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Interpersonal communnication in explain theory of interpersonal needs, inclusion, control, affection and define theory of relationship.
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interpersonal needs: Description In Sinterpersonal needs: Description. In S.
interpersonal communication: A reader.
communication theory. Retrieved January
Will Schutz
Theory of Interpersonal Needs
FIRO-B Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation (Behavior) questionnaire
Inclusion
Forming new relations belongingForming new relations, belonging, participating, and being visible
Reaching out to others to welcome them and to give them prominencethem and to give them prominence
These behaviors may be
Prepare & Present
Theories for Relationships
SOCIETY RELATIONSHIP
Wood, Ch 2
SOCIETY Symbolic interactionism
The ability to communicate with words is the essence of being human.of being human. We make sense of the world through a system of mental blueprints (schemata) that we create in our minds. How do we attach labels to people and their actions, especially our own?
George Herbert Mead Mind, Self and Society
Attachment Theory
John Bowlby
http://www.web-research-design.net/cgi-bin/crq/crq.pl
INDIVIDUALS Social cognition
George Kelly
Only things for which we have a construct are meaningful to us.
RELATIONSHIP PROCESSES
Systems theory
Watzlawick, Beavin, and Jackson (1967) Interactional View
Social exchange theory
Rewards – Cost =
Worth/Outcome of Relationship
Comparison level (ofComparison level (of
alternatives) Thibaut and Kelley
Would you like to play a game?
ThiThi s is Prisoner’s Dilemma,i P i ’ Dil
http://www.princeton.edu/~mdaniels/PD/PD.html
Turning Points Theory
What events are related to positive or negative change in relationships?relationships?
Dyadic – reasons rooted in interaction Having a fight Having sex Getting engaged Individual - rooted in personal belief systems/ideal We’re too young to marry He’s not ambitious enough Network – attributed to interactions with third parties Parents approve Friends hate him Circumstantial – reasons that the parties had no control over the event Job relocation Natural disaster p. 135
Choose your theory!
SOCIETY RELATIONSHIP
Wood, Ch 2
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Next week…
We’ll look at ways to research these ththeories, and more… i d
Read Dr. Chen’s article on communication in intercultural relationshipsrelationships
Take a look at the handout on relationships