The seven contexts

Question 1

Name the 7 contexts.

Answer 1

Intrapersonal / Interpersonal / Small group / Organizational / Public-Rhetorical / Mass-Media / Cultural

Question 2

What is the interpersonal context?

Answer 2

Face-to-face communication

Question 3

What is the intrapersonal context?

Answer 3

Communication with oneself.

Question 4

What is the organizational context?

Answer 4

Communication within and among large and extended environments.

Question 5

What is the public/rhetorical context?

Answer 5

Communication to a large group of listeners (audience)

Question 6

What is the mass/media context?

Answer 6

Communication to a very large audience, through a mediated form (such as channels)

Question 7

What is the cultural context?

Answer 7

Communication between and among members of different cultures.

Question 8

If key words are; observations, attributions, ego involvement and persuasion -> what is the context then?

Answer 8

Intrapersonal

Question 9

If key words are; relationship, maintenance strategies -> what is the context then?

Answer 9

Interpersonal

Question 10

If the key words are; leadership, groups and stories, decision making and task difficulty -> what is the context then?

Answer 10

Small group

Question 11

If the key words are; speech, delivery, persuasion/entertainment/information -> what is the context then?

Answer 11

Public/rhetorical

Question 12

If the key words are; values, need fulfillment, affiliation, effects of social networking sites -> what is the context then?

Answer 12

Mass/Media

Question 13

If the key words are; rule setting, hegemony, ethnocentrism -> what is the context then?

Answer 13

Cultural

Question 14

What is a context?

Answer 14

The environment where the communication takes place.

It is limited, because of the people and space.

Question 15

Why do we have the 7 contexts?

Answer 15

Because it makes the communication field more understandable.

Question 16

If you were to define intra personal, what would you say?

Answer 16

Communication with oneself. We imagine, perceive, daydream and solve problems. This is our inner voice.
We can boost self-esteem with a positive orientation about one self.
“I am Barack Obama” in a situation where you feel like empowering yourself.

Question 17

If you were to define inter personal, what would you say?

Answer 17

Face to face communication, between 2 people. It can happen through media too, like texting. Often seen with friends and families.

Question 18

If you were to define the small group, what would you say?

Answer 18

Often concerned with task groups. It is communication among 3 at least. It is about dynamic -> group roles.
If there are to many group members, in danger of cliques.
Cohesiveness and synergy.
The context is made where the individuals take on roles/positions in the group.

Question 19

If you were to define the organizational communication context, what would you say?

Answer 19

This is communication within a large group of people -> groups of groups!
We distinguish our roles in hierarchy (manager, leader, sales clerk etc..)

Question 20

If you were to define the public/rhetorical, what could you say?

Answer 20

From one person to a larger group (like lectures)

It has 3 goals; to inform, to entertain, to persuade..

Question 21

If you were to define the mass/media, what would you say?

Answer 21

This is communication through channels of communication, where you can reach a larger audience as e.g. newspapers. The context include the audience AND the channel.
Mass communication changes quickly, because it is more difficult to control.

Question 22

If you were to define the cultural communication context, what would you say?

Answer 22

This is communication between/among individuals who have different cultural backgrounds. This can also be co-cultural backgrounds (a culture within an existing culture)
We can be classified around various identities (race, sex, age etc)