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COMM 3200: EXAM 1
When did interpersonal Communication begin?
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1950's, studies begin in 1960-70s
realized most communication happened within small groups and dyads
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Close Relationships 5
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Provide life with meaning
source of peoples deepest most inspiring experiences
Greatest hurts and sorrows
Central to being a human being
Capacity to form relationships is innate and bioligical
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What is the basic requirement for a relationship?
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Some degree of behavioral interdependence
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What is the role of a relationship?
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One perosns behaviors affects the other persons behavior and vice versa
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Interpersonal Relationships
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Require that peoples lives be intertwined in important ways, the two individuals influence eachother in meaningful ways, unique interaction patterns and have repeated interactions
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Characteristics of Relationships
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Voluntary vs Involuntary
Romantic vs platonic
Satisfying vs dissatisfying
long term vs short term
traditional vs non-traditional
Gender can be a component
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Close relationship VS Interpersonal Relationship
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Close relationships are distinguished from other relationships because of emotional attachment and need fulfillment
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3 central interpersonal needs
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Affection
Social inclusion
Behavioral Control
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Self presentation goals
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self, relates to image we convey
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Relational goals and the 3 bases
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how we communicate feelings about others
activity based
relationship based
advice based
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Instrumental Goals
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task orientated- making money, getting good grades
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7 principles of interpersonal communicaiton
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consists of Verbal and Nonverbal
Need more than 1
Messages contain CONTENT and RELATIONAL info
can be symmetrical or Asymmetrical
Varies in effectiveness
Fill goals
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cyber communication is different how?
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less nonverbal cues
allow for more control of the message
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Relational Communication
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Subset of interpersonal communication that focuses on the expression and interpretation of messages within close relationships
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5 principles of relational communication
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Relationships emerge across ongoing relationships
Relationships contextualize messages
Comm sends intimacy and dominance
Dynamic
linear and non linear up and down
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Identity
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Theory of self shaped by our interactions with others
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Self Esteem
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how positively or negatively we view ourselfs
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Social Identity Theory
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Concept of self related to social group they are associated in
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Communication Theory of Identity
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4 frames
personal
enactment
relationship
communal
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Self Expansion
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People want to expand their experiences and identity, Why we go into relationships and they are successful when both partners identities expand
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3 types of Social network Users
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Broadcasters= Identity is a major focus
Interactors111= Relationship development is a major focus
Spies= observation is a major focus
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7 Principles of Identity Management
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Hierarchal structure of who we are
Shaped through interaction and feedback from others
Help interpret feedback from others
incorporate expectations and guide
determine the likelihood of goal achievement
Infuence the social relationship we pursue or maintain
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Looking Glass Self
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People shaping there self-concepts based on their understanding of how other perceive them
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Goffmans Dramaturgical perspective on Self Presentation
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all the world a stage, how we act depends on the audience
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Self presentation is important when
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We are presenting our core identity
vital positive and negative consequences are at stake
valued rules of conduct must be followed
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Front Stage
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conform to audience
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Back stage
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no audience more like yourself
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Brown and Levinson's Politeness theory
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Threats to face are inherent part of social interaction
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Positive Face
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Favorable image that a person presents to be liked
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Negative Face
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Persons desire to be free from constraint
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Preventative Facework
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Strategies that help minimize or prevent potential threats to face
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Disclamers
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ex: giving a warning you might be bad at somting
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Verbal Handicapping
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excuse to minimalize face threat EX: im not good at this
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Corrective Fracework
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Strategies that people use to repair damaged face
avoidance, humor, apologies, accounts, physical remediation, aggression
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What is beautiful is good
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Assumption that phycially attractive people are superior to other traits like intelegenece
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Halo affect
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Where one trait, especially good characeristics infuences or extends to all other qualities
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Self Fulfilling prophecy
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people behaves in a way that is consistent with identity
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Types of Attraction
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physical
social task
task
sexual
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Reward value
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what we look for in others based on personal preference
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Expediencies
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sometimes based on stereotypes or past experiences
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Bioligical effects
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hormones, and oxytocin affect attraction
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Demographic differences
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sex, age, orientation
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Personality difference
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Attatchment style, benefits, self esteem, narcissm
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