COM ARTS 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Expectancy Violations Theory, Social Exchange Theory, Solution Process

• School: UW-Madison
• Department: Communication Arts
• Course: COM ARTS 260
• Professor: Sara Mckinnon

Document Summary

Relational development model: how relationship develops and how people look different in steps. 10 stages: not all relationships follow 10 stages (not linear model) Intensification: deepening through self-disclosure & sharing: self-disclosure: reveal yourself, share, no share with strangers, social support. 170213: communication is even more limited and less frequent, nothing changes: you stuck in relationship, avoidance: physical avoidance. Last stage of solution process: mo(cid:448)i(cid:374)g out, sa(cid:455)i(cid:374)g (cid:862)i (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t see (cid:455)ou to(cid:374)ight(cid:863, termination: breaking up. Expectancy violation theory: new moment meeting new people and perspectives made on those. Social space: not in everywhere, different places have different arrangements. Depe(cid:374)di(cid:374)g o(cid:374) pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s att(cid:396)a(cid:272)tio(cid:374: violatio(cid:374): (cid:449)he(cid:374) so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e"s (cid:271)eha(cid:448)io(cid:396) does (cid:374)ot (cid:373)at(cid:272)h ou(cid:396) e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)ta(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) Evt-elements of the theory: two types of expectancies, predictive: based on relationship with people, expectancies in later, prescriptive: based on social norms. Expectancy violations in close relationships: criticism or accusation yelling at your partner. Set equation: reward-cost=outcome (r-c=o, reward: positive thing about being in relationship, not feeling alone.