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Fundamentals of Speech Communication - Fall 2017

Article Critique Draft (9/23/17)

Self-discrepancy Theory

Possible Concerns:

1) One author, while certainly a credible source, is cited in a much larger ratio than others. That author is, Higgins, E.T., citation number 4.

2) Word usage can be fixed in the following sentence: "(ex: one's beliefs concerning the attributes one would personally like ideally to possess versus your beliefs concerning the attributes that some significant other person, such as your mother, would like you ideally to possess)" your can be replaced with one's .

5 Sources for Wiki Article - Social Penetration Theory

• Baack, Donald, et al. “The Personal Impact of Ethical Decisions: A Social Penetration Theory.” Vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 39–49., www.jstor.org/stable/25074265. Accessed 3 Oct. 2017.

• Hammer, Mitchell R., and William B. Gudykunst. “The Influence of Ethnicity and Sex on Social Penetration in Close Friendships.” Vol. 17, no. 4, 1987, pp. 418–437., www.jstor.org/stable/2784160. Accessed 3 Oct. 2017.

• Honeycutt, James M., and Deborah D. Godwin. “A Model of Marital Functioning Based on an Attraction Paradigm and Social-Penetration Dimensions.” Vol. 48, no. 3, 1986, pp. 651–667., doi:10.2307/352051. Accessed 3 Oct. 2017.

• Tang, Jih-Hsin, and Cheng-Chung Wang. “Self-Disclosure Among Bloggers: Re-Examination of Social Penetration Theory.” Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, vol. 15, no. 5, 2012, pp. 245–250. Academic Search Complete, EBSCO, doi:10.1089/cyber.2011.0403.

Vwagner17 (talk) 00:24, 7 October 2017 (UTC)

Drafting my Article Plan

Social Penetration Theory

Through my readings of the wiki article, Social Penetration Theory, I've noticed some aspects that may need to be modified in some fashion. Additionally, the sources I've gathered will play a role in any modifications I make. It should be said that the majority of the article is well written with credible sources. Any modifications I make will be to polish the article, and not drastically change its content.  

Structural Improvements

In the article there is a portion titled "Criticisms". It goes on to list some criticisms of the Social Penetration Theory. The issue arises from the fact that only one of the points is cited. Furthermore, the word usage in the rest of the points isn't completely coherent. If I cannot find any replacements and/or citations to support the criticisms, then I will delete the entire section. 

There are places within the article that use broad claims to make a statement. For instance, under the section "Computer-mediated communication", the theorists who oppose the idea aren't specified and are reduced to "some theorists". I will try to search for sources which indicate that online communication prevents or hinders relationship development. 

Another source I came across in my searches has not yet been used in this Wiki article. "A Model of Marital Functioning Based on an Attraction Paradigm and Social-Penetration Dimensions". Using the research in this source, I plan to create a subsection to the "Interpersonal Communication" section, titled "Marital disclosure and the attraction paradigm". In this subsection I will use the arguments from the article that the attraction model paradigm (which will also be explained in the subsection) elements of being satisfied with one's marital situation would have an impact upon the happiness of the couple and their understanding of one another. I will also include the ramifications of such a model and its relevance to social-penetration concepts. Such concepts include openness, attentiveness, flexibility, and expressiveness, which all correspond to effective communication and relate to marital happiness. 

Finally, the 2000 journal article "The Personal Impact of Ethical Decisions: A Social Penetration Theory" contains valuable information that hasn't been used yet in the Wiki article. Though most of the information contained in this source is based off of the original findings by the two sociologists who came up with the SPT, there is a portion that explains the reactions to ethical dilemmas in the scope of self-disclosure. That being said, I intend to create a subsection to the "Self-Disclosure" section titled "Ethical Dilemmas" to explain this concept.   

Final notes

Needless to say, with the addition of these two sub-sections, I will cite the material and add on to the References portion of the article. 

Vwagner17 (talk) 04:12, 15 October 2017 (UTC)

First Draft

Sexual communication anxiety among couples

The rate of sexual satisfaction in relationships has been observed to relate directly to the effective communication between couples. Individuals in a relationship who experience anxiety will find it difficult to divulge information regarding their sexuality and desires due to the perceived vulnerabilities in doing so. In a study published by the Archives of Sexual Behavior, socially anxious individuals generally attribute potential judgement or scrutiny as the main instigators for any insecurities in self-disclosing to their romantic partners. This fear of intimacy, and thus a lower level of sexual self-disclosure within a relationship, is predicted to correlate to a decrease in sexual satisfaction.

Under the main title, in introduction

The social penetration theory is known as an objective theory, meaning that the theory is based on data drawn from experiments, and not from conclusions based on individuals' specific experiences.

(EDIT)

The social penetration theory is known as an objective theory as opposed to an interpretive theory, meaning that it is based on data drawn from experiments, and not from conclusions based on individuals' specific experiences.

Self-disclosure

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Idiomatic communication in self-disclosure

Within the coming together and falling apart stages of a relationship, partners will oftentimes use unique forms of communication, such as nicknames and idioms, to refer to one another. This is known as idiomatic communication, a phenomenon that is reported to occur more often among couples in the coming together stages of a relationship. Couples that find themselves falling apart reported that idiomatic communication, which can include teasing insults and other personally provocative language, overall have an adverse effect on the relationship as a whole. Therefore, this personalized form of communication acts more as a maintainer of a relationship and is not to be necessarily taken as a sign that a couple is moving upward or downward in their relationship trajectory.

Social Penetration Theory

The social penetration theory (SPT) proposes that, as relationships develop, interpersonal communication moves from relatively shallow, non-intimate levels to deeper, more intimate ones. The theory was formulated by psychologists Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor in 1973 to understand relationship development between individuals. Altman and Taylor notes that relationships "involve different levels of intimacy of exchange or degree of social penetration". The social penetration theory is known as an objective theory, meaning that the theory is based on data drawn from experiments, and not from conclusions based on individuals' specific experiences.

CHANGES = The reference to an obituary was removed. A reference by a peer-reviewed article by Joe Ayres was added.