COMM 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Social Penetration Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, Passive-Aggressive Behavior
12 Apr 2016
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When introducing ourselves, often reference the groups we affiliate with. Demographic affiliations: where you"re from, gender, age bracket, political affiliations. Social penetration theory: outer-layer information which is easily traded/reciprocated. Social identity theory: our identity is partly made up of group associations. Face negotiation theory suggests this is a matter of self-image. Basic assumption: all people negotiate face : facework: actions taken to construct or repair face. We talk about repair because this theory is primarily interested in how people deal with face through conflict. The first element of fnt is the question of the kind of cultures in play. Collectivist cultures: focus on group membership and a we-identity, with less focus on serving oneself at an individual level: more eastern cultures: ex japan. Individualist cultures: prioritizes uniqueness of individuality, meaning focus on and i-identity: western cultures: ex usa, only 1/3 of world is considered individualist.
