Author/Brief History
Who is the Author?
Howard Giles
Define Communication Accommodation Theory
“From a communication perspective, one of the most widely utilized theories is Communication Accommodation Theory which describes how people adapt their behaviors in interpersonal and intergroup contexts using verbal and nonverbal strategies to accommodate a conversational partner”.
How can the (CAT) be applied?
Through communicational interaction
Hearing other people talk
Body language/ facial expression
what do both Interpersonal Communication and CAT elaborate on?
they elaborates the human tendency to adjust their behavior while interacting.
Where was the author born?
United Kingdom
what is the name of the theory that links language, context, and identify?
CAT Theory
Where can the (CAT) be applied?
Can be used in various situations
Daily life, work, school, etc
culture , norms, etc.
what does CAT distinguish?
Other intercultural theories as it pertains to communicate and relates communicative acts to other psycho-culture constructs.
where did the theory originate from?
Speech Accommodation Theory
what defines the behaviors of people?
Social Norms
give one example of (CAT)
when talking to your friends,you use slang words.
When i go to mexico for a long period of time and come back to the state i tend to speaking the language more my dressing style would change.
what was a negative critique that was given about the CAT theory?
Conversation seem to be too complex
Theory assumes both parties are communicating in a rational manner
what factors lead to this accommodation?
Verbal communication & gestures
what is the process that contradicts the method of adaptation?
Divergence
give another example of (CAT)
when a student talks to a teacher, the students tends to not use slang words because its students know that inappropriate to talk the teacher in slang. Or
“When a junior employee in an organization is talking to a higher level employee, both the people tend to accommodate each other by realizing their differences in social status and rankings or positions.”
why this theory came into being?
Tried to find the reason why people changed their speech while talking to different people.
Convergence
How might (CAT) be applied in social justice
Interpersonal Interaction styles
procedural justice influence people’s trust
Confidence
obligation to obey law
Safety needs for the public and police officers