6. Mass Communication -- one source communicating to a large audience through media
(radio, television, Internet, newspapers, books)

5. Organizational Communication -- members of an large group (business, church, interest group) interacting with each other and outside world.

4. Public Communication -- one person speaking to an audience.
 

3. Small Group -- three to twelve
(plus or minus three) people interacting for a common purpose.

2. Interpersonal -- two people interacting

1. Intra-personal -- Self Talk and identity formation

Levels or Contexts of Human Communication
 

CULTURE
6. Mass 

5. Organizational

4. Public

3. Small Group

2. Interpersonal

1. Intra-personal

   INDIVIDUAL

We often fail to realize how much culture influences the individual.
Our identity is formed by interactions with significant others and
cultural groups which give us our values and role models.