Week 3 - Question #3

One of the most interesting concepts of this chapter is the notion of breath and depth. Communications can cover many different fields and the topics to study is endless. The term breadth covers the issue at hand. Whatever is being studied can be seen and a broad level and the researcher can observe all aspects of it. On the other hand one can observe the communication ritual at a specific level. They would look at only one aspect as opposed to many. Secondly there is the depth that the topic covers. One can look at the surface of a situation or can look at the specifics. For example in a casual conversation body language says a lot about someone. Also you can observe every detail from these gestures to the tone they are taking in and the context that that they are speaking as well. There are endless possibilities that a communications studies researcher can look at when observing their subjects. It all depends on the predetermined breadth and depth.