CMM 110 Chapter 8: Chapter 8 Notes

• School: University of Hartford
• Department: Communication - A&S
• Course: CMM 110
• Professor: Desmond Rodger

Document Summary

Interpersonal communication: communication between individuals who approach each other in close relationships. Mutual interactions through shared meaning. i. e. dyad, family members, friends, romantic partners. Nature of relationships: 3 categories: duration, context, role. How does it start: proximity, similarity, attractiveness. Women value formal dress more than men. 3 levels of relationships : culture, sociological, interpersonal. Self disclosure: process of deliberately revealing information about oneself that is significant and would not normally be known by others. Self disclosure / social penetration: depth : intimate or friendly, breadth : a cross one"s life topic, frequency - how often self disclose. Stages of penetration : orientation, exploring exchange, affective exchange, stable exchange. Social attractiveness: now that we are talking do we have anything in common, high v. s low self monitors : nobody is not shallow. Baxter 3 dialectical tensions: autonomy / connection (powerful, certainty / uncertainty ( trust v. s surprise, openness /closeness (beyond self-disclosure)