Communication models themselves shape concrete human interaction.

Evidence

Models of communication are, then, not merely representations of com- munication but representations for communication: templates that guide, unavailing or not, concrete processes of human interaction, mass and inter- personal. Therefore, to study communication involves examining the construc- tion, apprehension, and use of models of communication themselves—their construction in common sense, art, and science, their historically specific creation and use: in encounters between parent and child, advertisers and consumer, welfare worker and supplicant, teacher and student. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 215

Categorization

• XREF: This methodological implication ties communication study to the history of ideas in a distinctive way. — connects to: Behaviorist communication models turned social scientists into servants of power — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 588; Communication technology shapes culture through interests, symbols, and community — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 622; Structures of consciousness parallel structures of communication — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 624 (+9 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 215

Broader Connections

• The telegraph became a model for how people conceptualized communication #exemplifies (0.90) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 775
• Modern communications technology has fundamentally reshaped human consciousness and social relations #expands (0.85)
• Communication constitutes reality rather than merely representing it #corroborates (0.80) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 382