This includes such social phenomena as economic interdependence among nations as well as globalization and social movements related to individual identity
- He said Communicative power is meaningful only in the network of Social relations