Relational Communication

Slide Shows:

Dialectical Perspective Introductory lecture on Baxter & Montgomery's dialectical perspective, based in part on Em Griffin, A First Look at Communication theory (3rd ed.), McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Close Relationships Introductory lecture on relational development with reference to social penetration theory, social exchange theory, and Carl Rogers, based in part on Em Griffin, A First Look at Communication theory (3rd ed.), McGraw-Hill, 1997

Application Papers

Links:

Social Exchange Theory of John Thibaut & Harold Kelley. From the Second Edition of A First Look at Communication Theory by Em Griffin, Ó 1994, 1991, McGraw-Hill, Inc.
Social Penetration Theory Notes from a course at Iowa State U.
Making Friends in Cyberspace (M. R. Parks & K. Floyd, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Vol. 1, No. 4, March, 1996)

Related Theories:

Mikhail Bakhtin
Symbolic Convergence Theory
CMM Theory
Dialogue
Face Negotiation Theory
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Feminism and Gender
Interactional View
Nonverbal Communication
Symbolic Interactionism
Language and Social Interaction

 

 

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