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Interpersonal Communication (4 Kinds of intimacy (Intellectual intimacy -…
Interpersonal Communication
4 Kinds of intimacy
Intellectual intimacy --> idea exchange --> sharing ideas
Emotional intimacy --> share feelings with another
Physical intimacy --> hugging, kissing, dancing, sexual
Spiritual intimacy --> share a connection beyond ourselves
Interpersonal communication is the process by which people exchange information, feelings, and meaning through verbal and non-verbal messages; it is face-to-face communication
Inter --> between, among, mutually, or together
Personal --> a specific individual / particular role that an individual may occupy
Functional Aspects of Interpersonal Communication
How relationships achieve strategic functions
Instrumental goals --> gaining compliance (getting someone to do something for us), information or support • Can be long term or day to day
Relationship-maintenance goals --> positive relationship • Putting relational partner’s needs above your own, makes them feel valued
Relational goals • Ex: spending time together, checking in regularly by phone, email, text, face to face communication
Self-presentation goals • Adapting our communication in order to be perceived in particular ways. • Desire to present different faces in different contexts --> situations
Interpersonal communication is when people treat one another as unique individuals, regardless of the context in which interaction takes place or the number of people involved.
Context: family, job, school, religions, sports, etc
Time: the length time we spent together and choose to spend together
Intimacy: closeness of a relationship
Dimensions of Interpersonal Relationships:
Affinity -> the degree to which we like each other or appreciate each other
Control -> the degree to which parties have power to influence each other
Complementary distribution --> one person has power and the other is more subordinate --> doctor/ patient, student/ teacher
Symmetrical power distribution --> two people share the power equally or match each other
Why Do We Form Relationships?
Rewards (a somewhat economic model called the social exchange theory which suggests that we seek out people who can give us rewards that are greater than or equal to the costs we encounter in dealing with them).
Disclosure (revealing things about yourself can help build liking)
Reciprocal Attraction (we are attracted to people who like us)
Similarity (we do tend to like people who are like us)
Appearance
Complementarity (opposites attract
Competence (we like to be around talented people)
Proximity (being near someone frequently often builds liking)
Cultural Aspects of Interpersonal Communication
large groups of people create cultures through shared symbols (language), values, and rituals, people in relationships also create cultures at a smaller level.
Relationship cultures are the climates established through interpersonal communication that are unique to the relational partners but based on larger cultural and social norms.
Relationship schemata as blueprints or plans that show the inner workings of a relationship.