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SOCIAL PENETRATION
&
SOCIAL EXCHANGE
C
COMS 351
But first…
• Have you read Chapter 8?
• Have you taken the reading quiz on Chapter 8?
• No? Stop and do that now ☺
• Yes! Proceed ☺
Social Penetration and Onions
To Share or not to Share…
Pete and John…
“For a few minutes they trade the stock phrases that give them a chance to size
up each other. Something in Pete makes him want to tell John how much he
misses his girlfriend, but a deeper sense of what is an appropriate topic of
conversation when first meeting someone prevents him from sharing his
feelings.” (p. 93)
How do relationships develop?
Time
Self-Disclosure
Reciprocity
I. Social Penetration Theory
A. Theorists: Altman & Taylor (1973)
B. Goal: Explain how relational closeness develops
through the process of reciprocal selfdisclosure
I. Social Penetration Theory
C. Onion
Model
“Personality
structure”
I. Social Penetration Theory
D. Key Ideas
1. Depth & Breath
Depth & Breadth of Penetration
I. Social Penetration Theory
D. Key Ideas
1. Depth & Breath
2. Law of Reciprocity (at each level)
3. Rate of Penetration
“Instant intimacy is a myth” (p. 96)
4. Relational Depenetration (waning)
Depth & Breadth of Penetration
Participation Activity 5
Go to Canvas, “Participation Activity 5” posted under this lecture and provide the
following in the textbox:
1. Provide a personal example of how you have experienced social penetration in a
current or previous relationship (apply the “key ideas” from this lecture to that
relationship to show personal application of this theory)
2. Do you agree with the statement, “Instant intimacy is a myth” as discussed in the
lecture? Why/why not?
To get full credit, each of the above responses should provide at least 1 paragraph (4+
sentences), so 2 or more paragraphs total. Please number these 1. and 2. in the textbox
and provide a space in between so they are clear and easy to read.