Advanced Interpersonal Comm (420)

Fall 2016 Syllabus

Lectures

• Interpersonal Basics
• Social Penetration Theory
• Altman & Taylor
• Self-Disclosure
• Privacy Management
• Petronio
• Interactions
• Uncertainty Reduction Theory
• Berger & Calabrese
• Uncertainty Management
• Relational Uncertainty Theory
• Knobloch
• Uncertainty Applications
• Dialectics Theory
• Baxter & Montgomery
• Commitment & Maintenance
• Turning Points Theory
• Baxter & Bullis
• Relational Applications
• Chilling Effects Theory
• Cloven & Roloff
• Chilling Applications
• Relational Control Theory & Applications - handout in class
• Millar & Rogers
• Love Communication

Analyses/Assignments

• Mini-Analysis Guidelines (do 4 out of 8)

Study Guides

• Mini-Review 1
• Mini-Review 2
• Mini-Review 3
• Mini-Review 4

Theory Application Readings for Reflections (8 out of 9)

• To access the readings, you will need the username and password you were given in class
• Interpersonal Basics: Knapp & Daly (2011)
• Social Penetration: Tokić & Pećnik (2010)
• Privacy Management: Durham & Braithwaite (2009)
• Uncertainty Reduction: Gibbs, Ellison, & Lai (2011)
• Relational Uncertainty: Eckstein (2012)
• Dialectics: Braithwaite & Baxter (2006)
• Turning Points: Kellas et al. (2008)
• Chilling Effects: Dunleavy & Booth-Butterfield
• Relational Control: Ellis & McCallister (1980)
• Optional Make-up Reflection - IPV & Love Languages: Eckstein (2016)