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SOCIAL PENETRATION THEORY
  • Original Statement of Theory
    • The Process of Relational Development
    • Breadth and Depth of Communication
    • Self-Disclosure and Reciprocity
    • Motivational Force: Social Exchange
  • Meanwhile, in the Field of Communication...
    • Knapp's "Social Intercourse"
    • Miller and Steinberg's "Between People"
  • Developments and Tests of Social Penetration Theory
    • Empirical Support for Social Penetration
    • Critiques of Social Penetration
    • New Models of Relational Development
  • Summary and Evaluation of Social Penetration Theory
UNCERTAINTY REDUCTION THEORY
  • Original Statement of Uncertainty Reduction Theory
    • Scope and Goals of URT
    • Axioms and Theorems
  • Berger's Extensions to URT
    • Strategies for Seeking Information
    • Motivations for Reducing Uncertainty
  • Tests and Critiques of Uncertainty Reduction Theory
    • Empirical Support for URT
    • Critiquing the Motivational Force in URT
  • Expanding the Scope of URT
    • Uncertainty in Continuing Relationships
    • Uncertainty in Intercultural Relationships
    • Other Applications of URT
  • Summary and Evaluation of URT
COMPARISON AND COMMENTARY







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