Psychology - Communication: Antilocution, Attitude change, Augmentative communication, Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills, Behavioral ... Theory, Communication basic topics, Communic

Source: Wikia. Pages: 90. Chapters: Antilocution, Attitude change, Augmentative communication, Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills, Behavioral communication, Charisma, Chinese whispers, Communication Accommodation Theory, Communication basic topics, Communication skills, Communication studies, Communication systems, Communication theory, Communications media, Context, Crisis negotiation, Deception, Electronic communication, Emotional content, Emotional expression, Emotional intimacy, Facilitated communication, Foreign language translation, Framing, Information theory, Informational listening, Intelligibility, Interaction, Interpreting, Joint attention, List of basic communication topics, Logovisual technology, Metacommunicative competence, Nonverbal communication, Nonviolent communication, Outline of communication, Paul Watzlawick, Persuasive communication, Precautionary statements, Privileged communication, Public education, Public relations, Regulatory Focus Theory, Relational transgression, Scientific communication, Social comparison, Speech Transmission Index, Suicide note, The World Cafe, Transderivational search, Translation, Uncertainty reduction theory, Visual language, Warnings. Excerpt: Antilocution is a term defined by psychologist Gordon Allport in his book the Nature of Prejudice, 1954. Antilocution defines verbal remarks against a person, group or community, which are not addressed directly to the target. Generally referred to as "talking behind someone's back," the impact of this is often overlooked. However because antilocution creates an environment where discrimination is acceptable, it frequently progesses to other more damaging forms of prejudiced behavior. Its use is overshadowed by the more modern term hate speech which has almost the same meaning. Allport, G (1954) Nature of Prejudice Anxiety/Uncertainty Management (AUM) is a theory developed by Dr. William B. Gudykunst in an attempt to define what makes up effective communication. G...