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Understanding Interpersonal Communication (Vocabulary (interpersonal…
Understanding Interpersonal Communication
Key Ideas
Characteristics of Interpersonal Communication
How we choose relational partners
types of interpersonal relationships
communication patterns in relationships
Examples from Text
social exchange theory: moving to a nice place and having a high-paying job, or can also be intangible
control: "it's your turn to do the dishes"
content message: the subject
relational message: lets the parties know how they feel about each other
we can express affinity explicitly, but mostly with nonverbal
respect: you can like a 3-year-old, but may not respect her
Examples
I respect my boss and teachers
there are friends i have a cyber relationship with
in a relationship there is more intimacy than friends
i will hug a close friend which is a relational message
self-disclosure can be in secrets
Vocabulary
interpersonal communication: two-way interaction between people who are part of a close and irreplaceable relationship in which they treat each other as unique individuals
cyber relationship: an affiliation between people who know each other only in the virtual world
phubbing: a mixture of the words phone and snubbing, used to describe episodes in which people pay more attention to their devices than they do to the people around them
social exchange theory: the idea 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
family: a collection of people who share affection and resources and who think of themselves and present themselves as a family
intimacy: a state of closeness between two (or sometimes more) people. Intimacy can be manifested in several ways physically, intellectually, emotionally, and via shared activities
developmental models: (of relational maintenance) theoretical frameworks based on the idea that communication patterns are different in various stages of interpersonal relationships
content messages: a message that communicates information about the subject being discusses
relational message: a message that expresses the social relationship between two or more individuals
affinity: the degree to which people like or appreciate one another. As with all relational messages, affinity is usually expressed nonverbally
respect: the degree to which we hold others in esteem
immediacy: the degree of interest and attraction we feel toward and communicate to others. As with all relational messages, immediacy is usually expressed nonverbally
control: the social need to influence others
metacommunication: messages (usually relational) that refer to other messages; communication about communication
self-disclosure: the process of deliberately revealing information about oneself that is significant and that would not normally be known by others
social penetration model: a theory that describes how intimacy can be achieved via the breadth and depth of self-disclosure
breadth (of self-disclosure): the range of topics which an individual discloses
depth (of self-disclosure): the level of personal information a person reveals on a particular topic
Johari Window: a model that describes the relationship between self-disclosure and self-awareness
dialectical model: the perspective that people in virtually all interpersonal relationships must deal with equally important, simultaneous, and opposing forces such as connection and autonomy, predictability and novelty, and openness with privacy
altruistic lies: deception intended to be unmalicious, or even helpful, to the person to whom it is told