Communication Accommodation Theory

The Ellsberg paradox is a paradox in decision theory in which people's choices violate the postulates of subjective expected utility. It is generally taken to be evidence for ambiguity aversion. Ellsberg actually proposed an experiment of coloured balls in urns. Subjects are asked to draw a coloured…

Mother and daughter relationships can be very complicated. It seems like the older your daughter gets, the larger the distance between mother and daughter grow. This gap may lead to tension, arguing, or just a feeling of uneasiness between both persons. It may be the age gap, the change in generation, or simply some unknown factor. Some mothers try to bridge the gap and gain a closer relationship with their daughters when they reach adulthood. It isn’t written in stop when adulthood comes, but…

Using Genderlect Styles and Relational Dialectics to Examine Communication Problems in Marriages Scholar C. Kenemore Winona State University Examining Communication Problems in Marriages using Genderlect Styles and Relational Dialectics. Introduction “Till death do us part” isn’t really the case anymore. In the United States alone, researchers predict that 40-50% of couples getting married will get divorced, and 60% of 2nd marriages will get divorced (Gottman). The average marriage…

Uncertainty reduction theory (URT) is a communication theory that explain about the development of interpersonal relationship between peoples. It is important to know that URT is a theory that link communication to the study of uncertainty. Uncertainty reduction theory focuses on how people by using communication can gain knowledge and create understanding towards each other. Every new relationship involve uncertainty and these uncertainty will create uncomfortable inside each person, so they…

one communication situation occurred with two teenaged kids and pick two best communication theory applications to apply to the situation when a 16-years old high school girl, Molly, told her 17-years old boyfriend, Macky, that she is pregnant. At that point, there were tensions and arguments between the two whether to abort the fetus or not. They both feel push and pull of conflicting desires through life and relationship. The two communication theories would be Relational Dialectics Theory by…

Master Yoda, exhibits the futility of man 's desire to plan his own destiny, no matter how problematic this concept is. Humankind is a tomorrow-centered species, and seek to know what is coming next. Expectancy Violation Theory plays right into the need to predict what each communication event holds in store. It states that one has preconceived notions of how social interactions should go and when someone violates those predictions one must evaluate how that makes them feel. The reaction that…

Uncertainty Management Theory is an important theory to keep in mind when considering intercultural communication, especially when one finds themself in a totally new and different place than what they are used to. I spent a summer going to school in Buenos Aires, Argentina and in this place, I went through many of the reactions mentioned in the discussion of the Anxiety and Uncertainty Theory. In consideration of my time there, I thought it appropriate to apply this theory to my experience…

dramatization and rhetorical vision. “Rhetorical vison is considered to be construction of a groups world view”. Once engaged in the fantasy, the theme itself creates a cohesiveness within the group. He incorporated fantasy themes into his theory called symbolic convergence theory, which involves “sharing group fantasies that create symbolic…

that language can have in a child’s life. Introduction Language has many different functions. It is a conventional and symbolic system connected to communication between people (Lyons, 1981). It can be seen in written language, body language, sign language, symbols, signs and traffic lights. Aboriginal cultures have used symbols for communication by carving pictures in rocks, giving insight on what life was like many years ago. Language can be heard through oral form. The different grammar,…

Communication is used everywhere, every day, in everyone’s lives. Because it has such an important role within cultures across the board, it is vital to understand the act of communication to better understand those around you. Authors of A First Look at Communication Theory Griffin, Ledbetter and Sparks explain communication by breaking it into separate theories throughout the book. I have chosen just a few that were personally impactful and are the most relatable of all the communication…