ABSTRACT
Technological advances in the forms of human communication will undoubtedly be listed among the major achievements of the 20th century. Widespread growth in computer, telephone, and broadcast networks has generated a process by which society is redefining itself in terms of the information age. An increasingly larger share of the population is spending work and leisure hours creating, transforming, transmitting and consuming a man-made resource - information. The study of communication is becoming the science of information transfer. Yet an inescapable and essential part of social life is the formation and maintenance of interpersonal relationships.
