Question

Status comes under the following types of barriers

(a)Semantic barrier

(b)Organisational barrier

(c)Non semantic barrier

(d)Psychological barrier

Answer 1

Status comes under organisational barriers. Organisational barriers refer to those barriers in the communication that are related to structure of the organisation, hierarchical relationships in the organisation, rules and policies. Sometimes status of an individual in the company in terms of profile, authority, etc. instills a feeling of superiority (or inferiority) in him. Such a psychology acts a barrier in free flow of communication in the organisation.