CMST 2HM3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, New Place

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: CMST 2HM3
• Professor: Terry Flynn

Document Summary

What makes communication interpersonal: defining interpersonal communication can be defined by looking at the context the number of people involved. Impersonal communication: strategies used by communicators to influence the way others view them: qualitative interpersonal interaction is scarce -> contributes to its value. Immediacy: the degree on interest and attraction we feel toward and communicate to others. As with all relational messages, immediacy is usually expressed non-verbally: control: the social need to influence others, relational partners can share control equally, struggles arise when people disagree on how control should be distributed in their relationship. Metacommunication: metacommunication: messages (usually relational) that refer to other messages; communication about communication, essential in successful relationships. Important method of solving conflicts in a constructive manner: shifts discussion from the content level to relational questions, reinforces good aspects of a relationship, can look like a way to point out negative behaviour. Intimacy: a state of closeness between two (or more) people.