Communication Accommodation Theory

Communication Accommodation Theory (CAT) is an intergroup theory of interpersonal communication. Communication Accommodation Theory has sparked a great deal of research over the past five decades, with parallel and intersecting traditions of experimental, survey, and discourse-based research examining the dynamics of communication. Social distance plays a large role in our communicative lives and can be understood through two key concepts: convergence and divergence. Convergence refers to ways in

The Communication Accommodation Theory states when people interact they alter their speech to fit in or accommodate for other. CAT describes the psychological, social, and linguistic behaviors that people exhibit when communicating with each other (Coupland, Coupland, Giles, Henwood, 1988). Each individual has his or her own personality and motivation when involved in a conversation, this attribute are reflected in how the individual speaks, listens and then responds to the other person involved

would be like to try to teach social-communicative skills to a group of autistic teenagers who can often be uncooperative and stubborn, lack appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication, and have cognitive impairments that limit their ability to process information. As a twenty-year-old female college student, studying communication, I volunteered to be a peer buddy and a facilitator for a small group of teenage boys and girls, in a social skills training group for autistic teenagers called Peer Buddies

with various cultures, the communication accommodation theory, then allows us to understand how multiculturalism plays out in the world today (Liu, Gallois, & Volčič, 2015). In this essay I will be using Dodd’s model of culture to reflect on which culture group that I identify myself with. Being in a multicultural city, I will be sharing the perceptions that I face from people who are not part of culture group. Lastly, incorporating how the communication accommodation theory enables me to interact

working on our communication. As there family moved to Pennsylvania we talked on the phone, wrote each other and sometimes even visited each other. I have learned that we communicate best when we are face to face. We can see each others facial expressions and read each other more accurately. Even if we have not seen each other in a couple of months, we pick up like we saw each other the day before. I believe this because are communication messages are synchronous, which is “communication that takes

Communication is a crucial aspect in people’s everyday life. Everything from word choice to personal perception can influence the interactant’s behaviors and styles of communication. Kim’s Contextual Theory of Interethnic Communication depicts the many layers and facets that attribute to the communication between two people belonging to different identities or groups. While there are four layers to Kim’s theory, this paper will focus on the behavioral aspect. Kim’s theory will be analyzed and explained

Houston explains, “Her words remind us that even a life of social and economic privilege does not protect African Americans from racist encounters.” (p. 119-120). The article overall reminded me of a study I recall reviewing in my Intro to Health Communication course when I was pursuing my undergraduate degree. The study was on affluent family’s who lived in wealthy and predominately white neighborhoods. The study was from a functionalist approach and measured stress response reactions of participants

with the way humans say thing. For example, if someone is feeling mad, they might be more harsh when they say things rather than more careful wording when someone is feeling sympathetic for someone else. These two different aspects that add into communication within one another are known as verbal and nonverbal symbols. In the show, Law and Order: Special

This essay focuses on the communication accommodation theory along side the concept of discourse and social structure, and the power effects of labels. In intercultural communication, language facilitates understanding and although is an imperative role, at times, it can be a barrier. To assist this understanding, the communication accommodation theory focuses of the view that individuals adjust their verbal communication (p. 56). In intercultural communication, the partner’s ability to understand

people, you may recognize similarities in their communication style. From an outside perspective, you may additionally recognize a similar thought process present within the group. Throughout out my paper I will be focusing on two similar theories that explain what you may have observed, groupthink and communication accommodation theory. I will discuss the main focus of each theory, similarities, differences, which theory is better, and how each theory has been applied in research. Groupthink typically