COMM 360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Penetration Theory, Social Exchange Theory, The Strongest
29 Sep 2017
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They use an onion to describe this: also referred to as the onion theory, our personalities are like an onion, the first layer is our public persona, we dive into it to find our inner core. Its reciprocal (goes both ways) has to be exchanged: happen in early stages of relationship (because you"re learning about each other ) It is rapid: in the beginning of the relationship. Its all new simple information like favorite movie etc. Its like the question game you play when you first meet people: it slows down as you get closer to the center, de-penetration, this one goes outside the onion. This self-disclosure leads to intimacy ( not just in a romantic way) Requires two different types of penetration: depth, getting into details, getting to know specifics about one thing (getting deep in the onion, breadth, goes around the onion, a little superficial but covers multiple topics.
