Chapter 10 The Relationship Social Penetration theory

Question 1

Author Social Penetration theory

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Altman and Taylor

Question 2

Tradition Social Penetration theory

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Socio-psychological

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Context Social Penetration theory

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Interpersonal

Question 4

Approach to knowing Social Penetration theory

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Positivist/emperical

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Overall theory Social Penetration theory

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• this theory believes that self-disclosure is the primary way to go from superficial to a intimate relationship - but leave a person vulnerable
• a stage theory - relations increase after some time/stages

1. Relationships progress from nointimte to intimate
2. Relational development is generally systematic and predictable – But still dynamic and ever changing. Follow standard – E.g. don’t introduce to family before some amount of dates. Don’t declare love before two people have shared intimate information
3. Relational development includes depenetration and dissolution - Depenetration: slow fall apart. And dissolve the relationship. –Not always fall apart
4. Self-disclosure is at the core of relationship development

Question 6

Intimacy - pie (3)

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• Psysical: distance
• Intellectual: share experience, words, body language
• Emotional: feelings and trust

Question 7

Penetration

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trænge igennem -get to know and matter for a person

become husband and wife
become employee and boss

Question 8

Self-disclosure

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reveal more and more personal information

Question 9

Deprenetration and dissolving of relationship

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Deprenetration: slow fall apart. And dissolve(break) the relationship.

Not always fall apart – experience transgression: a violation of relational rules, practice and expectations. May seem unworkable. Sometimes they are.

Question 10

layers in onions

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various aspects of a person personality

the greater the dept, the more vulnerable

Question 11

layers in onions - public image

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Outer layer - available to others superficial

Question 12

layers in onions - breadth

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the number of topic discussed in a relationship

the breadth time: amount spend discussing the subjects

Question 13

layers in onions - depth to the middle

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degree of intimacy in a topic discussion

• initial narrow breadth and not deep. later will more topics be discussed and more dept in the topics.

Question 14

Reciprocity

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opens leads to others openness

• gain and feel trust with other for the other to open op

Question 15

Relationship - reward

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events or behavior that gives satisfaction and pleasure in a relational partner

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Relationship - cost

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events or behavior that gives negative feelings in a relational partner

Question 17

reward-cost ratio

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balance between positive an negative relationship experiences

more reward than cost, more change that the person value and stay in the relationship

most often considered later in a relationship

Question 18

Penetration - orientation stage

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reveal bit by bit about yourself

Question 19

Penetration - exploratory affective exchange

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aspects of a persons personality start to emerge - more nonverbal

Question 20

Penetration - affective exchange stage

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spontaneous and comfortable

may have personal idioms (private expressions)

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Penetration - stable exchange

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raw honesty and intimacy - complete openness

Question 22

dyadis uniqueness

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eg humor and sarcasm

Question 23

critic- scope

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Much more going on in a relationship than simply self-disclosure and the reason for revealing is not just the need to reveal but can have many other reasons such as timing, relationship, intimacy etc..

Question 24

critic- heurism

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highly heuristic - studied thousand times and used when understanding and maintaining relationships e.g.