LESSON 5: Communication Barriers

Communication Barriers

factors that prevent us from effectively exchanging and understanding messages

Language Barrier

people who speak different languages attempt to interact

Semantic Barrier

refers to different interpretations of the meaning of words

IM

slang, very informal

Syntactic Barrier

involves grammar mistakes like verb tense shifts or differing sentence structures

Physical/Environmental Barrier

any physical limitation that can interfere with the communication process

Physiological Barrier

it refers to physical maladies that prevent messages from being received correctly, such as actual blindness or deafness, or a splitting headache or sleepiness

Emotional/Psychological Barrier

it prevents people from fully expressing their emotions or feelings to one another

Cultural Barrier

occurs due to differences in culture ; reasons can include poor pronunciation, sentence structure, or using the wrong style or words

Kinship

principles generally from the basis of societal organization

Sexuality

interestingly enough, societies vary significantly in the degree to which they encourage or discourage intimacy and its different forms

Gender

tolerating of switching categories of gender

Religion

features of all known societies, but they vary significantly between cultures

Cultural Taboos

while there are some taboos, you’ll also notice that some are “normal” but others aren’t

 Dress Codes

some cultures encourage conservative dress, such as covering your shoulders and knees in public

Food and Eating Habits

not only what you eat, but how you eat something