Social Penetration Theory Course Works Samples For Students

Introduction

I. Description of Theories Applied
II. Application of Social Penetration Theory

B. Application of Economic Aspect of Social Penetration Theory

III. Application of Uncertainty Reduction Theory

A. Virtual Communication and Uncertainty Reduction

B. Benefits of Virtual Interaction and Theoretical Explanation
Conclusion

Introduction
People tend to interact with the help of various social networks more frequently. USA Today reported that more people entrust the choice of their mates to Internet. Statistics represented in the article showed that 22% of men and 12% of women surveyed experienced “a romantic, sexual or erotic relationship online, even some of ...

Telephones, fax machines and email have all made office communication faster and easier. At the same time, they have dealt a big blow to interpersonal, informal forms of communication. Email tends to be formal, telephone calls are normally short, perfunctory and scripted and opportunities for informal conversations over projects are rarer. Meetings cannot be held daily to facilitate brainstorming, and many companies are realizing that something valuable may be lost.

Informal interactions give opportunities for people to bounce ideas off of each other and solicit for personal opinions in a low pressure environment. Outside of formal meetings, outside of email messages ...

Petronio’s Communication Privacy Management (CPM) Theory measures boundaries between disclosure and concealing of private information.

Most of the theories considered only one concrete aspect of communication while Petronio’s Theory balances the extent of disclosure and concealing. The main findings of this theory are:
disclosed information may stay private if all parties agree as to the level of its confidentiality; the theory gives an explanation of how boundary rules can be established by parties involved in communication.

CPM intersects with other communication theories, such as Social Penetration Theory, Uncertainty Reduction Theory and Relational Dialectics relating different parts ...