Dainton and Zelley suggest that context can influence the nature of communication as well as expectations for and understanding of communication. Using this suggestion as a jumping-off point, create an example scenario in which context influences the nature of communication, the expectations of that communication, and the understanding of the communication.

What will be an ideal response?


The context or setting greatly influences human communication, the expectations humans have of communication, and how they understand communicative interactions

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Sarah's mother, Julie, often talked to Sarah about her own relationships, but rarely discussed these topics with Sarah's brother, Ben. Because of this relational talk, Sarah's identity was greatly connected to that of her mother. This exemplifies which gender development theory:

a. psychodynamic theory b. sociobiology c. symbolic interactionism d. social learning theory e. biological theory

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She was Bernays' wife and business partner and was also the first married U.S. woman to be issued a passport in her maiden name

A) Jackie Kennedy B) Marilyn Monroe C) Georgiana Cavendish D) Doris E. Fleischman E) Eleanor Roosevelt

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The 1927 film Sunrise was ________

A) the last film of the silent era B) the first feature-length film to include synchronized dialogue and musical numbers C) a visual tour de force featured a synchronized pre-recorded score but no dialogue D) the first film to feature a score composed specifically for it

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In regards to immediacy, the web puts newspapers in direct competition with local television

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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