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CHAPTER 6 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (Friendships (Cross-Cultural…
CHAPTER 6 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
The Nature of Communication in Interpersonal Relationships
Importance of Interpersonal Relationships
The need for inclusion, or becoming involved with others
The need for affection, or holding food or tender feelings toward another persons
The need for control, or having the ability to influence others, our environment and ourselves
Self-Disclosure in The Development of Interpersonal Relationships
Open Area : Information that is known to you and other people
Blind Area : Information known to others but unknown to you
Hidden Area : Information that you know about yourself but others do not
Unknown Area : Information that unknown to you and others
Friendships
The Value of Friendships
Friendships and New Technology
Cross-Cultural Relationships
Have meaningful personal interaction
Maintain equal status
Find ways to build interpedence
The Stages in Interpersonal Relationships
Developing Relationships
Maintaining Relationships
When Relationships Deteriorate
Motivations for Initiating, Maintaining, and Terminating Relationship
Motivations For Initiating Relationships
Proximity : The location, distance, or range between persons and things
Attractiveness
Responsiveness
Similarity : The idea that our friends and loved ones are usually people who like or dislike the same things we do
Complementary : The idea that we sometimes bond with people whose strengths are our weakness
Motivations for Maintaining Relationships
Gender and Cultural Differences
Satisfying Relationships
Motivations for Terminating Relationships
Hurtful Messages : Messages that create emotional pain or upset
Deceptive Communication : The practice of deliberately making somebody believe things that are not true
Aggresiveness : The assertion of one's rights at the expense of others and caring about one's own needs but no one else's
Argumentativeness : The quality or state of being argumentative
Defensiveness : The response that occurs when a person feels attacked
Essential Interpersonal Communication Behavoirs
Using Affectionate and Supportive Communication
Influencing Others
Developing A Unique Relationships
The Possibilities for Improvement
Bargaining : The process in which two or more parties attempt to reach an agreement on what each should give and receive in a transaction between them
Maintaining Behavioral Flexibility