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Identify adverse communication behaviors in relationships
Deception, truth bias, Jealousy, Interpersonal Violence, Sexual Coercion
Social exchange theory
Explains the development and longevity of a relationship as a result to minimize the costs of their relationship
How do we evaluate our communicative choices using media characteristics
some lack the capability of nonverbal cues, some are asynchronous in nature
What is media sensitivity
the awareness the media characteristics that affects their appropriateness and effectiveness in specific contexts
How does relational dialectics theory help us understand how we manage relationships?
Behaviors that couples perform that help maintaon relationships
What is the social penetration theory
Communication and self-disclosure are essential to relationship development
How do we initiate romantic relationships
Flirting, nonverbal signals, apps
Qualities that define a close relationship
Frequency Intesity Diversity of contact Level of intamacy Level of importance Level of satisfaction
Maintaining friendships
Friends use assurance, positivity, open discussion and listening as well as sinply spenidn time together
Knapps stage model, what is the maid divide between the 5 stages on one side versus the other
Mode of relationship development that views relationships as occuring in "stages" and focuses on bow people communicate as relationships develop and decline
Turning point model
Model of relationship development in which couples move both towards and away from commitment ober the couse of their relationship
How do we end relationships
Relationships may end due to autonomy, compatibility and suportivness as well infidility
How do we initiate friendships
Shared activity, reciprocal self disclosure
How do we end friendships
Sudden death- the process by which relationship end without prior warning for atleast one participant or due to a betrayl Passing away- process by which relationships decline over time
Uncertainty reduction theory
Theory that argues relationship development is facilitated or derailed by partisipants efforts to reduce their uncertainty about eachother
Equity theory
Theory that argues that people are satisfied in a relationship they percieve as fair, that is, where their costs are balanced by their awards -overbenifited, underbenofited
Predicted outcome theory
Theory that attemps to explain how reducing uncertainty can lead to attraction or repulsion
Attraction theory
Theory that explains the primary forces that draw people together- based on proximity, attractivness, similarity
Autonomy and connection
We like our independence and alone time, but we still want to feel close to them and be with then
Change and predictability
We like predictability and we like security
Expressiveness and privacy
You want and need self disclosure, the relationshop cant move on wothout it, but we also have the need to keep some things to ourselves, for ourselves
5 different theories of relationships
attraction theory, uncertainty reduction theory, predicted outcome theory, social exchange theory, equity theory
Different categories of social media
blogs, social networking sites, virtual social worlds, collabroative projects, consent communities, Massive multiplayer online games
What is meant by collapsing context and spreadibility
collapsing context- In social media, not knowing exactly who is reading ones post
What is media richness theory
information carrying capacity
How can laws, social & cultural norms, legal policies, and institutional practices influence close relationships?
mariage, finances, hospital visitation,
What is social presence theory
theory that suggests face-to-face communication is generally high in social presence, and that media vary in the amount of social presence they convey
What is social process
types of self presentation and self disclosure allowed in that type of media
