 |  Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, 4/e Brian Strong,
University of California, Santa Cruz
Barbara Werner Sayad,
California State University, Monterey Bay
Christine DeVault,
Cabrillo College
William Yarber,
Indiana University
Communicating about Sex
Chapter 8 Glossary| communication | A transactional process in which symbols, such as words, gestures, and movements, are used to establish human contact, exchange information, and reinforce or change attitudes and behaviors.
| | | | | conflict | A communication process in which people perceive incompatible goals and interference from others in achieving their goals.
| | | | | feedback | The ongoing process in which participants and their messages create a given result and are subsequently modified by that result.
| | | | | halo effect | The assumption that attractive or charismatic people possess more desirable social characteristics than others.
| | | | | proximity | Nearness in physical space and time.
| | | | | status | An individual's position or ranking in a group.
| | | | | trust | Belief in the reliability and integrity of another person, process, thing, or institution.
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