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Interpersonal communication. Chapter 7. Interpersonal Comm. Simultaneous communication between two people, for the purpose of managing relationships Examples: friends, family, significant others Characterized by Quality Mutual influence Manages relationships. Impersonal comm.
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Interpersonal communication Chapter 7
Interpersonal Comm. • Simultaneous communication between two people, for the purpose of managing relationships • Examples: friends, family, significant others • Characterized by • Quality • Mutual influence • Manages relationships
Impersonal comm. • Communication that treats people like objects or responds to their roles rather than who they are as unique individuals • Examples: • Store clerks • Restaurant employees • Clients
Relationships • Ongoing connections we make with people through interpersonal communication • Relationships of circumstance • Relationships of choice