1. Essentials of Human Communication, 7th Edition
Joseph A. DeVito Hunter College of the City University of New York
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2. Chapter Seven: Interpersonal Relationships
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Chapter 7 Goals
Communicate in relationships more effectively
Assess and manage your own relationships in light of research and theory
Communicate more effectively in cultural and technological contexts
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4. The Stages of Interpersonal Relationships
Figure 7.1
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Contact
Exchange basic information
Initiate interaction
Engage in invitational communication
First four minutes
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Involvement
Develop sense of mutuality, of being connected
Testing
Evaluate your initial judgment
Asking questions
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Intimacy
Further commitment to the other person
Establish a relationship in which this individual becomes your best or closest friend, lover, or companion
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Deterioration
Withdrawal
Decline in self-disclosure
Deception
Negative versus positive messages
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Repair
Dissolution
Analyze what went wrong and consider ways of solving your relational difficulties
Cutting the bonds that tie you together
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10. Interpersonal Relationship Types
Friendship
Love
Primary relationships and families
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Friendship
Love
Reciprocity
Receptivity
Association
Eros
Ludic
Storge
Pragma
Manic
Agapic
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12. Primary Relationships and Families
Primary relationship seen as our most important relationship
Traditional couples
Independents
Separates
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13. Theories of Interpersonal Communication and Relationships
Attraction
Relationship rules
Social penetration
Social exchange and equity
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Attraction
We are attracted to others based on…
Physical attractiveness and personality
Similarity
Proximity
Reinforcement
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Relationship Rules
Friendship rules
Romantic rules
Family rules
Workplace rules
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Social Penetration
Social penetration theory explains…
Why relationships develop and what happens when they do
Breadth
Depth
Depenetration
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17. Social Exchange and Equity
Social exchange theory
You develop relationships that will enable you to maximize your profits
Based on economic model of profits and losses
Profits = Rewards – Costs
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18. Social Exchange and Equity cont…
Equity theory: When the ratio of relationship rewards relative to your costs is approximately equal to your partner
Figure 7.2
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19. Culture, Technology, Work, and Relationships
Culture and Gender
Consider whether relationships are voluntary or chosen by families
Effects how relationships end and the difficulties that you go through during dissolution
Determines how much people disclose about themselves
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20. Culture, Technology, Work, and Relationships cont…
We lose many relationship nonverbal cues through technology
Establishing online relationships can be safe (avoid physical violence and sexually-transmitted diseases)
Your inner qualities are revealed first
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21. Culture, Technology, Work, and Relationships cont…
Workplace Romances
Advantages
Interest in the same field
Similar training and ambitions
Greater work satisfaction
Disadvantages
Discomfort to other workers
Problems for management
Stress if relationship ends
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