Contextual theories of communication pdf
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This document outlines several contextual theories of communication, grouping them into categories. Theories are grouped according to whether they are relevant to interpersonal messages, message production, relationship development, influence/message reception, group/organizational contexts, rhetoric, cultural contexts, or critical approaches. Within each category, several representative theories are listed and briefly described. The document concludes by noting the next meeting will include a midterm examination.
Contextual theories of communication pdf
- 1. Contextual Theories of Communication Kriztine Rosales-Viray
- 2. Interpersonal Communication Context can be studied quantitatively or qualitatively, from an individual or social perspective. representative theories of interpersonal communication can be grouped according to the following concerns:
- 3. Theories relevant to interpersonal messages Coordinated Management of Meaning (Pearce and Cronen) Symbolic Interactionism (Mead)
- 4. Theories of Message Production Communication Apprehension (McCroskey) Competence (Spitzberg and Cupach) Rhetorical sensitivity (Hart) Communicator style (Norton) Aggression (Infante) Accommodation (Giles) Action Assembly (Greene) Constructivism (Delia) Compliance Gaining (Marwell and Schmitt)
- 5. Theories dealing with relationship development Balance (Newcomb) Social Exchange (Thibaut and Kelly) Social Penetration (Altman and Taylor) Stages of Relationship Development (Knapp) Uncertainty Reduction (Berger and Calabrese)
- 6. Theories pertaining to influence, message reception and processing Attribution (Heider) Expectancy Value (Fishbein) Cognitive Dissonance and Consistency Theories (Festinger) Expectancy Violation (Burgoon) Mediation Hypothesis (Osgood) Social Judgment (Sheriff) Elaboration Likelihood (Petty and Cacciopo)
- 7. Group and Organizational Contexts can be pursued in both quantitative and qualitative perspectives. relevant theories are organized according to the following concerns:
- 8. Theories pertaining to group communication Field Theory (Lewin) Structuration Theories of Group Communicaion (Giddens and Poole) Group Development
- 9. Theories of group decision making Functional Perspective on Group decision making (Hirokawa) Groupthink (Janis) Interaction Process Analysis (Bales)
- 10. Theories dealing with organizational communication and networks Information systems approach to Organizations (Weick) Cultural Approach to organizations (Geetz and Pacanowsky) Information Theory (Shannon) Network theory (Monge, Eisenberg, Farace)
- 11. Theories pertaining to Rhetoric Rhetoric (Aristotle) Dramatism (Burke) Narrative Paradigm (Fisher)
- 12. Cultural (Inter-cultural) Contexts Culture is not just defined by geographical, political or racial groupings. Culture is a socially constructed and historically transmuted pattern of symbols, meanings, apprentices, and rules. theories under this context can be the following:
- 13. Theories of language and signs Semiotics (Eco) Meaning of Meaning (Ogden and Richards) Generative grammar (Chomsky) Linguistic Relativity (Sapir and Whorf) Genderlect Styles (Tannen) Kinesics (Birdwhistell) Proxemics (Hall)
- 14. Theories of experience and interpretation Classical Phenomenology (Husserf) Social Phenomenology (Schutz) Hermeneutics: Textual Phenomenology (Ricouer) Cultural Interpretation (Geertz) Ethnography of Communication (Philipsen) Cultural Approach to Organizations (Pacaknowsky) Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory (Gudykunst)
- 15. Critical Approaches Universal Pragmatics (Habermas) Cultural Studies (Hall) Muted Group Theory (Ardener, Kramarae)
- 16. Next meeting: Midterm Examination!