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Parasocial interaction was first described from the perspective of media and communication studies.In 1956, Horton and Wohl explored the different interactions between mass media users and media figures and determined the existence of a parasocial relationship (PSR), where the user acts as though they are involved in a typical social relationship. [1]
Sociobiologists place communal, quasisocial, and semisocial animals into a meta-class: the parasocial. The two commonalities of parasocial taxa are the exhibition of parental investment, and socialization in a single, cooperative dwelling. [5] Communal, quasisocial, and semisocial groups differ in a few ways.
Richard Wohl (1921 – November 15, 1957) was a sociologist known for coining the term "parasocial interactions" defined as a sense of friendship or relationship that viewers form with media personae.
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The concept of parasocial interaction became increasingly attractive to mass communication scholars as more active views of the audience emerged in the second half of the 20th century—especially uses and gratification theory—and numerous empirical studies have utilized the idea to explore PSI’s antecedents, correlates, and consequences.
The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of the gray wolf. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred from an ...
Suzanne Batra introduced the term "eusocial" [3] after studying nesting in Halictid bees including Halictus latisignatus, [4] pictured.. The term "eusocial" was introduced in 1966 by Suzanne Batra, who used it to describe nesting behavior in Halictid bees, on a scale of subsocial/solitary, colonial/communal, semisocial, and eusocial, where a colony is started by a single individual.
The Parasocial Interaction Wikipedia entry begins with a clear and concise introduction that defines the term and mention its founders--David Horton and Richard Wohl. The article states that parasocial interaction is a relationship between audiences and performers despite limited amount of interactions the audience have with actual performers.